In 2019, Jeff Bezos<\/a> was the richest man in the world. So, naturally, when he decided to divorce his longtime wife, novelist MacKenzie Scott<\/a>, their settlement ran into the billions: approximately $35 billion, to be exact.<\/p>\n As part of the divorce settlement, Scott retained a 4% stake in Amazon, the company founded by Bezos in 1994, where she was also one of the first employees.<\/p>\n Since then, Scott has become one of the world\u2019s leading philanthropists, dedicating a large portion of her fortune to progressive causes, particularly the defense of LGBTQ+ rights and environmental protection. Bezos, for his part, has moved on with journalist Lauren S\u00e1nchez<\/a>, whom he married in June 2025 in Venice. His fortune is now estimated at some $273.5 billion, according to Forbes<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n Rupert Murdoch and Anna dePeyster (1988)<\/p>\n <\/span>Ron Galella\/Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n When Rupert Murdoch<\/a> divorced his second wife, Anna dePeyster, their 1999 separation became the most expensive in history at that point. After 31 years of marriage and three children, dePeyster reportedly received a settlement estimated at $1.7 billion, including $110 million paid directly in cash.<\/p>\n But Murdoch seems to love marriages almost as much as he loves divorces. Barely 17 days after his divorce from dePeyster was officially finalized, the media mogul was already putting a ring on the finger of Wendi Deng<\/a>, 38 years his junior, who became his third wife following a ceremony aboard the billionaire\u2019s luxury yacht.<\/p>\n Since then, Murdoch has remarried twice: a fourth time in 2016 to model and actress Jerry Hall<\/a>, and then a fifth time in 2024 to biologist Elena Zhukova<\/a>. His fortune is currently estimated at $24.4 billion by Forbes<\/em><\/a>, making him significantly wealthier than he was in 1999\u2014even before his divorce.<\/p>\nRupert Murdoch and Anna dePeyster<\/h2>\n
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