Bloomberg has delisted Bill Gates, one of the world\u2019s richest men, from its billionaire index, following the announcement of a divorce from Melinda Gates. <\/p>\n
On Monday, the co-chairs of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced their divorce after 27 years together as a married duo.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage,\u201d the duo shared on Twitter.<\/p>\n
\u201cOver the last 27 years, we have raised three incredible children and built a foundation that works all over the world to enable people to lead healthy lives.\u201d<\/p>\n
Immediately after the announcement, Gates was taken out of the top billionaires\u2019 list, where he usually hovers in the top four spots.<\/p>\n
As of May 2, 2021, Gates was fourth on the index with a net worth of $145 billion, having gained over $13 billion in 2021 alone.<\/p>\n
In 1987, an unmarried Gates became the youngest American Billionaire, a record he held until Mark Zuckerberg, the Facebook founder came to the billionaire status in 2007.<\/p>\n
Gates got married to Melinda in 1994, after Bill was already named the richest man in America. They have three children together.<\/p>\n
Forbes\u2019 real-time billionaire list still has Gates at number four with a wealth of $130 billion.<\/p>\n
The divorce is expected to affect their wealth, but the extent to which this will happen is yet to be known.<\/p>\n
Bill had previously said Melinda is a \u201ctruly equal partner\u201d. This may have equal consequences on his wealth in the days ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Bloomberg has delisted Bill Gates, one of the world\u2019s richest men, from its billionaire index, following the announcement of a divorce from Melinda Gates. On Monday, the co-chairs of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced their divorce after 27 years together as a married duo. \u201cAfter a great deal of thought and a lot […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":187,"featured_media":135472,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[110,3,11,15,2],"tags":[5208,18801,40352],"yoast_head":"\n