Jeff Bezos is moving to Miami after 29 years in Seattle

• Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced on Thursday he is moving to Miami from Seattle.
• Bezos said he’s moving to be closer to his parents and to Blue Origins’ operations. 
• Last month, Bezos snapped up a seven-bedroom mansion in Indian Creek, Florida, for $79 million.

Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, is moving to Miami just three weeks after snapping up a seven-bedroom mansion on a small private island in Biscayne Bay.

The tech tycoon — who has been based in Seattle since 1994 — said he’s making the move to be closer to his parents and to Blue Origin’s operations in Cape Canaveral, Florida. He announced the move on his Instagram account Thursday.