"220 Trillion Won in Assets"... 'Admits to an Affair' Jensen Huang: How Much Could His Wife Get in a Divorce?

Jensen Huang's Net Worth: 220 Trillion Won
110 Trillion Won if Community Property Rules Apply in His State of Residence

As NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang faces controversy over his personal life and allegations of information leaks, attention is also turning to his vast fortune. Some estimates suggest that, in the event of a divorce, his spouse could receive as much as 110 trillion won based on a simple calculation.

According to Forbes' billionaire rankings on Nov. 9, Huang's net worth is $162.2 billion (approximately 220 trillion won). That makes him the eighth-richest person in the world.

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and his wife, Lori Huang, speak with SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo, Naver Chairman Lee Hae-jin and others at the BBQ Hongdae Entrance branch in Mapo-gu, Seoul, on June 5. Yonhap News.

Huang has led NVIDIA as its CEO ever since co-founding the company in 1993. He owns approximately 3.4% of the company.

Applying California's Community Property Rules Could Mean Half, or 110 Trillion Won

Huang married Lori Huang in 1985, before founding NVIDIA. The couple are reportedly living in California, where NVIDIA is headquartered.

California treats property accumulated by a couple during their marriage as community property. As a general rule, community property is divided equally in a divorce. If all of Huang's net worth were assumed to have been accumulated during the marriage, his spouse's share would amount to approximately $81.1 billion (approximately 110 trillion won).

However, the actual amount of a property settlement is not determined simply by dividing a person's current net worth in half. The assets subject to division and the amount may vary depending on how and when they were acquired and their nature, including whether they were owned before the marriage or accumulated during it. Whether the couple entered into a separate property agreement is another factor.

MacKenzie Scott Became One of the World's Wealthiest Women After Divorcing Jeff Bezos

In the U.S. Big Tech industry, there have been cases in which founders divided fortunes worth tens of trillions of won during divorce proceedings. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos ended his 25-year marriage to MacKenzie Scott in 2019. News of their divorce drew worldwide attention after Bezos's infidelity became public.

The two reached a property settlement in April that year. Scott received 25% of the Amazon shares the couple owned. This represented about 4% of Amazon's total shares outstanding and was worth approximately $38 billion (approximately 51.4 trillion won at the time). Scott also became the world's fourth-wealthiest woman overnight.

Microsoft (MS) co-founder Bill Gates also ended his 27-year marriage to Melinda French Gates in 2021. At the time of the divorce, the value of publicly traded shares transferred to Melinda was reported to exceed $5.7 billion (approximately 7.7 trillion won).

The Gateses reportedly divided their assets under a separation and property settlement agreement they had prepared in advance. However, they did not disclose the specific terms of the final agreement or the total value of the assets divided.

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