Jeff Bezos who is the founder of Amazon will surrender 4% of his company to his wife, MacKenzie as divorce settlement . $35.7 billion in shares The Amazon tycoon will transfer roughly 4% of Amazon's stock to his ex-wife, according to an SEC filing dated April 4. The transfer, which is likely to happen by early July, equates to roughly 19.7 million shares worth about $35.7 billion, according to Bloomberg this now makes her the world's third-richest woman. They were married for 25 years.