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MacKenzie Scott
48.6%
MacKenzie Scott has given an estimated 48.6% of total wealth: $26.4B in lifetime giving against a $27.9B net worth.
- GiveRate
- 48.6%
- Net worth
- $27.9B
- Stated lifetime giving
- $26.4B
- Forbes 400
- #40 · Amazon · Seattle, Washington
- Status
- Calculated estimate
- Sources
- Forbes 400 profile · Sept. 2026
The math
$26.4B lifetime giving (given to 2,700+ nonprofits) ÷ ($26.4B + $27.9B net worth) ≈ 48.6%. Forbes philanthropy score 5 of 5 (20%+ of net worth given), which agrees.
Profile
- Age
- 56
- Residence
- Seattle, Washington
- Industry
- Technology
- Source of wealth
- Amazon
- Self-made
- No (inherited or family wealth)
- Role
- Philanthropist, Yield Giving
- One-year change
- $33.9B (#28) in Sept. 2025 to $27.9B (#40) in Sept. 2026, a drop of 18%.
What the range means in dollars
Forbes gives MacKenzie Scott a philanthropy score of 5 out of 5, meaning lifetime giving equals 20% or more of current net worth. On a $27.9B fortune, that implies lifetime giving of at least $5.6B. 13 of the 400 share this score, 370 score lower and none score higher.
For scale: 20% or more of a $50,000 household income would be $10,000 or more.
Giving on record
MacKenzie Scott is a philanthropist, author and the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, to whom she was married for 25 years.
From the Forbes profile (Sept. 2026).
Others in Technology
- Elon Musk: Under 1% · $908B
- Jeff Bezos: 1–5% · $378B
- Larry Page: Under 1% · $278B
- Michael Dell: 1–5% · $263B
- Sergey Brin: 1–5% · $256B
- Mark Zuckerberg: 1–5% · $212B
Others in Washington
- Steve Ballmer: ≥4.5% · $156B
- Bill Gates: ≥35.5% · $116B
- Melinda French Gates: 20%+ · $34.6B
- Gabe Newell: Under 1% · $10.2B
- Charles Simonyi: 1–5% · $8.5B
Questions
How much has MacKenzie Scott given to charity?
Forbes scores MacKenzie Scott 5 of 5 for philanthropy, meaning lifetime giving of 20% or more of net worth, at least $5.6B on a $27.9B fortune. GiveRate calculates 48.6% of total wealth from stated lifetime giving of $26.4B.
What is MacKenzie Scott's net worth?
Forbes estimates $27.9B as of September 2026, ranking #40 on the Forbes 400.
What is MacKenzie Scott's GiveRate?
48.6%. GiveRate is lifetime giving as a share of wealth, built from published Forbes figures. See giverate.org/methods/ for the method.
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