Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang’s admission that he was unfaithful to his wife has raised the question of what Lori Huang could receive if the couple were to divorce, with her potential share running into tens of billions of dollars. The exact figure remains uncertain.
Huang told employees in a statement on Sunday that he had been “unfaithful to my wife”. The admission followed reports that he had a relationship with a Chinese citizen, Alice Huang, whom US intelligence officials suspect could be an asset to the Chinese government. Nvidia’s board has since opened an independent investigation into the matter.
Forbes valued Huang’s net worth at approximately $155.2 billion as of 4pm EST on Monday, placing him among the 10 richest people in the world, though he briefly dropped out of the top 10 that day as Nvidia’s stock fell. He holds a stake of more than 3.5% in the company, making him its largest shareholder.
Huang and Lori have been married since the mid-1980s, after meeting as students at Oregon State University, long before he founded Nvidia. He has said she has “been part of Nvidia every step of the way”. Nvidia’s 2026 proxy shows that most of the shares attributed to Huang are held in trusts where both spouses are co-trustees.
California is a community property state, meaning assets acquired during a marriage, including Huang’s Nvidia stake and any income from the company, are divided equally in a divorce unless they are explicitly determined to be separate property. On that basis Lori could be entitled to at least $75 billion, depending on how Nvidia’s stock performs and on any marital agreements. It is unclear whether the couple signed a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement that would set assets aside as separate.
Huang recently told colleagues that Lori “has done everything for him, including signing paperwork and managing their finances”, joking that he “didn’t know his own address or pay any of his bills”, a sign that many of their assets are likely to be jointly held.
Any such settlement could exceed other recent billionaire divorces. MacKenzie Scott received an Amazon stake worth around $36 billion when she and Jeff Bezos divorced. The full terms of Melinda French Gates’ 2021 settlement with Bill Gates remain unclear, though she has received billions, including at least $12.5 billion directed to her philanthropic work.
In his statement, Huang apologised for actions that “hurt her and our children”, said he takes “full responsibility for what I did and the hurt I caused” and told his family he hopes “our family will heal and that, over time, I can earn back your trust”. Lori Huang has not responded publicly or indicated whether she intends to remain married.
