Jeff Bezos, Founder of Amazon, was the richest person in the world in 2021 with a net worth of around US $ 130 billion.
Barnes & Noble started his book business at a small shop in New York City in 1886.
Shakespeare & Company, a famous bookstore in Paris, was founded in 1919 by Sylvia Beach and became a gathering place for famous writers such as Ernest Hemingway and James Joyce.
In Japan, the biggest bookstore is Kinokuniya, with more than 80 shops worldwide.
In Indonesia, the biggest bookstore is Gramedia, which was founded in 1970 and has more than 100 stores throughout Indonesia.
In 2018, Waterstones, the largest bookstore network in the UK, was acquired by a Russian billionaire named Alexander Mamut.
In the United States, the famous independent bookstore Powells Books in Portland, Oregon has six locations and provides more than one million books.
In France, a famous independent bookstore named La Hune, was founded in 1949 and became a gathering place for famous artists and intellectuals such as Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir.
In India, the biggest bookstore is Crossword, which was founded in 1992 and has more than 80 shops throughout the country.
In Australia, a famous independent bookstore named Readings, was founded in 1969 and has five locations in Melbourne and one at ST Kilda.
