By divorcing the richest man in the world Jeff Bezos, MacKenzie Scott raised her already substantial fortune. In an article published by the Medium site , relayed by Le Figaro , we read that the ex-wife of the Amazon boss wanted to use part of her bank account to make a generous donation …
She is now one of the richest people on the planet . According to the Bloomberg ranking of billionaires, the fortune of MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos , would amount to 60.7 billion dollars. A substantial sum thanks to which she rose among the twenty richest people in the world. But not only ! Thanks to the money she has, the one who divorced the boss of Amazon in 2019 has decided to make herself useful … and to benefit others. This Tuesday, December 15, in a text published on the Medium site and relayed by Le Figaro , MacKenzie Scott confided to havedonated over $ 4 billion to 384 organizations in the past four months.
On the American site, the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos explained that she had wished to help the Americans most affected by the health crisis : “This pandemic has been a devastating burden in the lives of Americans already in difficulty. The economic losses and the health impacts have been worse for women, people of color and people living in poverty, ” said MacKenzie Scott. She added: “Meanwhile, the pandemic has allowed billionaires to significantly increase their fortunes .”
As MacKenzie Scott pointed out on the Medium platform , donations were made to organizations spread over the fifty American states, which work in various fields (food banks, financial and credit services for disadvantaged communities or legal groups. fighting against discrimination). In total, nearly 6,500 organizations were examined by a team “whose mission is to find the best way for MacKenzie Scott to give part of his fortune “, stressed our colleagues from Le Figaro.
This is now mainly made up of her participation in the capital of Amazon – whose action jumped during the health crisis – but also of her divorce from the rich entrepreneur, who would have been unfaithful to her . In July 2019, the American novelist received $ 38 billion and around 19.7 million Amazon shares, or 4% of the e-commerce company, in settlement of her divorce from Jeff Bezos, to whom she was married. for twenty-five years.
