Ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, MacKenzie Bezos, will be worth $35 billion dollars after the divorce settlement from the Amazon founder and world richest man. This will make her the third wealthiest woman in the world.
Jeff will retain 75% of his shares in Amazon while he transfers 25% to his former partner. He will however retain his voting rights.
MacKenzie Bezos will give up any claim to equity in the Washington Post and Blue Origin, the space exploration company founded by Jeff Bezos.
All this was contained in a tweet from Mackenzie which was retweeted by Jeff.
Here is Mackenzie’s tweet:
— MacKenzie Scott (@mackenziescott) April 4, 2019
Jeff tweeted thereafter:
— Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) April 4, 2019
Even with the 75%, Jeff Bezos will most likely remain the richest person in the world. His remaining stake in the company was worth almost $108 billion on Thursday. (Bill Gates, the second wealthiest, is worth $102 billion, according to Bloomberg.)
The world’s richest couple announced in a joint statement in January 2019 that they are getting a divorce “after a long period of loving exploration and trial separation.”
