MacKenzie Scott has turned a fortune that came from her 2019 divorce from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos into one of the fastest-moving philanthropic campaigns in the world. According to Forbes, Scott has given away $26.4 billion in less than seven years, including an estimated $7.2 billion in 2025 alone. Forbes says that made 2025 the largest single-year total donated by any individual since it began tracking charitable giving in 2012.
Her approach has now earned her a place on the 2026 Forbes Iconoclast 50, a list recognizing influential figures in business, finance, technology, media, entertainment and philanthropy who are challenging conventional thinking.
