Jeff Bezos

The man who redefined retail and proved the power of ecommerce has continued to deliver spectacular figures with sales at Amazon increasing by an impressive 28% last year.

Amazon’s launch of the Kindle has been a major milestone as the US giant - which built its name selling physical books, is putting its weight behind e-readers with millions sold worldwide.

According to those who know him, Bezos is not only extremely inspirational, but he has one of the strangest laughs in the business.

Last summer Amazon added to its fashion offer by acquiring well-regarded US shoe etailer Zappos for $850m (£583.2m). Amazon has also been dipping its toe into other areas such as groceries and experimenting selling fashion through different sites such as Javari in the UK. There is talk of online sales growth slowing, but so far, there is no sign of this. With Bezos continuing at the helm, there appears to be little chance of a slowdown coming any time soon.