Chinanews, May 4th, a comprehensive report, on the 3rd local time, US Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates issued a joint statement announcing their divorce.
The statement stated that after the divorce, the two will continue to work together for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Looking back on the sweet past of the two, every bit is enviable, and their enthusiasm for philanthropy has been praised by countless people.
Today, this 27-year marriage has come to an end.
Will this be the "most expensive" divorce in history?
Data map: The picture shows Bill and Melinda Gates on a conference call during the epidemic.
Photo courtesy of the Gates Foundation
The 27-year marriage comes to an end
According to a joint statement issued by the two, "After a lot of thinking and attempts on the relationship, we made the decision to end the marriage. In the past 27 years, we have raised three children and established a world-wide , A foundation that aims to allow everyone to live a healthy and fulfilling life. We still share the mission based on the above beliefs and will continue to work together in the foundation, but we no longer believe that we can grow together in the next part of our lives. "
The statement did not have more details, but pleaded with the outside world to respect the space and privacy of them and their families.
The picture shows a screenshot of Bill Gates' social media.
He
once said, "I can't find a better partner in this life."
The love between Bill Gates and his wife Melinda was the envy of countless people.
Melinda is an employee of Microsoft. She met Gates shortly after joining Microsoft in 1987.
The two married in 1994 and have three children.
On August 15, 2019, Gates shared a photo of the two hugging each other, celebrating Melinda’s birthday, calling each other his favorite person.
On Valentine's Day in 2020, Gates also posted a back photo of walking around the fruit market with Melinda in his arms. The accompanying text wrote, "I can't find a better partner in this life."
On the 26th anniversary of their marriage, Melinda also posted a photo of the two dancing together to celebrate.
When Melinda was interviewed to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her marriage, she revealed the key to maintaining their marriage relationship, which is the word "patient".
She said Gates "needs a little training."
She remembered that Gates annoyed her once because she was preparing for the three children and needed help driving out, but Gates was "obsessed" in a book about Churchill and did not help her in time.
The couple, who have been patiently treating each other for 27 years, have come to an end in their marriage.
Data map: Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft Corporation of the United States, and his wife Melinda Gates.
Join hands in charity
Melinda not only witnessed the establishment of Gates' wealth empire, accompanied him through ups and downs, but also devoted himself to charity with him.
The two-person Gates Foundation is considered to be one of the most financially strong foundations in the world.
According to the "Central News Agency", in the past 20 years, Gates' foundation has invested more than US$54 billion in infectious disease control, agricultural research, and basic health care. Its footprint has expanded globally.
In 2020, its foundation pledged to donate another 250 million US dollars to help fight the epidemic, including for accelerating the development and fair distribution of new crown testing tools, drugs and vaccines to help end the global new crown epidemic.
Data map: The picture shows Bill Gates and his wife Melinda.
Will this be the "most expensive" divorce in history?
Now, after the two announce their divorce, how will the huge wealth be divided?
There are reports that the divorce between Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates is expected to be extremely expensive, but it may not be considered the "most expensive".
Gates’ wealth is currently ranked fourth in the world, with a net worth of approximately $124 billion.
Compared with the divorce of Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon Group, this seems not to be considered the "most expensive".
At that time, after Bezos's extramarital affairs were announced, the divorce with his ex-wife McKinsey shared a total of about 150 billion US dollars.