Jeff Bezos’s ex-wife devalues Amazon stock / How much is Mackenzie Scott’s wealth?
According to Trade News, 2.5 million shares of Mackenzie Scott shares in Amazon fell last year. The speed of her humanitarian work has set a world record as the fifth richest woman in the world. The stock was valued at $ 5.8 billion based on the average price of Amazon shares between the two disclosures. If we want to calculate the total value of these stocks based on the current price of Amazon stock, which is $ 2879, it is worth $ 3.7 billion.
Quoted from BloombergScott still owns 14.9 million shares of Amazon. He acquired the shares after his divorce from Amazon owner Jeff Bezos in 2019. Scott Mackenzie’s fortune is $ 3.48 billion. Had it not been for the money he donated to various charities after his separation from Jeff Bezos, this amount would have been higher. He has donated more than $ 6.8 billion to hundreds of American charities.
In his blog, Scott announces his donations and his motivation and concerns about inequality in society. It donated at least $ 7.2 billion in June 2021, but chose not to disclose its December donation.
Her philanthropic work is overseen by her family office in Seattle, Last Horse, but she uses the information from BridgeSpany Consulting to select and assist various organizations.
Jeff Bezos is the owner of Amazon and the second richest man in the world with a fortune of $ 9.168 billion. At the time of the divorce, Jeff Bezos gave Mackenzie Scott a 4 percent stake in Amazon.