MacKenzie Bezos is set to become one of the richest women in the world after divorcing Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) founder and CEO Jeff Bezos.
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Here are a few things to know about MacKenzie Bezos.
- The divorce between her and Jeff Bezos will bring an end to their marriage of 25 years.
- The two were originally married in the 90s while working at a New York-based hedge fund.
- Following their marriage, the couple moved out west and Amazon was created by Jeff Bezos.
- During their 25 years together, the two became the parents of four children.
- The separation will have MacKenzie Bezos becoming the fourth-richest women in the world.
- She will have a net worth of roughly $35 billion.
- Ahead of her is Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, Alice Walton and Jacqueline Badger Mars.
- Once the divorce is complete, MacKenzie Bezos will be the 23rd richest person the world.
- Jeff Bezos will continue to remain the richest person in the world with a net worth of $114 billion.
- MacKenzie Bezos is taking 25% of Jeff Bezos’ AMZN stock in the divorce.
- However, Jeff will continue to keep the voting rights to these shares.
- This will give MacKenzie Bezos a 4% stake in the e-commerce company.
- That will also still leave Jeff Bezos as the company’s largest shareholder with a 12% stake.
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AMZN stock was up this morning, but is mostly unchanged as of Friday afternoon.
As of this writing, William White did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.