Net Worths Of America’s Top 30 Business Tycoons

8. Mackenzie Bezos – $67.8 billion

Mackenzie Scott is the former wife of Jeff Bezos, who is Amazon’s founder. She has a net worth of $67.4 billion. Since the beginning of the pandemic this year, the rise in Amazon’s stock from $2,000 to $3,500 per share propelled Bezos to take her place on the billionaires’ list. After her divorce, she became the fourth richest woman globally. While some have tried to portray Mackenzie negatively, the reality is that she was one of Amazon’s earliest employees and married Jeff Bezos before Amazon existed. She helped Amazon grow throughout the entire length of their marriage, hence why she was found legally entitled to much of the profits.

In 2019, her fortune was at $36 Billion as per Amazon’s share price. After the separation from Bezos, she retained 25% of Amazon’s stock and a 4% stake in the company due to helping Bezos build it throughout their marriage. Since her divorce, she emerged as a philanthropist and revealed several charitable commitments, with a total of $1.7 billion given over the year. The donations also include historic gifts to Black colleges and Universities. She pledged to provide a significant portion of money throughout her life, and she independently made this decision, whereas her former husband Bezos has not made the promise.