The Wealthiest People on the Planet and their Spouses

Published on 11/26/2020
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Some say money can’t buy you happiness, but it can certainly buy you fast cars, luxurious foods, and the freedom to see the world anytime you want. And money can allow you the freedom to do so much more too. For many, it came easily, while others worked from nothing to make their millions – either way, keeping the fortune can also be in itself a struggle too! The likes of Warren Buffett and many other billionaires worked so hard to get to where they are. These people have dedicated almost their entire lives to building their wealth. In as much as these multi-millionaires and billionaires spend the majority of their time making the greens, they do need some support and companionship too. Read along to find out more about them.

Melinda Gates

Melinda Gates is married to the second richest man in the world, Bill Gates, who is the globally known Microsoft Corporation founder, with an enormous net worth of $103.7 billion. Melinda is the former general manager of Microsoft and is now a founding partner of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The foundation is dedicated to mitigate poverty and improve the quality of global healthcare. The couple has become household names thanks to Bill’s accomplishments of founding Microsoft.

Melinda Gates

Melinda Gates

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Jean-Pierre Meyers

Jean-Pierre Meyers is known to have been the first husband to have a listed billionaire wife. He holds a board position for L’Oreal and served as the CEO of Tethys SCA. He married Françoise Bettencourt Meyers in 1982. She is an activist committed to better Jewish-Christian relations and has written Bible commentaries. In 2017 her mother passed on and she became the heiress of L’Oreal, making her current net worth an estimated $53.2 billion, making her for sure the wealthiest woman in the world.

Jean Pierre Meyers

Jean Pierre Meyers

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