Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie, are to divorce
after a 25-year marriage.
The pair announced the move in a joint statement on Wednesday
on Twitter.
"After a long period of loving exploration and trial separation, we
have decided to divorce and continue our shared lives as friends,"
the couple said in the statement.
Amazon, formed 25 years ago, this week eclipsed Microsoft to
become the world's most valuable listed company.
Mr Bezos, 54, who founded Amazon, is the world's wealthiest man
according to the Bloomberg Billionaire Index , with an estimated
wealth of $137billion, some $45bn ahead of Bill Gates.
The 48-year-old MacKenzie Bezos is a novelist, the author of The
Testing of Luther Albright (2005) and Traps (2013).
"We feel incredibly lucky to have found each other and deeply
grateful for every one of the years we have been married to each
other," the couple's statement said.
"If we had known we would separate after 25 years, we would do it
all again. We've had such a great life together as a married couple
and we also see wonderful futures ahead, as parents, friends,
partners in ventures and projects, and as individuals pursuing
ventures and adventures.
"Though the labels might be different, we remain a family, and we
remain cherished friends."
The couple have four children - three sons, and an adopted
daughter.
US media report that Mr Bezos has been romantically involved
with a former Fox TV host, Lauren Sánchez .
They got engaged after three months of dating and married shortly
after, in 1993.
One year later he founded Amazon - which began as an online
book retailer.
The company has since expanded into an e-commerce giant.
Amazon was worth $797bn (£634bn) when the US stock market
closed on Monday, after rising 3.4% and moving past Microsoft,
valued at $789bn.
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