Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has had a pretty big decade.
He saw Amazon turn 25, became the richest man in the world, and even became a meme; he introduced the world to Alexa and bought Whole Foods. But he also weathered an attempt at blackmail and a high-profile divorce.
As the decade draws to a close, let's take a look back at what Jeff Bezos has been up to in the 2010s.
In 2010, Amazon launched Amazon Studios as something of a crowd-sourced, anti-Hollywood-studio.
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Amazon Studios will acquire movies or series, or produce original ones. In the last few years, it's made shows like "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" and movies like "Manchester by the Sea."
That year, Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie Bezos, attended "billionaires' summer camp" at Sun Valley together. At this point, he was worth $12.6 billion.
At some point in the early aughts, Bezos started shaving his head, but he hadn't yet committed to the bald look — which is now key to his iconic style — at this November 2012 appearance on the Today Show.
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In this photo from 2013, Bezos' head seems to be recently shaved. We don't really see him with hair again after this point.
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In 2013, Bezos bought The Washington Post for $250 million, which amounted to less than 1% of his net worth.
Jeff Bezos speaks with Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron.
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In 2016, Bezos used his personal jet to bring a detained Washington Post report home from Germany.
Jason Rezaian, second from the right, one of the US citizens released from detention in Iran, walks to meet media together with his wife, mother, and brother in Germany in 2016.
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In July 2017, Bezos became world's richest person, surpassing Bill Gates. They switched back and forth briefly before Bezos retook the top spot, which he has mostly held onto ever since, although Gates currently has the high spot.
Shortly after, Bezos published a Medium post titled "No thank you, Mr. Pecker" that accused AMI, the publisher of the National Enquirer, of trying to extort him over naked photos.
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Bezos said the publication was threatening to release naked photos it had obtained of him unless he stopped investigating the source of other leaks to the tabloid.
Bezos wrote, "Rather than capitulate to extortion and blackmail, I've decided to publish exactly what they sent me, despite the personal cost and embarrassment they threaten."
In July, as part of his divorce agreement, Bezos transferred one-fourth of his Amazon shares to his ex-wife, making her the third-richest woman in the world.
These days, Bezos' most recent net worth hovers around $110 billion. He's reportedly thinking about his next big purchase, and he's said to be eyeing the Seattle Seahawks. Bezos also reportedly encouraged former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg to jump into the presidential race. Meanwhile, Bezos' girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez, is in the process of finalizing her divorce.
