The key facts
- Lori Huang, Jensen Huang's wife, has not yet filed for divorce
- Forbes estimates Huang's fortune at $143 billion despite the drop in shares
- The record for an expensive divorce is $76 billion, held by Bill Gates
A possible record-breaking divorce around the Nvidia founder
Nvidia founder Jensen Huang, who is suspected of romantic affairs with several women, may find himself a participant in one of the most expensive divorces in history — the German Bild comes to this scenario. Whether his wife Lori Huang will file for divorce is not yet known. There is also no information about the existence of a prenuptial agreement or other financial arrangements between the spouses.
What is known about the marriage and the possible amount
The Huangs have been together for 41 years: they met while studying electrical engineering at Oregon State University. Both of their adult children work at Nvidia, and the family lives in California. Under the laws of that state, if there is no separate agreement between the spouses, property acquired during the marriage is divided equally. According to Forbes, despite the sharp drop in shares this week, Huang's fortune stands at $143 billion — theoretically, Lori Huang could receive more than $70 billion, which would be one of the largest property divisions in history.
Current records
The current record for the most expensive divorce belongs to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates: his ex-wife Melinda received $76 billion after the divorce. A similar case is that of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who in 2019 transferred 4% of the company's shares, worth $38.3 billion at the time, to his ex-wife MacKenzie Scott. Since then, Scott has directed about $26.4 billion to charity to more than 2,700 organizations — in particular, to support education, women's and minority rights, the fight against poverty, and climate protection.
