United StatesThrough marriage
MacKenzie Scott
MacKenzie Scott, a novelist and one of Amazon's first employees, received about 4% of Amazon in her 2019 divorce from Jeff Bezos; her fortune is the Amazon shares she still holds, and she has given more than $26 billion away through Yield Giving.
- Forbes estimate
- $27.3B
- Forbes, 9 Oct 2026
- Forbes rank
- No. 88
- 9 Oct 2026
- Stake in Amazon
- 0.63%
- Net worth, Bloomberg
- $36.4B
- Bloomberg, 17 Oct 2026
- Born
- 7 Apr 1970
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- BA in English, Princeton University (1992)
- Giving Pledge
- Signed in 2019
Where the fortune sits
Amazon stock
Amazon
e-commerce and cloud computing, founded 1994
68,232,131 shares in her name of 10,751,236,247 outstanding at 24 February 2026, calculated from the proxy; Jeff Bezos holds sole voting power over them. The 2019 divorce left her about 4%
Amazon 2026 proxy statement, 24 Feb 2026
None; one of the first employees
Where MacKenzie stands among 73
Everyone on the site, grouped by their answer. MacKenzie Scott is outlined.
How the fortune started
Through marriage
Through marriage 5
Founded it 42
Inherited and grew it 12
Built it up 8
Inherited it 6
Industry
Technology
Technology 24
Finance 10
Several industries 9
Metals and mining 6
Retail 4
Fashion and beauty 4
Media 3
Food and drink 3
Shipping 3
Crypto 2
Oil, gas and chemicals 2
Healthcare 1
Casinos and resorts 1
Property and sports 1
Giving Pledge
Signed
Signed 11
Not a signer 61
Not stated 1
Education
Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree 27
Graduate degree 24
Left university without a degree 6
No university 5
Not stated 11
Role today
No role
No role 4
Runs the company 32
Chair, board or owner 25
Founder, no executive role 8
Retired 4
The person
- Born
- 7 Apr 1970San Francisco, California, United States
- Citizenship
- United States
- Lives in
- Seattle, Washington, United States
- Education
- Bachelor's degreeBA in English, Princeton University (1992)
- Parents
- Her father ran an investment-advisory firm and her mother stayed home with the children; the family lost its homes after the firm failed while she was in high school
What they give
- Giving Pledge
- Signed in 2019
- Foundation
- Yield GivingHer giving vehicle; it reports over $26 billion in 2,700+ gifts
- Lifetime giving
- $26.4BForbes, 15 Sep 2026. Forbes: 'the $26.4 billion she has given to more than 2,700 nonprofits', as reported on Yield Giving
Role and record
- Role now
- No rolePhilanthropist; founder of Yield Giving
- Successor
- Not stated
- Public office
- None found
- Legal record
- None found
