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Jeff Bezos on Thursday became the richest person in the world.
According to The New York Times, the Amazon founder and CEO has $90.6 billion to his name.
He beat out fellow billionaire and Seattle resident Bill Gates to snag the top spot.
In addition to founding the online retail behemoth Amazon, Bezos also owns The Washington Post and an aerospace company, Blue Origin.
So what does daily life look like for this tech mogul?
Bezos is a big believer in getting enough shut-eye. He wakes up every morning naturally, without the aid of an alarm clock.
19. Jeff Bezos - Net worth: $25.2 billion; Country: U.S; Source of wealth: Amazon.com (AFP)
Bezos is famously not big on meetings in general. He's said to meet with Amazon investors for only six hours a year.
Mike Pence listens as Donald Trump addresses tech chiefs in New York last month. From left: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Google parent Alphabet’s Larry Page and Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg (Getty)
Bezos has a taste for unusual dishes. During a meeting with Woot founder Matt Rutledge, he ordered octopus with potatoes, bacon, green garlic yogurt, and eggs for breakfast. "When I look at the menu, you're the thing I don't understand, the thing I've never had," Bezos said. "I must have the breakfast octopus."
Bezos also has a fondness for food trucks. In 2014, he told Business Insider Editor-in-Chief Henry Blodget about a phenomenally popular truck outside of Amazon's headquarters. "It's out of control, actually," he said.
A food truck at Alserkal Avenue (Siska Maria Eviline/Flickr)
It's unclear whether Bezos has a workout routine. However, photos of the CEO at a recent conference elicited comparisons to Vin Diesel, as commenters noted his muscular appearance.
SUN VALLEY, ID - JULY 13: Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer of Amazon, arrives for the third day of the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 13, 2017 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Every July, some of the world's most wealthy and powerful businesspeople from the media, finance, technology and political spheres converge at the Sun Valley Resort for the exclusive weeklong conference. (Getty Images)
Amazon now runs several popular original series, like "The Man in the High Castle" and "Transparent," but the Amazon CEO is a Trekkie. Bezos even made a surprise cameo in the 2016 film "Star Trek Beyond."
Other than watching "Star Trek," Bezos has another space-related hobby: gliding about in a submarine looking for old NASA rockets. He often brings his kids along for the adventure.
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