The world’s richest man, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, and his wife MacKenzie Bezos are to divorce after a 25-year marriage.
The couple announced their split in a joint statement on Wednesday on Twitter.
In a statement, the couple wrote: “After a long period of loving exploration and trial separation, we have decided to divorce and continue our shared lives as friends.”
Mr Bezos has an estimated fortune of more than $160 billion (about £125,434,400,000) thanks to his stake in online retailer Amazon
Ms Bezos and her husband first met when she was a student at Princeton University and she was interviewing for a job at a New York Hedge Fund, according to Vogue magazine.
She now works as a novelist and is the author of The Testing of Luther Albright (2005) and Traps (2013).
Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO Amazon.com, and his wife Mackenzie Bezos are splitting upGetty ImagesThe couple have four children.
Mr Bezos’s company Amazon became the world’s most valuable listed company this week, beating Microsoft.
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The pair’s statement added: “"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.
Jeff Bezos (L) and MacKenzie Bezos attend the March 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar PartyGetty Images"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."