Divorce often makes the news because of a large sum of money. Sometimes the amounts are not disclosed publicly, but in other cases there is complete transparency. As it was with the founder of Amazon Inc. Jeff Bezos. The richest man on the planet at the time, he paid his ex-wife $38.3 billion after the procedure was completed in 2019.

The end of the 27-year marriage of Bill and Melinda Gates is a case where the amounts are not disclosed. When they divorced (August 2021), Gates’ fortune was about $152 billion. Although the exact terms of the divorce were not publicly disclosed, the American media wrote that the two equally divided their money, that is, each chose 76 billion.

Jeff Bezos and Mackenzie Scott

As the founder of Amazon Inc. Jeff Bezos was the richest man in the world at the time, so it’s only fitting that his divorce was one of the world’s most expensive. His ex-wife, Mackenzie Scott, ended up with $38.3 billion after their divorce was finalized in 2019. (Because her stake was mostly in Amazon stock, the figure fluctuated slightly depending on the value of the stock at the time of the valuation (it was originally valued at $35 billion). and $36 billion.) For billionaire splits, it was fairly amicable — the pair exchanged messages of mutual appreciation on Twitter — and was quickly settled out of court.

Alec and Jocelyn Wildenstein

Alec Wildenstein is a French-born, American-raised art dealer and racehorse owner. His wife Jocelyn was a frequent patient of plastic surgeons (she was nicknamed “Catwoman”). They had a relatively quiet life until the mid-90s, when they decided to separate. The deal, finalized in 1999 after years of negotiations, awarded Jocelyn $2.3 billion plus $100 million over the next 13 years. The final amount was 3.8 billion dollars.

Rupert and Anna Murdoch

After three decades and three children together, media mogul Rupert Murdoch — executive chairman of News Corp ( NWS ) and co-chairman of Fox Corporation ( FOX ) — and his wife Anna, née Anna Torv, have decided to separate. He remarried 17 days later to TV journalist Wendy Deng. She waited another 6 months, but got married $1.7 billion richer.

Bill and Sue Gross

The divorce between “Bond King” Bill Gross, co-founder of Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) and his wife Sue, was also very expensive. The court divided all the assets – from their home in Laguna Beach (estimated at $36 million), to a Picasso painting (later sold for $35 million) or a trio of house cats. Sue walked away with Picasso and cats, and she also got $1.3 billion.

Bernie Ecclestone and Slavica Radich

The 2009 divorce settlement awarded Radic £730 million, roughly $1.2 billion at the time. It was an amicable and somewhat unusual divorce, as she still gives him around $100 million a year, reflecting the fact that many of his assets were actually in her name for tax purposes.

Harold Hamm and Sue Ann Arnall

Beginning in 2012, the divorce proceedings between Continental Resources (CLR) Chairman and CEO Harold Hamm and his wife, Sue Ann Arnall, dragged on for three years. In the end, an Oklahoma district court ordered Hamm to pay $1 billion in cash and assets. He wrote her a check for $974.8 million. She got them, but after about a year she wanted more money. He lost the appeal because the court reasoned that he had accepted the original check.

Steve and Elaine Wynn

El is the co-founder of the casino conglomerate Wynn Resorts (WYNN). She is his great love until he decides to divorce. Elaine received 11 million Wynn Resorts shares plus another $900 million.