Imagine having so much money that there aren't enough things to do with it in your lifetime. Well, that's what some of the richest people in the world have. Like Bill Gates, some are worth more than $100 billion, and others, well, maybe a little less, but still in the billions.
With that kind of money, these rich folks should have no problem pulling the ladies... and they don't. Some of them have done it multiple times, putting their worth to good use by paying out marriage settlements. But some have found love, and here are 30 who have... for some eventually.
Nathan Blecharczyk & Elizabeth Morey Blecharczyk
Nathan Blecharczyk made his billions after founding the vacation rental website Airbnb. Besides his status as the founder, he is also the chief strategy officer and the chairman of the Chinese branch. This has given him a tidy net worth of $3.3 billion.
Blecharczyk is also big on family and married Elizabeth Morey Blecharczyk, a neonatologist who works at Stanford University's Lucile Packard Children's Hospital in Palo Alto, California. Together they have two kids and are also pretty big on Philanthropy, focusing particularly on the children and helping them achieve their full potential.
Bill Gates & Melinda Gates
American icon Bill Gates changed the world when he founded Microsoft, which made personal computers personal with their software line, including Windows, Office, and Internet Explorer. A big part of that success was Melinda French, the company's General Manager until 1996.
Before becoming GM, she worked in marketing and brought great success to products like Encarta, Publisher, and Word, among others. Both her and Gates have retired, and in 2000, they started the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She is constantly named one of the most influential women globally and made the foundation the biggest private charity organization.
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers & Jean-Pierre Meyers
If anyone asks you who the richest woman in the world is, you say Françoise Bettencourt Meyers. Although she didn't have to do much to earn her fortune, the L'Oreal Heiress has channeled her money towards her passion... writing a book.
Her works revolve around bible commentary and the relations between Christians and Jews, which goes hand in hand with her marriage to Rabbi's grandson Jean-Pierre Meyers. Together they are raising their two sons in the Jewish faith, ironic since Bettencourt's grandfather and founder of the cosmetic company was tried for being in cahoots with Nazis. Her fortune currently sites at $75 billion.
Ralph Lauren & Ricky Lauren
Ralph Lauren can be lauded for plenty of things: First, there is his multibillion-dollar company called the Ralph Lauren Corporation. Second is his impressive collection of classic and rare cars that have been displayed in car exhibits. The third is his Marriage to Ricky Lauren.
They met back in 1964 at a doctor's office and married six months later in December of that year. At the time, Ricky was a receptionist, but she has since become an author who has written four books. She also qualified as a psychotherapist and is apparently also her husband's muse for the Polo brand. They also have two children together.
Sheldon Adelson & Miriam Farbstein Ochshorn
Both Sheldon Adelson and his wife Miriam Farbstein Ochshorn are highly skilled people. Adelson is a businessman with hands in Las Vegas casinos and middle Eastern resorts. He also owns a daily and weekly newspaper in Israel and the Las Vegas Review-Journal in the US.
Miriam, who he married in 1991, earned a medical degree from the Sackler Medical School of Tel Aviv University. She was studying drug addiction at Rockefeller University when she met Sheldon. Miriam started a substance abuse center and research clinic in Tel Aviv in 1993. While together, she and Sheldon have a joint organization called Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Research Clinic.
Rupert Murdoch & Jerry Hall
When you look up the term media mogul, the first image that comes up in Google images is Rupert Murdoch's. Through his holding company News Corp, he owns or has owned various newspaper and multimedia brands, including The Wall Street Journal, Sky, and 21st Century Fox.
He has been married four times, with the last of those marriages occurring in 2016 to American model and actress Jerry Hall. Some of her most famous work includes being on the cover of the album Sirens by rock band Roxy Music. Hall also had a role in 1980s Urban Cowboy opposite John Travolta and was previously married to Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger.
Oprah Winfrey & Stedman Graham
Oprah Winfrey is known as the queen of media for a reason. Every show she has ever been on or created has been a hit. As such, she has built a net worth of $3.5 billion. Despite this, she has never married, although she has been in relationships. Many of them were abusive, though.
But one relationship flourished, and that is with Stedman Graham. They started dating in 1986 and got engaged in 1992, but they have never looked like they want to get married. They are happily engaged, though, and at least Stedman has a $10 million fortune, so no one can say he's sticking around for the money.
Jay Z & Beyonce
While Beyonce is arguably the biggest star in modern pop music, her husband Jay Z is the one who brings home the big bucks. Not that either one is a slouch in the net worth department: Beyonce has $400 million in the bank while Jiggaman an impressive $1 billion.
