MacKenzie Scott
Amazon (shares received in the 2019 divorce settlement) · United States · Ranked #1 of 13
Average given per year
#1 of 139.86%
of net worth, averaged over 2021–2025 (5 complete years)
Net worth, start of 2026
- Net worth estimate Open source Archived copy pending
- Forbes Real-Time Billionaires: $33 B as of 9 Dec 2025 Open source Archived copy pending
- Bloomberg Billionaires Index: $40 B as of 10 Dec 2025 Open source Archived copy pending
Estimate from a published billionaires index, recorded by hand with its source.
Given each year
Share of net worth at the start of each year. Each date opens the sources.
- 2021 6.02%
Sources for 2021
- Net worth estimate Open source Archived copy pending
- 46 organizations from the December 2020 list Open source Archived copy pending
- 286 organizations (listed in the essay) Open source Archived copy pending
2021: $3.7 B given ÷ $60.7 B net worth at the start of the year = 6.02%.
- 2022 8.97%
Sources for 2022
- Net worth estimate Open source Archived copy pending
- Association for Women's Rights in Development Open source Archived copy pending
- 465 organizations (listed in the essay) Open source Archived copy pending
- 343 organizations (listed in the essay) Open source Archived copy pending
2022: $5.3 B given ÷ $59 B net worth at the start of the year = 8.97%.
- 2023 7.97%
Sources for 2023
- Net worth estimate Open source Archived copy pending
- The Legal Aid Society Open source Archived copy pending
- 360 organizations (listed in the update) Open source Archived copy pending
2023: $2.2 B given ÷ $27.1 B net worth at the start of the year = 7.97%.
- 2024 7.82%
Sources for 2024
- Net worth estimate Open source Archived copy pending
- 361 organizations (Yield Giving Open Call awardees) Open source Archived copy pending
- 199 organizations (listed in the essay) Open source Archived copy pending
2024: $2.6 B given ÷ $33.7 B net worth at the start of the year = 7.82%.
- 2025 22.68%
Sources for 2025
- Net worth estimate Open source Archived copy pending
- About 186 organizations (listed in the essay) Open source Archived copy pending
2025: $7.2 B given ÷ $31.6 B net worth at the start of the year = 22.68%.
Full breakdown by giving type
| Giving type | 2021–2025 |
|---|---|
| Direct gifts to charities Given · counts | $20.9 B |
| Open pledges and commitments Promised · not counted | 50% of wealth |
Transfers into a person's own foundation or a donor-advised fund are parked, not given: only grants paid out to charities count. Political gifts are outside what this site measures. How giving types work
Pledges
- 28 May 2019 Giving Pledge: to give the majority of her wealth to charity, "until the safe is empty".
Status: Ongoing
Pledge source
- Giving Pledge: to give the majority of her wealth to charity, "until the safe is empty". Open source Archived copy pending
All 11 records, 2021–2025
| Date | Recipient | Type | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 organizations from the December 2020 list | Given | $393 M | Oct 2026 |
| 2021 | 80 organizations from the March 2022 list | Given | $575 M | Oct 2026 |
| 15 Jun 2021 | 286 organizations (listed in the essay) | Given | $2.7 B | Jun 2021 |
| 2022 | Association for Women's Rights in Development | Given | $15 M | Oct 2026 |
| 23 Mar 2022 | 465 organizations (listed in the essay) | Given | $3.3 B | Mar 2022 |
| 14 Nov 2022 | 343 organizations (listed in the essay) | Given | $2 B | Nov 2022 |
| 2023 | The Legal Aid Society | Given | $8 M | Oct 2026 |
| 6 Dec 2023 | 360 organizations (listed in the update) | Given | $2.2 B | Dec 2023 |
| 19 Mar 2024 | 361 organizations (Yield Giving Open Call awardees) | Given | $640 M | Mar 2024 |
| 18 Dec 2024 | 199 organizations (listed in the essay) | Given | $2 B | Dec 2024 |
| 9 Dec 2025 | About 186 organizations (listed in the essay) | Given | $7.2 B | Dec 2025 |