Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Melinda Gates announces divorce, after 27 years

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates announced his divorce from his wife Melinda Gates on Twitter. Bill Gates said that the two parties will continue to work together for the foundation, but no longer believe that they can go on as a couple.

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According to a CCTV financial report, at present, the details of Bill Gates and Melinda Gates’ property division have not yet been announced. “Forbes” data shows that Bill Gates is currently the fourth richest person in the world, worth more than 130 billion US dollars, or about 841.4 billion yuan.

According to Reuters, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation currently has more than 51 billion U.S. dollars in assets or about 330 billion yuan. In addition, Bill Gates currently owns 1.37% of Microsoft shares, valued at approximately US$26 billion, or approximately RMB 168.3 billion. However, he and Melinda Gates had previously pledged with Buffett and others to donate more than half of their personal property.

The following is the full text of Bill Gates’ Twitter:

After careful consideration and a lot of effort in our relationship, we decided to end our marriage relationship.

In the past 27 years, we have raised three incredible children and established a fund all over the world to enable everyone to lead a healthy and productive life. We continue to have the same belief in this mission, and we will continue to work together for the foundation, but we no longer believe that we can go on as a couple. When we start a new life, we require space and privacy in our family.