Mackenzie Bezos received 25 per cent of her husband’s Amazon shares as part of their divorce settlement earlier this year Orion BooksThe largest divorce settlement in history has made Mackenzie Bezos, the former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the third richest woman in America. With a fortune estimated at $36.1 billion, Ms Bezos, 49, is also the 15th richest person in the United States, according to Forbes’s annual ranking of the country’s wealthiest, published yesterday. Despite their record-breaking divorce settlement earlier this year, her husband has retained his position at the top of the list, with a fortune put at $114 billion by the business magazine, down from $160 billion last year. Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, was $8 billion behind Mr Bezos this year, making him the second wealthiest. Ms Bezos received 25 per cent of her husband’s Amazon shares as part of…

Source: The Times October 03, 2019 05:26 UTC