Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Wife to Divorce

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(CBS News) - Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced Wednesday morning that he and his wife MacKenzie Bezos are divorcing. Jeff Bezos made the announcement in a tweet.

"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 said in a statement posted to Bezos' Twitter account. "If we had known we would separate after 25 years, we would do it all again."

According to the statement, the couple went through a "long period of loving exploration and trial separation" before deciding to divorce. "Though the labels might be different, we remain a family, and we remain cherished friends," the statement said.

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— Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) January 9, 2019

Jeff Bezos' net worth

In October, the Amazon chief and founder was named the wealthiest person on the planet. Forbes estimated his net worth was $160 billion and had increased by more than $75 billion from 2017.