Jeff Bezos is having a good year. The 53-year-old has just become the third richest man in the world with a net worth of $87 billion (Rs. 5,60,000 crore), his company has just acquired Whole Foods, and Amazon’s stock is up 33% since January. And on top of all that, he’s looking like this:
A picture emerged yesterday of Jeff Bezos looking unusually buff. Bezos’s biceps were bulging under his black t shirt, and with his dark sunglasses, he looked more like a hitman than one of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs.
The internet was quick to take notice. Bezos hadn’t exactly looked like a sinister bodybuilder when he’s started his company in 1995.
https://twitter.com/LarisOrman/status/886125491186302977
People felt Bezos’ new look was adding to his personal brand.
https://twitter.com/Bernstein/status/885838192213143552
Others compared him to the lead character in Hitman.
https://twitter.com/AdamSerwer/status/885841864938725376
…or to J.K Simmons from Whiplash.
https://twitter.com/DKThomp/status/885835898780364800
Soon he was being photoshopped along with other legendary bald American badasses.
https://twitter.com/averyhartmans/status/885924540634869760
People thought his picture would be best complemented by some WWE music in the background.
good god, that's jeff bezos' music! pic.twitter.com/0cpsaNxEeW
— alazar (@zarzarbinkss) July 14, 2017
..or with some classic movie imagery.
https://twitter.com/Jesselansner/status/885893198056476673
And ultimately, people couldn’t stop marvelling at the transformation.
Former and current Jeff Bezos is literally the 'you vs. the guy she told you not to worry about' meme. pic.twitter.com/NNA2LlFxy8
— Yoni (@OriginalYoni) July 14, 2017