Scott vs Würth

Amazon and Würth Group.

The differences

Forbes puts MacKenzie Scott about $0B ahead of Reinhold Würth.Forbes figures from 9 Oct 2026 and 9 Oct 2026.
MacKenzie Scott: through marriage. Reinhold Würth: inherited and grew it.
Reinhold Würth is about 35 years older than MacKenzie Scott.
MacKenzie Scott has signed the Giving Pledge; Reinhold Würth has not.
MacKenzie Scott is from United States; Reinhold Würth is from Germany.

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Scott

Würth

Net worth, Forbes: $27.3BForbes, 9 Oct 2026; $27.3BForbes, 9 Oct 2026
Net worth, Bloomberg: $36.4BBloomberg, 17 Oct 2026; Not stated
Forbes rank: No. 88Real-Time list, 9 Oct 2026; No. 89Real-Time list, 9 Oct 2026
Billionaire since: 2020Forbes: she made her debut on its annual billionaires list in 2020; Not stated

How it started: 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; Inherited and grew itJoined his father Adolf's screw wholesaler in 1949 and took over its management in 1954, aged 19, after his father's death
Main source: Amazon stockBloomberg: 'The majority of MacKenzie Scott's fortune is derived from roughly 68 million shares in Amazon'; Control of the Würth Group through family trustsBloomberg: the trusts are held in the name of his three children
Companies: AmazonAmazon: None; one of the first employees; Würth GroupWürth Group: Honorary chairman of the supervisory board; chairman of the supervisory board of the Würth Group's family trusts
Biggest stake: Amazon0.63% owned; Würth GroupStake not stated

Born: 7 Apr 1970San Francisco, California, United States; 20 Apr 1935Öhringen, Germany
Country: United StatesLives in Seattle, Washington, United States; GermanyLives in Künzelsau, Germany
Education: Bachelor's degreeBA in English, Princeton University (1992); No universityApprenticeship as a wholesale and retail merchant, completed 1952
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; Father Adolf Würth founded a screw wholesaler in 1945; mother Alma Würth co-founded the company

Giving Pledge: Signed in 2019; Not a signer
Foundation: Yield GivingHer giving vehicle; it reports over $26 billion in 2,700+ gifts; Würth FoundationEstablished with his wife Carmen Würth in 1987
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; Not stated

Role now: No rolePhilanthropist; founder of Yield Giving; On the boardHonorary chairman of the Würth Group's supervisory board; chairman of the supervisory board of its family trusts
Successor: Not stated; In 2025 he passed the baton to his grandchildren Benjamin, Sebastian and Maria Würth; his daughter Bettina chaired the advisory board from 2006
Public office: None found; None found
Legal record: None found; 2008: Heilbronn Local Court (Amtsgericht Heilbronn)A penalty order for tax evasion fined him and two company managers between 600 and 700 daily rates, which left him with a criminal record; the amount per daily rate was not disclosed.