Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos have had the most expensive divorces

Divorce involves the division of property, a process that in some cases can be tedious and, in many others, expensive. In the last four years, two of the billionaires with the highest net worth in the world, Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, decided to separate from their respective partners, forcing them to divide their capital, which exceeded US$130 million and US$77,000 million, respectively.

The separation of Bill Gates and Melinda occurred in 2021, and it is so far the most expensive in history, since according to Forbes, it is estimated that it was worth US$65.250 million that the creator of Microsoft had to deliver to his ex wife. The couple’s heritage consists of properties, yachts, shares, companies and even a private plane.

“After much reflection and work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage … we do not believe that we can continue to grow as a couple in the next phase of our lives,” Gates said after the separation.

The divorce of Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Scott is the second most expensive in history; After the owner of Amazon became one of the richest men in the world after accumulating a net worth of more than US$77.1 billion, he decided to separate from his partner. Bezos had to give Scott 4% of the company, representing around $35 billion, making her the fourth-richest woman in the world, according to Forbes.

Tycoon Rupert Murdoch has been divorced three times. Although the second was the one that cost him the most money, since with a heritage of US$3.4 billion, he had to share half of his fortune with his ex-wife, the journalist Maria Torv, that is, US$1.7 billion.

Kim Kardashian has also starred in one of the most expensive divorces in history, since it is estimated that the division of assets with rapper Kanye West was for about US$1.5 billion. In addition, they agreed that West must send him US $ 200,000 monthly for the support of his children.

Renowned actor Mel Gibson closes the top five of the most expensive separations, as he had to give actress Robyn Moore US$425 million after their divorce in 2011. This is considered the most expensive separation in Hollywood.