The Wealth-X company reveals the list of the richest couples in the world. This magazine, which is specialized in estimating the fortunes of great celebrities and businessmen around the world, reveals those billionaires who work best together when it comes to making money.
In this macho world, we tend to look exclusively at the richest men in the world; and many times we ignore the capacity of their partners.
We must also understand that to be successful and maintain it over time; you must marry the right person. With this in mind, let’s meet the richest couples in the world of entrepreneurship.
Richest couples in the world.
1. Bill and Melinda Gates $89.6 billion
First on the list of course is Bill Gates and his wife Melinda. Together they hold a fortune estimated at 85.7 billion dollars. This wealth stems from the Microsoft company founded in 1975. They met when Melinda started working for this company in 1944. They currently have three children. The couple also established the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2002, which develops different social causes.
2.Amancio Ortega Gaona and Flora Pérez $70.7 billion
This couple married in 2001 and currently have a combined fortune of 70.7 billion dollars. Amancio is the owner of Inditex, or as the clothing store chain is known, Zara. The couple met when she worked at the company and only 20 years later they got married. Currently she is the vice president of the Amancio Ortega Gaona Foundation.
3. Warren Buffet and Astrid Menks $60 billion
Astrid was a waitress at a cocktail bar before meeting Warren Buffet. They met thanks to Warren Buffet’s first wife, Susan, who introduced them and later died in 2004. They are one of the richest couples in the world with a fortune of $60 billion, thanks to Berkshire Hathaway investments, from the who is also CEO.
4. David and Julia Koch $47.5 billion
This couple owes their great fortune to the Koch group, a conglomerate of large oil and gas companies in the United States. Together, David and Julia have a fortune of 47.5 billion dollars. They met when she was 27 and 51 on a blind date. They are currently married and have 3 children. This family is known for its political influence in North America by making considerable financial contributions to the Republican Party. Julia is currently the director of the American Ballet School.
5. Charles and Elizabeth Koch $47.4 billion
This billionaire is part of the Koch family. Charles started working with the family business and after the death of his father he became the CEO of the Koch conglomerate. He and his wife were married in 1972 and currently have two children. His combined fortune is $47.4 billion. This, like his brother, supports many social and philanthropic causes.
6.Wang Jianlin and Lin Ning $40.7 billion
This couple currently has a fortune of $40.7 billion dollars. Wang Jianlin made his fortune in the real estate business in China. This businessman also has a broad investment portfolio in the United States, which includes luxury hotels, yachts and a chain of theaters. His wife on his side is president of Lin Investment Group Inc, a Chinese construction and interior design services company among others.
7. Jeff and Mackenzie Bezos $92.7 billion
Jeff Bezos is the founder of Amazon. This couple met when they worked together at an investment company in New York in 1992. After they got married, they wrote the business plan for the Amazon company. What started as an online book purchase and distribution store has expanded to any type of goods and currently competes against Netflix.
8. Bernard Arnault and Helene Mercier $38.7 billion
Bernard Arnault is a French businessman who owns luxury brands; Fendi, Givenchy, Louis Vuitton, TAG Heuer and Benefit Cosmetics. The LVMH conglomerate represents a fortune of 38.7 billion dollars for the couple. The family owns 5.6% of the shares of the group of companies that is valued in the market for 92.5 million dollars. Part of his fortune, however, was inherited from his parents. His wife is an acclaimed pianist of Canadian origin.
9. Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan $74.2 billion
The 31-year-old Facebook founder and CEO and his 30-year-old wife Priscilla Chan are the world’s youngest millionaire couple. Together they currently have a fortune of 38.5 billion dollars. The couple met while studying at Harvard University and married in 2012. In 2010, Zuckerberg joined billionaires in joining the Giving Pledge, committed to giving the majority of their proceeds to social causes. .
10. James and Lynne Walton $36.2 billion
James is the youngest son of Samuel Walton, founder of WalMart, one of the largest department store chains in the world. His fortune comes from his father’s inheritance. James joined the company’s board of directors after his brother John died in 2005. Currently this company has around 2.2 million employees in the world.
I know it’s complicated, but if you work smart, your name could be among the richest couples in the world.
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