Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos and Wife MacKenzie Announce Divorce After 25 Years
The world's richest man and his novelist wife announce their separation via a joint social media statement. The couple plans to remain friends as they untangle their shared personal and financial lives.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife MacKenzie announce their divorce after 25 years of marriage. The couple shares the news in a joint social media post, explaining that they decide to split after a period of trial separation and plan to continue their shared lives as friends.
MacKenzie Bezos plays a significant role in Amazon's early history, joining the company as one of its first employees after the couple meets at the hedge fund D.E. Shaw in the early 1990s. She also builds her own successful career as an award-winning novelist, winning the American Book Award in 2006 for her debut novel.
The impending divorce draws massive public attention due to Jeff Bezos's status as the world's richest man, with Forbes estimating his 2018 net worth at $112 billion. The separation raises major questions about how the couple divides their enormous fortune and what it means for the future of Amazon's leadership.