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Which are the most The most expensive divorces in the world?
Jeff Bezos’ divorce from his long-time wife of 25 years, Mackenzie Bezos, is the world’s most expensive divorce settlement in the world history. The divorce was officially finalized with Jeff keeping 75% of his Amazon stock (about 12% of the entire Amazon company stock), as Ms. Mackenzie received a total of 25% of it (which is equivalent to 4% of the entire Amazon company stock). This divorce settlement saw her become the third richest woman in the world as of 2021, as well as one of the wealthiest people in the entire world.
Here is a list of the most expensive divorces in legal history (as determined by the estimated size of the settlement). The Amounts are given in U.S. dollars and are not modified for inflation.
| Rank | Divorce | Estimated settlement |
| 1. | Jeff Bezos’ divorce from MacKenzie Bezos | $35 billion |
| 2. | Alec Wildenstein’s divorce from Jocelyn Wildenstein | $3.8 billion |
| 3. | Rupert Murdoch’s divorce from Anna Murdoch | $1.7 billion |
| 4. | Bernie Ecclestone’s divorce from Slavica Ecclestone | $1.2 billion |
| 5. | Steve Wynn’s divorce from Elaine Wynn | $1 billion |
| 6. | Harold Hamm’s divorce from Sue Ann Arnall | $974.8 million |
| 7. | Adnan Khashoggi’s divorce from Soraya Khashoggi | $874 million |
| 8. | Dmitry Rybolovlev’s divorce from Elena
Rybolovleva |
$604 million |
| 9. | Craig McCaw’s divorce from Wendy McCaw | $460 million |
| 10. | Mel Gibson’s divorce from Robyn Moore Gibson | $425 million |
| 11. | Robert L. Johnson’s divorce from Sheila Johnson | $400 million |
| 12. | Roman Abramovich’s divorce from Irina Abramovich | $300 million |
| 13. | Charles Edgar Fipke’s divorce from Marlene Fipke | $200 million |
| 14. | Invenergy’s Michael Polsky’s divorce from Maya Polsky | $184 millon |
| 15. | Michael Jordan’s divorce from Juanita Jordan | $168 million |
| 16. | Boris Berezovsky’s divorce from Galina Besharova | $160 million |
| 17. | Neil Diamond’s divorce from Marcia Murphey | $150 million |
| 18. | Frank McCourt’s divorce from Jamie McCourt | $130 million |
| 19. | Harrison Ford’s divorce from Melissa Mathison | $118 million |
| 20. | Greg Norman’s divorce from Laura Andrassy | $103 million |
| 21. | Steven Spielberg’s divorce from Amy Irving | $100 million |
| 22. | Tiger Woods’ divorce from Elin Nordegren | $100 million |
| 23. | Madonna’s divorce from Guy Ritchie | $84 million |
| 24. | Pauline Chai’s divorce from Dr Khoo Kay Peng | $80 million |
| 25. | Kevin Costner’s divorce from Cindy Silva | $80 million |
| 26. | Aga Khan IV’s divorce from Inaara Aga Khan | $78 million |
| 27. | Kenny Rogers divorce from Marianne Rogers | $60 million |
| 28. | James Cameron’s divorce from Linda Hamilton | $50 million |
| 29. | Paul McCartney’s divorce from Heather Mills | $48.6 million |
| 30. | Michael Douglas’ divorce from Diandra Douglas | $45 million |
| 31. | Ted Danson’s divorce from Casey Coats | $30 million |
| 32. | Kelsey Grammer’s divorce from Camille Grammer | $30 million |
| 33. | Martin Sorrell’s divorce from Sandra Finestone | $30 million |
| 34. | Donald Trump’s divorce from Ivana Trump | $25 million |
| 35. | Lionel Richie’s divorce from Diane Richie | $20 million |
| 36. | Johnny Carson’s divorce from Joanna Holland | $20 million |
| 37. | Mick Jagger’s divorce from Jerry Hall | $20 million |
| 38. | Slash’s divorce from Perla Farrar | $6.6 million |
