Amazone's executive director, Jeff Bezos, declared on Wednesday the divorce from his 25-year-old wife, MacKenzie. The richest man in the world announced the divorce news through a status in Twitter.

"Just as our families and friends know, after a long period of time, we decided to divorce and continue our lives as friends. Even if we knew that after 25 years we would partition, we would again have lived together this, "says the statement made.

Bezos's wife was one of Amazon's first employees, but they met him before he founded Amazon. The couple, whose wealth amounts to up to $ 137 billion, are parents of four children.