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How Might Jeff Bezos' Divorce Impact His Wealth?
When a couple files for divorce, one of the first and foremost issues they’ll need to address is how to split up their assets. This question becomes a lot more complicated when you and your spouse are the richest couple in the world.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his wife Mackenzie recently announced their pending divorce after 25 years of marriage. Bezos’ estimated net worth is around $137 billion — and according to the community property laws in their home state of Washington, his soon-to-be ex-wife is legally entitled to half of it.
The 5 Richest People in The World 2017
Do you aspire to create wealth for yourself?
If the answer is “yes!” then you might be inspired by the following people; they’re the current top five richest in the world.
And all of them are self-made billionaires.
So, just how did they earn their massive wealth? And how much are they worth?
5. Mark Zuckerberg
Net worth: $58.5 billion
Source of wealth: Self-made; Facebook
While a sophomore at Harvard University in 2004, Mark Zuckerberg launched TheFacebook.com – an early version of what everyone knows today as simply, Facebook.
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