How much will Amazon’s wife get after a divorce
'10.01.2019'
Source: RBC
Mackenzie Bezos after a divorce from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos may become the richest woman in the world. The exact conditions of the division of property are unknown, but her condition could be about $ 69 billion, writes Bloomberg.
After a divorce from Amazon head Jeff Bezos, his wife Mackenzie Bezos could become the richest woman in the world with a fortune of about $ 69 billion, quotes RBC.
The agency clarifies that the conditions on which the couple will share the property, including the 16-percent share of Amazon, are unknown. But lawyers polled by Bloomberg explained that without an agreement on the division of property, spouses are more likely to divide the assets in half.
The state of Bezos, according to data at the beginning of January 2019, Bloomberg estimated at $ 137 billion. Forbes cites similar data. At the same time, at the peak, billionaire assets were valued at an amount in excess of $ 150 billion.
Most of the 66 women in the Bloomberg billionaire ranking have become big fortune owners due to spouse death or divorce. Only six of them earned a fortune on their own.
The richest woman in the world is now considered the granddaughter of the founder of the manufacturer of cosmetics L'Oreal Francoise Bettencourt Meyers: her assets are estimated at $ 45,6 billion.
Jeff and Mackenzie Bezos announced the divorce of 9 on January 2019 of the year. “We decided to get a divorce and continue living, remaining friends. We had a wonderful life as a married couple, and we have a wonderful future ahead of us as parents, friends, partners in different projects ... The names may be different, but we will remain family and real friends, ”they said in common.
The Bezos divorce could reshape the global wealth ranking. If the fortune is split equally, MacKenzie Bezos could not be the world's richest woman https://t.co/dCzVdeBbbG pic.twitter.com/rubGMlYZSV
- Bloomberg (@business) January 10, 2019