Wednesday, September 2, 2026
HomeWorldBill Gates and his wife Melinda to divorce - E24

Bill Gates and his wife Melinda to divorce – E24

Published on

This was stated by Microsoft founder in a Twitter message.

Bill Gates and his wife Melinda to divorce – E24

Bill and Melinda Gates, here in 2017.

Julian De Rosa / Environmental Protection Agency

Published:

After 27 years of marriage. The two are behind the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

It is the largest private charitable foundation in the world, with an estimated value of $ 46.8 billion. Forbes writes. The purpose of the Foundation is to improve global health and facilitate a level playing field for the world’s population.

By 2020, the foundation will have donated more than $ 300 million to fight the ongoing pandemic.

Bill Gates has over time donated $ 35 billion of Microsoft shares to the fund.

In the Twitter message, Bill Gates wrote that the two will continue to work together on the basis.

The Microsoft founder became a billionaire in 1986 and is today number four on Forbes’ list of the world’s richest people.

In recent years, he has increasingly withdrawn from Microsoft. Today, he owns a 1.37 percent stake in the information technology giant, according to CNBC. It has a market value of more than $ 26 billion. CNBC writes that it is not clear how the divorce will happen from a financial perspective.

Published:

Latest articles

U.S. Rocket Launches Are Surging, and Thousands More Are Expected

Rocket launches have become an increasingly common sight in the United States, driven by...

Sophie Adenot to Become First French Woman to Conduct a Spacewalk

European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot is set to make history Tuesday, Aug. 18,...

Nuclear Blast Could Help Stop a “City-Killer” Asteroid, Simulations Suggest

An asteroid large enough to destroy a city could pose a serious threat if...

Ariana Grande’s New Album Petal Balances Defiance With Vulnerability

Pop Star Faces Renewed Public Scrutiny as Eighth Album Arrives Ariana Grande’s latest album arrives...

More like this

U.S. Rocket Launches Are Surging, and Thousands More Are Expected

Rocket launches have become an increasingly common sight in the United States, driven by...

Sophie Adenot to Become First French Woman to Conduct a Spacewalk

European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot is set to make history Tuesday, Aug. 18,...

Nuclear Blast Could Help Stop a “City-Killer” Asteroid, Simulations Suggest

An asteroid large enough to destroy a city could pose a serious threat if...