The Wife's Story of the Richest People in the World Who Were So Waitress

What's it like to be the wife of the richest man in the world? In the eyes of MacKenzie Bezos, being the wife of the richest man in the world turned out to be a 'normal' thing.

According to him, the assumption is too much. Because in fact, MacKenzie wants to be a simple person who continues to want to work and inspire people.

As is known, MacKenzie Bezos is the wife of CEO and founder of Amazon Jeff Bezos . He is a novelist. MacKenzie - so familiarly called has published two novels, "The Testing of Luther Albright" in 2005 and "Traps" in 2013.

But did you know, long before Jeff Bezos's wife , MacKenzie had already lived a simple life? Yes, even he had become a waitress.

According to information reported by Business Insider,  Thursday (30/11/2017), MacKenzie was born and grew up in San Francisco. To Vogue , he said spent his youth in a simple little family. From children, little MacKenzie is already a hobby of writing.

As a teenager, MacKenzie went on to study at college and studied fiction and literature studies. he even joins with writer Toni Morrison who also won the Pulitzer Prize award.

During his college years, MacKenzie also works part-time to fill his spare time and supplement his income. Various types of work he did. Starting from the restaurant waiter, dishwasher, librarian, tutor, baby sitter, to the assistant lecturer for Toni Morrison.

After graduation, MacKenzie went on to work as a writer and also became a consultant to DE Shaw's management firm.

From there, he meets Jeff Bezos and continues the relationship to a more serious level. They married in 1993 ago and moved to Seattle, USA in 1994. Until now, he and Jeff Bezos have four children.

The Richest Man in the World

Jeff Bezos

The transformation of the world's richest man, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. (Photo: CNBC)

The title of the richest man in the world is now no longer held by Microsoft founder Bill Gates. The prestigious title was already held by Amazon boss Jeff Bezos.

Yes, since Friday 27 October 2017, Jeff Bezos became the richest man in the world. This happened because Bezos got an extra fortune of US $ 7 billion (about Rp 94.5 trillion) overnight. Amazon's stock value even jumped after publishing its earnings report.

Based on CNBC calculations and Bloomberg Billionaires Index data , Bezos' wealth is estimated to exceed US $ 90 billion (around Rp 1.216 trillion).

Jeff Bezos was legitimate to be the richest man in the world to replace Bill Gates, who now occupies the position of the second richest man in the world.

Just to be known, this is not the first time Bezos became the richest man in the world. Previously he had been the richest man in the world last July. However, the next day the value of Amazon shares fell so that the position of the richest man back to Bill Gates.

Actually not only the wealth of Bezos that increases, but also Gates. The same page mentions, Microsoft's stock value soared and this makes the wealth of Gates increased US $ 550 million (about Rp 7.4 trillion) to US $ 88.5 billion (approximately Rp 1,195.9 trillion). If dibadingkan, treasure Bezos indeed more.

However, the title of the richest man in the world does not seem to be eternal. It could be Bezos again overtaken Gates if the value of Microsoft shares rise again or the value of Amazon shares decreased.