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The Bezos divorce won't make MacKenzie the richest woman in the world. Here's how her wealth stacks up against the 5 richest women in the world.

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Jeff Bezos , founder and CEO of Amazon, andwife MacKenzie Bezos announced they've finalized the terms of their divorce after 25 years of marriage.

Jeff Bezos founded Amazon after he and MacKenzie Bezos got married , Business Insider's Shana Lebowitz reported. In the community property state of Washington, which dictates assets acquired during marriage to be split 50-50, that means MacKenzie Bezos could have a right to half of her husband's Amazon fortune if they didn't sign a prenup (which they reportedly didn't).

That could leave a wife divorcing the world's richest man who has an estimated net worth of nearly $150 billion as the world's richest woman; but that's not quite the case for Mackenzie Bezos.

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In a Twitter statement on April 4, she said she's granting Jeff Bezos all of her interests in the Washington Post and Blue Origin, and 75% of the Amazon stock co-owned by the pair, as well as voting control over the shares she's retaining. Her remaining stake in Amazon is estimated to be worth about $35.7 billion at current prices, Business Insider's Avery Hartmans reported .

Depending on exactly how much money MacKenzie gets, she's set to rank as the world's third- or fourth-richest woman, according to various publications. Here's how the world's five richest women currently stack up, according to Forbes' real-time net worth profiles:

  1. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers $52.9 billion
  2. Alice Walton $45.4 billion
  3. Jacqueline Mars $25.9 billion
  4. Yang Huiyan $23.8 billion
  5. Susanne Klatten $20.8 billion

MacKenzie Bezos' role in Amazon dates back to the company's origins. She was one of Amazon's first employees and reportedly drove her husband cross-country while he drafted part of the company's business plan, according to Business Insider's Mark Abadi .

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