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The story
Speculation about a divorce between NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and his wife Lori has emerged after Huang admitted to an affair. Should the couple divorce, it could trigger an asset split potentially worth tens of billions of dollars; on November 9, 2026, a sharp drop in NVIDIA’s stock price even briefly knocked Huang out of the world’s top 10 richest people. On the thread, posters expressed surprise that U.S. marital property division can extend to assets acquired before marriage, contrasted it with Japan’s system, and some brought up Bill and Melinda Gates’ divorce as a precedent.
Divorce Speculation Surrounds NVIDIA CEO Who Admitted to Affair — Wife Could Receive “Over ¥11.8 Trillion”
Divorce speculation has surfaced involving NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and his wife Lori Huang, after Huang admitted to having an affair. Should the couple divorce, Lori could receive assets worth tens of billions of dollars (trillions of yen). The exact amount she would actually receive is unknown.
Huang ranks among the world’s top 10 wealthiest people. On November 9, 2026, Eastern Time, NVIDIA shares plunged, briefly knocking him out of the top 10 on the wealth rankings. As of 4 p.m. that day, his net worth was estimated by Forbes at approximately $155.2 billion (about ¥24.5216 trillion).
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Wife: "Hey boss~, that's way too cheap for me~ ♡"
Only women get to sit down next to everything you spent your whole life desperately building — in one second flat
Nobody actually gains anything from that
The world really is rational!
You only think it's messed up because you're poor lol
"Jensen Huang's affair partner smuggled $7.5 billion worth of NVIDIA AI chips to China"
Posted 11/11 (Wed) 9:43 AM
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/a3177fe5ca3316fe707a94c1977e48fbfeb7f32e
Whoa, this is way bigger than just a divorce now lol. Could this end in an arrest?
Isn't this basically a life-sentence case at this point?
Let's ask an AI.
Estimates put the total asset split at roughly $7.3 billion to $76 billion (around ¥8 trillion at the time).
>roughly $7.3 billion to $76 billion
That's… quite a wide range
"Easy"? Do you have any idea how many years ago this wife married Mr. Leather Jacket? (a nickname for Jensen Huang, after his trademark leather jacket)
Oh, nice plot. If the guy billed as "the spy's husband" turns out to be a spy himself too, and he's been double-cheating with [Huang's] wife on top of it — that's a movie deal right there lol
It'd be great if she set up some kind of foundation and put it toward AI startups or scholarships for engineering students
Realistically, what's an old woman going to do with trillions of yen anyway
Because they've never actually played the field before
Huang got married in '85 and NVIDIA was founded in '93, so even under Japan's rules this would get split 50/50
Japan's 50/50 split only covers assets built up after the marriage.
An inheritance from your parents stays yours.
In America it's everything — premarital assets, and of course even scholarships and debts get split too.
Seriously, alimony and inheritance laws are messed up
In his case, she stuck with him through all the hard times, so the adultery apology he gave his employees reflects that
It's basically like Trump was getting in the way of it
He's Huang Renxun (Jensen Huang), the affair partner is Huang Le
From Baidu Baike
https://baike.baidu.com/ja/item/%E9%BB%84%E5%A7%93/1132633
"Demographics: As of 2006, the population with the surname Huang was about 27 million, roughly 2.2% of the national population. By ranking, the Huang surname rose from 8th to 7th most common."
What are you talking about.
That's literally what's been the issue from the start.
Background and Key Points of This Story
The asset figures in the reporting are based on Forbes’ estimate of personal net worth, and the actual division of assets would depend heavily on whether a prenuptial agreement exists and on court rulings. On the thread, the idea that “in America, even premarital assets get split 50/50” was widely assumed, but in reality this varies by state law and by contract, and the premise differs from Japan’s principle of dividing only assets built up during the marriage. Another point of discussion was that the woman reported as the affair partner is also said to be connected to the separately reported allegations of NVIDIA AI chips being smuggled to China — on the thread, there was more concern about the fallout from export-control violations and espionage suspicions than about the divorce itself. Some posts cited the Bill and Melinda Gates divorce as a precedent, but the estimated settlement range varies widely depending on the source, and the article itself doesn’t note that no figure has actually been confirmed.
*This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary from the 5ch (News Express+) thread “U.S. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Faces Divorce Speculation — Wife He Met in College Could Receive “Over ¥11.8 Trillion”“.
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