Jeff Bezos Divorce Is Reportedly Final, Making His Ex Among The Worlds Richest Women

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ divorce from his wife of 25 years was finalized y a Seattle-area judge on Friday, six months after the couple announced their separation, Bloomberg News reported .

Mackenzie Bezos is slated to receive $38.3 billion worth of Amazon stock, which would make her the world’s 22nd wealthiest person and fourth richest woman, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index . 

Amazon had said in an April filing that 4% of its outstanding stock or about 19.7 million shares would be transferred to Mackenzie Bezos’ name once a court approved the couple’s split.

The 49-year-old novelist has vowed to give half her fortune to charity . 

Jeff Bezos, who retains a 12% stake of Amazon worth more than $114 billion, remains the world’s richest person with a net worth of more than $120 billion, according to the Bloomberg tally. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates trails behind him with $107 billion. 

Ranked as the world’s richest woman is L’Oreal heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers  who has a net worth of over $56 billion. Alice Walton, daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton, and Jacqueline Mars, who owns an estimated one-third of candy giant Mars Inc.,  are the second- and third-wealthiest women in the world, according to Bloomberg.

This story has been updated with the listing of the world’s richest women, as ranked by Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index.