--- title: "If Jensen Huang’s Wife Cuts Him Loose, She Could Get the Largest Divorce Settlement of All Time" description: "Huang's wife, Lori, is in a great bargaining position as Nvidia navigates a PR disaster of epic proportions." date: "2026-11-10" modified: "2026-11-10" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor.md" url: "https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/jensen-huang-wife-largest-divorce-settlement" categories: - "Artificial Intelligence" - "Ethics" --- # If Jensen Huang’s Wife Cuts Him Loose, She Could Get the Largest Divorce Settlement of All Time ![President and CEO of Nvidia Jensen Huang and his wife Lori Huang attend the 12th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony.]() *LISA O'CONNOR / AFP via Getty Images* In one of the biggest unenforced errors in the history of the AI industry, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted on Sunday that he had cheated on his wife with an alleged Chinese spy. The embarrassing news sent shares of the AI chipmaker — a bellwether for an economy overindexed on AI — plummeting, [wiping out almost 30 percent]() of the company's valuation. Nvidia's board of directors has since launched an independent investigation into the billionaire's affair, further clouding his grip on the company. Huang [has no clear successor](). Adding to the drama is the specter of divorce. Lori Huang, Jensen's wife of over 40 years whom he before founding Nvidia, could earn a staggering amount of money if she were to split up. As [*Forbes* reports](), Huang's stake is held in trusts that are controlled by both spouses as co-trustees. Put simply, Huang's wife appears to be in a strong bargaining position as Nvidia navigates a PR disaster of epic proportions. "By virtue of their status as co-trustees of the Huang Trust, The Huang 2012 Irrevocable Trust, and The Huang Irrevocable Remainder Trust, each of Mr. Huang and his wife may be deemed to have shared beneficial ownership of, and to exercise shared voting and investment power over" the shares, [according to a 2026 annual report](). How much Lori Huang could be worth if the two were to part ways is unclear and would almost certainly be contested legally. The CEO owns over 870 million shares of Nvidia, or roughly 3.6 percent of the company. After the company's recent losses, those shares are still worth just under $150 billion. If Lori Huang is entitled to half of the shares in the case of a divorce, she could get at least $75 billion, per *Forbes* — and that's assuming the value of the company's stock doesn't bounce back. However, since we don't know the details regarding any possible pre- or postnuptial agreements, that number could change significantly. We also don't know the current condition of their marriage, as Lori Huang has yet to publicly [respond to her husband's promises]() to "earn back your trust." A $75 billion fortune would eclipse even Jeff Bezos' ex-wife MacKenzie Scott's windfall, which was [worth $36 billion]() when they divorced in 2022. **More on the affair:** [*We Are Now Learning in Real Time Whether the Stock Market Cares About an AI Executive Admitting to an Affair With an Alleged Chinese Spy*]() ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. 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