MacKenzie Bezos, now MacKenzie Scott: ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO, is considered one of the richest women in the world: here’s her net worth.
Imagine being at the side of Amazon’s founder in those moments when everything was still unfinished: the blank pages, the idea taking shape, the first shipments. Now imagine that idea becoming one of the global e-commerce giants, and that you, while not constantly in the spotlight, played a crucial role in making it happen. This is part of the story of MacKenzie Scott (born MacKenzie Tuttle, later known as MacKenzie Bezos), a woman who is not just "Jeff Bezos’s ex-wife," but an author, philanthropist, thinker, with wealth beyond material.
Today, her name often crops up in headlines: for her donations, for her vision of philanthropy, and, of course, for her net worth, which places her among the richest women on the planet. Let’s find out who MacKenzie Scott really is, what she does today, and how much she owns, using accurate, recent, and verified information as best we can.
Who is MacKenzie Scott? The biography of the former Mrs. Bezos
MacKenzie Scott was born MacKenzie Tuttle on April 7, 1970, in San Francisco, California. She grew up in an environment that always valued learning: after high school, she earned a degree in English Literature from Princeton, an education that would later fuel her writing career.
In 1992, shortly after finishing her studies, she landed a job at the D. E. Shaw hedge fund. It was there that she met Jeff Bezos, who also worked for the same company. A bond developed between the two that led to their marriage in 1993.
Over the years, the couple had four children, three biological sons and an adopted daughter, and lived in the spotlight for years as one of the most public families in the (new) world of technology and entrepreneurship.
When Bezos decided to leave his position at D. E. Shaw to found Amazon, MacKenzie supported him; in the early years, she helped with operational and accounting tasks, although she was not the active public figure we associate with those who run large companies today.
Later, she also devoted herself to her true passion: writing. Her debut novel was The Testing of Luther Albright in 2005, which won her an American Book Award in 2006. Her second novel, Traps, was published in 2013.
In 2019, she divorced Jeff Bezos after more than 25 years of marriage. As often happens in very public cases, the divorce was not only personal but also financial: a significant portion of the shared assets passed into her hands. Since then, MacKenzie Scott has maintained a rather reserved profile in the media, but has been extremely active in her private life and, as mentioned, in philanthropy.
What does MacKenzie Scott do today?
After her divorce, MacKenzie Scott made solidarity her primary activity, still complemented by writing, but with a heart and concern for those in need. Her approach has become a model for giving quickly but respectfully: unrestricted donations (without strict constraints on how the funds are used), many local projects, underrepresented communities, and organizations with often modest budgets but high impact.
Over the past few years (from 2019 onwards), she has donated approximately $19 billion to more than 2,000 organizations.
Not just enormous sums, but methods that foster trust: granting charities the freedom to use the money as they see fit, without being tied to overly restrictive conditions. This model has been studied, praised, but also debated: some point out that, without monitoring, there’s a risk the funds won’t reach their initial goals, although some results nevertheless support MacKenzie’s strategies.
Furthermore, she is also a signatory of the Giving Pledge, a commitment with other philanthropists to donate at least half of their wealth.
We can therefore say that today we see her not so much as a co-founder or active partner of Amazon, but as an active modern icon of charity.
MacKenzie Bezos’ Net Worth: Here’s How Much She Earns
When talking about "how much MacKenzie Scott earns," it’s important to distinguish between her net worth, the value of her shares, donations she’s made, and how these have changed over the years.
In her divorce from Jeff Bezos in 2019, MacKenzie obtained a significant portion of the Amazon shares the couple owned. Specifically, she received approximately 4% of the company. At the time, this stake guaranteed her a net worth of tens of billions of dollars.
And her many donations, while significant, haven’t affected her position as a prominent billionaire, but they have influenced the net worth calculated by Forbes, Bloomberg, and others. According to the most recent figures:
Forbes places her on the 2025 billionaires list with a net worth of approximately $28.2 billion, placing her at number 68 among global billionaires.
Bloomberg Billionaires Index reports - again for 2025 - a value that could differ slightly depending on the appreciation of Amazon shares and the amount of shares she still owns.
Comparing these numbers with the past, it is noteworthy that immediately after the divorce in 2019, the value of MacKenzie’s wealth was estimated much higher – up to $10 billion more than it is today – thanks to her ownership of Amazon shares when the stock was booming.
Then, as always happens with fortunes tied to the stock market, fluctuations in the price of Amazon shares, partial sales, or donations influence the estimated value of the net worth.
In terms of her position among the richest women in the world, MacKenzie Scott remains steadily among the top. Not the richest overall (that title often changes among some major heirs and entrepreneurs like Alice Walton and Françoise Bettencourt Meyers), but certainly among the very top – among the top 20 richest women, depending on the ranking and the moment.
Original article published on Money.it Italy. Original title: MacKenzie Scott, chi è e quanto guadagna l’ex moglie di Jeff Bezos?
