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MaKkenzie Scott has donated $26.3B in 5 years — yet she's richer now. Here's why the 'giving' is wrong
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MaKkenzie Scott has donated $26.3B in 5 years — yet she's richer now. Here's why the 'giving' is wrong

Yahoo Finance · Jun 30, 2026, 11:00 AM

Key takeaways

  • Ma Kkenzie Scott has donated $26.3B in 5 years — yet she's richer now.
  • Those two facts sit together in a way that defies common intuition about generosity and they reveal something important about how extreme wealth works.
  • Jeff Bezos backs a platform that lets anyone invest in rental homes for as little as $100 — 6 ways to build wealth like a landlord without actually being one

Ma Kkenzie Scott has donated $26.3B in 5 years — yet she's richer now. Here's why the 'giving' is wrong Emma Caplan-Fisher Tue, June 30, 2026 at 6:00 PM GMT+7 5 min read Dia Dipasupil / Getty Images Jeff Bezos' ex-wife, Mac Kenzie Scott, has donated more than $26 billion since 2019. She is also wealthier today than when she started giving (1).

Those two facts sit together in a way that defies common intuition about generosity and they reveal something important about how extreme wealth works.

Jeff Bezos backs a platform that lets anyone invest in rental homes for as little as $100 — 6 ways to build wealth like a landlord without actually being one

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