An American Has Become the Richest Woman on Earth

The recent surge in tech stock prices has shaken up the rankings of the world's billionaires—and made MacKenzie Scott the richest woman on the planet, thanks to the 4% stake in Amazon she received in her 2019 divorce from Jeff Bezos. Her estimated net worth of $68 billion makes her the 12th richest person in the world, ahead of L'Oréal heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, CNN reports. Bezos is still the world's richest person, with a fortune of $207 billion, according to the Bloomberg billionaires list. Elon Musk briefly overtook Mark Zuckerberg to become the world's third-richest person this week, but he was back in fourth place after Tesla shares dropped more than 5% Wednesday. The stock is still up almost 500% for the year, while Amazon shares are up more than 90% so far in 2020. Bill Gates occupies the No. 2 slot. (Read more MacKenzie Scott stories.)