The biggest divorce settlement in history – Jeff Bezos gets separated with his wife, MacKenzie

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife MacKenzie had finalised a record record $36 billion divorce deal. This is reported to be the biggest divorce settlement in history.

The deal left him with 75 percent of their stock in the tech giant and giving her nearly $36 billion in shares.

MacKenzie agreed to gave give all of her stake in The Washington Post and the space exploration firm Blue Origin to Jeff Bezos. She also gave him the voting control of her remaining Amazon stock.

MacKenzie, a novelist got married to Jeff Bezos in 1993 and have four children. The online shopping giant Amazon was founded by Jeff in the year 1994.

MacKenzie Bezos becomes the third wealthiest woman in the world after L’Oreal heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers and Walmart’s Alice Walton, with this divorce deal, according to Forbes.

MacKenzie Bezos wrote on Twitter, “Grateful to have finished the process of dissolving my marriage with Jeff with support from each other and everyone who reached out to us in kindness”.

“Happy to be giving him all of my interests in the Washington Post and Blue Origin, and 75% of our Amazon stock plus voting control of my shares to support his continued contributions with the teams of these incredible companies”, she added.

Jeff had mentioned MacKenzie as “an extraordinary partner, ally, and mother”. He added, “She is resourceful and brilliant and loving, and as our futures unroll, I know I’ll always be learning from her”.

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