Bezos vs Scott

Amazon's founder and the former wife giving her share away.

The differences

Forbes puts Jeff Bezos about $354B ahead of MacKenzie Scott.Forbes figures from 9 Oct 2026 and 9 Oct 2026.
Jeff Bezos: founded it. MacKenzie Scott: through marriage.
Jeff Bezos is about 6 years older than MacKenzie Scott.
MacKenzie Scott has signed the Giving Pledge; Jeff Bezos has not.

Put someone else on either side

Bezos

Scott

Net worth, Forbes: $381BForbes, 9 Oct 2026; $27.3BForbes, 9 Oct 2026
Net worth, Bloomberg: $361BBloomberg, 17 Oct 2026; $36.4BBloomberg, 17 Oct 2026
Forbes rank: No. 2Real-Time list, 9 Oct 2026; No. 88Real-Time list, 9 Oct 2026
Billionaire since: 1998Debuted on the Forbes 400 in 1998 with $1.6 billion; 2020Forbes: she made her debut on its annual billionaires list in 2020

How it started: Founded itFounded Amazon in 1994; Through marriageReceived shares equal to about 4% of Amazon in her 2019 divorce from Jeff Bezos; she was Amazon's first accountant, and Britannica says she founded the company with him in 1994
Main source: Amazon stockForbes lists Amazon as the source of wealth; Amazon stockBloomberg: 'The majority of MacKenzie Scott's fortune is derived from roughly 68 million shares in Amazon'
Companies: Amazon, Blue OriginAmazon: Founder and executive chair (since July 2021); Blue Origin: Founder and owner; AmazonAmazon: None; one of the first employees
Biggest stake: Blue Origin93% owned; Amazon0.63% owned

Born: 12 Jan 1964Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States; 7 Apr 1970San Francisco, California, United States
Country: United StatesLives in Miami, Florida, United States; United StatesLives in Seattle, Washington, United States
Education: Bachelor's degreePrinceton University, electrical engineering and computer science, 1986; Bachelor's degreeBA in English, Princeton University (1992)
Parents: His parents were 17 and 18 when he was born; early on he worked on his maternal grandparents' ranch in Cotulla, Texas; 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

Giving Pledge: Not a signer; Signed in 2019
Foundation: Bezos Earth FundAlso the Bezos Day One Fund; he committed $10 billion to the Earth Fund in 2020 for this decade; Yield GivingHer giving vehicle; it reports over $26 billion in 2,700+ gifts
Lifetime giving: $2.4BForbes, 15 Sep 2026. Granted through the Bezos Earth Fund only (the fund's own site shows the same $2.4 billion); no total across all his giving is cited; $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 now: Runs the companyExecutive chair of Amazon; co-CEO of Project Prometheus; No rolePhilanthropist; founder of Yield Giving
Successor: Andy Jassy, Amazon president and CEO since July 2021No Bezos family member is named in an Amazon executive role; Not stated
Public office: None found; None found
Legal record: None found; None found