Jeff Bezos, 54, who has an estimated net worth of $137 biillion according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, announced the couple’s divorce following a “trial separation”. Taking to Twitter, Jeff posted the news of there break-up to his 719,000 Twitter followers which was signed by Jeff and his former wife. The statement read: “We want to make people aware of a development in our lives. “As our family and close friends know, after a long period of loving exploration and trial separation we have decided to divorce and continue our shared lives as friends. Related articles jeff bezos net worth Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic will send people to space THIS WEEK “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.”They continued: “If we had known we would separate after 25 years, we would do it all again.“We’ve had such a great life together as a married couple and we also see wonderful futures ahead, as parents, friends, partners in ventures and projects, and as individuals pursuing ventures and adventures.“Though the labels might be different, we remain a family, and we we remain cherished friends.”The couple married within six months after the pair met working together at a New York hedge fund company, D.E. Shaw.Jeff Bezos: Amazon CEO announces divorce from wife MacKenzie (Image: GETTY)Jeff Bezos: Jeff and his former wife MacKenzie split after 25 years (Image: GETTY) The pair have been married for 25 years and she four children together. Jeff became the world’s wealthiest person with an estimated net worth of just over $90 billion in 2017.A regular fixture on the Forbes wealthiest list, he was named the richest man in modern history after his net worth increased to $150 billion in July of 2018, surpassing Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.Jeff, who was born in New Mexico in 1964 but was raised in Houston, Texas. Related articles Amazon stock: Could Amazon become the first $1TRILLION company today? Jeff Bezos will help ONE TRILLION people populate solar system Jeff Bezos: The former couple signed the statement on Twitter (Image: TWITTER • JEFF BEZOS)Jeff Bezos: The couple share four children together (Image: GETTY) He graduated form Princeton University in 1986 with a degree in electrical engineering and computer science.After working in a variety of jobs on Wall Street, the entrepreneur founded Amazon in 1994 and it is now the world’s largest online company.Last year, the couple announced plans to commit $2 billion to fund existing non-profit organisations which help families.In addition, it will also help to create a network of pre-schools in low-income communities, according to CNN.