Top 10 World Wealthiest Couples 2015 (Photos)

CNN Money has released its 2015 world 10 wealthiest couples.

1. Bill and Melinda Gates

Bill and Melinda Gates

This couple tops the list of the world wealthiest couple with a whooping $85.7 billion net worth. The high profiled couple have interest in education, world health and general philanthropic causes. Bill Gates famously dropped out of Harvard and co-founded Microsoft (MSFT, Tech30) in 1975 with Paul Allen.

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2. Amancio Ortega Gaona and Flora Perez Marcote

Amancio Ortega Gaona and Flora Perez Marcote

With a net worth of $70.7 billion, Spanish businessman Amancio Ortega Gaona sits at the second position on this list. The Europe’s richest man got blown financially after founding the successful global fashion chain Zara in 1975.

3. Warren Buffett and Astrid Menks

Warren Buffett and Astrid Menks

Famed billionaire investor, Warren Buffett has a net worth of  $65 billion. Buffett made his billions investing in other companies through his holding company, Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA), where the 84-year-old remains CEO.

4. David and Julia Koch

Charles Koch

David Koch is worth $47.5 billion. He and his brother Charles Koch made their fortune with Koch Industries, a huge oil and gas conglomerate which is among the biggest private companies in North America. David and his wife Julia met on a blind date and married in 1996.

6. Wang Jianlin and Lin Ning

Wang Jianlin

With a net worth of $40.7 billion, property mogul, Wang Jianlin is one of the richest men to come out of China. The self-made billionaire is chairman of Dalian Wanda, a real estate and entertainment conglomerate.

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7. Jeff and Mackenzie Bezos

Jeff and Mackenzie Bezos

Jeff Bezos founded Amazon (AMZN, Tech30) in 1994 after working on Wall Street for about eight years. He has a net worth of $39.8 billion. He met his now-wife Mackenzie Bezos when they worked together at the investment firm D. E. Shaw. They married in the early 1990s and worked to start Amazon together.

8. Bernard Arnault and Helene Mercier

Bernard Arnault and Helene Mercier

With a net worth of $38.7 billion, French businessman Bernard Arnault who is chairman and CEO of the luxury goods conglomerate LVMH, sits comfortably at number 8 list of the world wealthiest couple. The company sells well-known brands including Fendi, Givenchy, Louis Vuitton, TAG Heuer and Benefit Cosmetics. Arnault’s second wife Helene Mercier is an acclaimed pianist from Quebec.

9. Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan

Facebook CEO and founder, Mark Zuckerberg, 31, and wife, Priscilla Chan 30, are the youngest on this list with a net worth of $38.5 billion. They met at Harvard and got married in 2012, a day after his social media company began trading on Wall Street.

10. Jim and Lynne Walton

Jim Walton

Jim Walton, the youngest son of Wal-Mart (WMT) founder Samuel Walton, is worth $36.2 billion. He is on the board of directors of Wal-Mart and is also chairman and CEO at Arvest Bank Group, which operates in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Jim is also chairman of a newspaper group called Community Publishers, Inc.

 

 

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