Bill and Melinda Gates are the world’s wealthiest couple according to a report out today from Wealth-X.Famed billionaire investor Warren Buffett married his second wife Astrid Menks in 2006, two years after the death of his first wife Susan Buffett.David Koch 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.Charles Koch began working in the family business founded by his father in the 1960s and then took over as chairman and CEO in 1967, after his father’s death.Property mogul Wang Jianlin is one of China’s richest men.Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in 1994 after working on Wall Street for about eight years.French businessman Bernard Arnault is chairman and CEO of the luxury goods conglomerate LVMH.Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, 31, and Priscilla Chan, 30, are the youngest couple on this list.Spanish businessman Amancio Ortega Gaona became Europe’s richest man after founding the successful global fashion chain Zara in 1975.
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