On Monday, MacKenzie Scott who is a renowned novelist and a philanthropist took the spot as the world’s richest woman.
Scott is also the former wife of Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon. As per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, she has a net worth of $67.4 billion.
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Scott even beat L’Oreal SA heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, after which she became the world’s 12th richest person.
She received a total of 25% stock in Amazon along with a 4% share in the company as her divorce settlement when she separated from Bezos in 2019. This is equal to a whopping $38 billion.
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At that time, Scott became the third richest woman in the world. Reportedly, Amazon’s share went from $2,000 to $3,500 as there was a surge in online shopping and home delivery due to the pandemic.
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This made Scott the richest woman in the world while Jeff Bezos took the lead as the richest man.
While she might be the richest woman, Scott also indulges in a lot of charity. In July, she shared that she donated around $1.7 billion which went to 116 organizations.
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Just last year, she signed the Giving Pledge initiative where she has pledged to donate major chunk of her wealth to various charitable causes.