Amazon · AMZN · 2019
Jeff Bezos
Lost a marriage and 4% of Amazon. Kept the votes.
Announced his divorce hours before the National Enquirer revealed his relationship with Lauren Sánchez. MacKenzie Bezos kept 4% of Amazon.12
- Relationship
- Remarried in 2025
- Outcome
- Divorced
- News day
- +0.2%
- Since the news
- +222%
Since the news
+222%
The dip News day +0.2%
- 1Jan 9 · Divorce news
- 2Feb 7 · Extortion post
MacKenzie BezosEx-wife
Lauren SánchezThen girlfriend, now wife
- Former spouse
- Marriage
- Key moment
- News day
| Person | Relationship | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacKenzie Bezos | Ex-wife | Married 1993, divorced 2019 | One of Amazon's first employees. Kept a 4% stake worth $35.6bn and gave her voting rights to Jeff.2 |
| Lauren Sánchez | Then girlfriend, now wife | Married June 2025 | Former anchor at Fox's Los Angeles station. Bezos's lawyer told the Enquirer the couple had been “long separated.” They married in Venice.134 |
Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos announce their divorce after 25 years. Hours later, the Enquirer reports his relationship with Lauren Sánchez.1
Bezos accuses AMI, the Enquirer's owner, of “extortion and blackmail.” AMI denies it.12
Settlement: MacKenzie keeps 4% of Amazon. Jeff keeps 75% of his stake and her voting rights.2