[titraprutr]

Yes, he did. This value doesn't come from all the "monkey" jobs that most of his employees do. It comes from the ability to produce ideas and making them happen by managing that 341,000 people. You completely underestimate the value of directing a company like Amazon.

[krapp]

Except Jeff Bezos doesn't produce those ideas, or make them happen, or directly manage 341,000 people.

All of that is done by his employees. The ideas, the innovation and the execution are done by people other than him, while the credit and most of the value they create is taken by him.