After 27 years of marriage, Bill Gates and Melinda Gates announced their divorce on Monday, telling the court that "this marriage has been irreversibly broken."
The billionaires, who are co-founders of one of the largest private charities in the world, the Bill Foundation and Melinda Gates, said they have reached an agreement on how to share their fortunes. In their divorce petition, the couple asked the court to divide their property, business interests and liabilities as set out in their separation contract, which was not made public.
According to Forbes, Microsoft co-founder is fourth on the list of the richest individuals in the world with a net worth of $ 130.5 billion. However, the net worth of Melinda Gates, who founded Pivotal Ventures, a women and family-focused investment company in 2015, is unclear. She has also been the author of a book.
In addition, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation had net worth of $ 43.3 billion at the end of 2019. Last year, the foundation said it would spend $ 300 million on treatment, detection and vaccines to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
