The wives of the richest people in the world

Just imagine – you have the ability to go wherever and whenever you want, buy whatever you want, and at the same time you have no financial constraints. Some women can afford it largely because their husbands are the richest people on the planet. What do we actually know about the spouses of famous billionaires and millionaires?

Mackenzie Bezos

Mackenzie married Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in 1993. They were once the richest couple in the world with a combined net worth of just under $ 114 billion. After her divorce in April 2019, Mackenzie received a compensation of $ 35 billion, becoming the third richest woman in the world.

Melinda Gates

Melinda and her husband founded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which aims to fight poverty and improve global health. Her husband is the founder of Microsoft Corporation, whose personal capital is $ 103.7 billion.

Helene Mercier

Canadian pianist Helene Mercier has been awarded the Order of Arts and Letters, a French honor for people who have contributed to the art of France. She and French business tycoon Bernard Arnault have been married since 1991. The couple has a fortune of $ 95.6 billion.

Astrid Menks

Before meeting Warren Buffett, Astrid worked as a cafe administrator in Nebraska. They had an affair with Warren even before the death of the first wife of the American business tycoon. The couple married in 2006 and are now worth an estimated $ 85.4 billion.

Priscilla Chan

She has been married since 2012 to Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of Facebook. However, Priscilla is a successful person in her own right. The couple launched the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative and donate the proceeds of 99% of Facebook’s shares (that’s 55 billion!) To charity. Their family fortune is $ 67.4 billion.

Lucinda Southworth

Lucinda is married to Google co-founder Larry Page. She has a PhD in Biomedical Informatics and is engaged in research activities. The couple have been married since 2007, and in 2013 the couple donated $ 15 million to fight the Ebola virus. Their combined capital is $ 54 billion.

Ann Wojicki

Another Google co-founder, Sergey Brin, was married to Ann Wojicki from 2007 to 2015. Ann is a typical businesswoman and she is the co-founder and CEO of a personal genomics company. 23andMe… When they were married, their fortune was estimated at $ 40 billion.

Jerry Hall

American model and actress Jerry Hall in 2016 married media mogul Rupert Murdoch, who founded News Corporation. Their combined capital is $ 21.3 billion. The couple lives a luxurious, but very calm and measured life away from public eyes and attention.

Mellody Hobson

Businesswoman Mellody Hobson is married to George Lucas, the famous creator of the Indiana Jones and Star Wars franchises. The couple got married in 2013 and are considered very influential in Hollywood. They both earned $ 6.2 billion over their successful careers.

Beyonce Knowles

Yes, Beyoncé is a superstar, but her husband Jay-Z makes a lot more money. They have been married since 2008 and have a family net worth of over $ 1.4 billion, with Jay-Z contributing $ 1 billion and Beyoncé contributing $ 440 million.

Miranda Kerr

In 2014, Miranda Kerr, model and ex-wife of Orlando Bloom, met her current husband, Evan Spiegel. He is a co-founder and CEO of Snapchat. The 30-year-old Spiegel’s fortune is estimated at 3.4 billion dollars, while Miranda’s is more than 45 million.

Charlene Wittstock

She is a former professional swimmer who now wears the crown in place of her Olympic medals. In 2011, the athlete married Prince Albert and became Charlene, Princess of Monaco. In addition to the royal title, she also shared her husband’s $ 1 billion fortune.

Melania trump

Melania Trump, nee Knauss, is married to Donald Trump. He is the first billionaire president to have a net worth of $ 3.7 billion. The fortune of the former model Melania is more modest – only 50 million, and she signed a marriage contract with her husband, according to which she does not claim his property in the event of a divorce.

Kate Capshaw

Actress Keith Capshaw and her husband Steven Spielberg have been married since 1991. Spielberg is the highest grossing director of all time and is worth a whopping $ 3.6 billion. They met while preparing for the filming of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, where Kate played the protagonist’s girlfriend.

Amal Alamuddin

Amal Alamuddin is an educated female lawyer with a net worth of $ 10 million. Her fortune increased when Amal married George Clooney in 2014. Together they already have a capital of half a billion dollars!