Besides being one of the best selling music artists with 22 Grammy's and 50 million albums sold worldwide, Jay Z is also an astute businessman. His business interests include a clothing brand called Rocawear and an entertainment company called Roc Nation. Beyonce is also a top-selling music artist and has endorsement deals and business interests, bringing in her extra money.
Kanye West & Kim Kardashian
Kanye West made a huge financial turnaround: In 2016, he was $56 million in debt, even going as far as tweeting Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to invest $1 billion in him. Now he is worth $3.2 billion, thanks to his Yeezy clothing brand and his music, and his real estate game.
But a lot of this is also down to the expertise and inspiration of his wife, Kim Kardashian. She has made a name, and a considerable portion of her $900 million, out of the fashion industry, and herself has a sizeable real estate portfolio and a booming cosmetic range. They married in 2014 and have four children together.
Ryan Reynolds & Blake Lively
Ryan Reynold and Blake Lively completely caught the world off guard when they got married in 2012. They met while filming Green Lantern in 2010 while Reynolds was still married to Avengers star Scarlett Johansson. While Green Lantern was a bomb, their off-screen chemistry continued to flourish.
They started dating in 2011 after Reynolds and Johansson split up. Their wedding came under scrutiny after it was revealed that their venue has links to the slave trade. They were heavily criticized and profusely apologized for their mistake. They even renewed their vows in a private ceremony. Reynolds is the big earner in this family with a net worth of $100 million.
Mark Zuckerberg & Priscilla Chan
Way before Facebook billions and being responsible for a cultural phenomenon, Mark Zuckerberg was just a college student who fell in love with another student he met at a frat party on campus. That other student was aspiring med student Priscilla Chan.
He was so smitten by her that after his social network blew, he still pursued Priscilla, even inviting her to stay in his Palo Alto house while she was studying at the University of California. They eventually got married in Zuckerberg's backyard and currently have two children. Priscilla also earns her own way and still practices as a pediatrician. They also started the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
Will Smith & Jada Pinkett-Smith
While Will Smith can thank the TV show Fresh Prince of Bel-Air for many things, including resurrecting his career and bringing him into acting. The other thing he can thank it for was for allowing him to meet his wife, Jada Pinkett.
She auditioned for the show in the role of Smith's character's girlfriend, and while she didn't get the part, she did win Will's heart. Pinkett herself is quite the accomplished actress with roles in films like Menace II Society, The Nutty Professor and is currently working on the fourth installment of The Matrix franchise. She also currently hosts the hit web talk show, Red Table Talk.
Larry Page & Lucinda Southworth
Larry Page is another computer scientist who changed the world and created a cultural phenomenon. He is the co-founder of Google and has also come up with various other related products, including PageRank, an algorithm that helps Google program to rank sites effectively according to search terms. Through this, he has a $77 billion net worth.
Page and research scientist Lucinda Southworth met in 2006. A year later, they were married on Richard Branson's private island, called Necker Island. Together they share two children and also have a charity organization called the Carl Victor Page Memorial Foundation. The organization raises funds for social issues like education, medicine, and poverty.
David Beckham & Victoria Beckham
Known as Posh and Becks in the British tabloid circles, David Beckham and his wife Victoria can arguably be called the couple that made WAGS a trend. Their fame was both separate and collective, with David becoming an iconic soccer player and Victoria making her name as a pop star with the Spice Girls.
But collectively, they were seen as one of the most fashionable couples out there, and as such, were able to make inroads into that fashion industry. They have a combined net worth of $450 million, which stems from their various fashion endeavors as well as David's endorsement deal with companies like Adidas and Brylcreem.
Jerry Seinfeld & Jessica Sklar
Jerry Seinfeld became a legend as the star of his eponymous sitcom, Seinfeld. The show is widely regarded as one of the greatest sitcoms in history and was voted number two as the number one reason the '90s ruled by E!.
He met Jessica Sklar in 1998 at a Reebok Sports Club and started dating, even though Sklar had just returned from honeymoon with her then-husband, theatrical producer Eric Nederlander. But she divorced him, and by 1999 she and Seinfeld were married. When they met, she worked in Public Relations for Tommy Hilfiger, but she currently spends her time as a philanthropist and author who has written four cookbooks.
Evan Spiegel & Miranda Kerr
In 2015 Evan Spiegel was the youngest billionaire in the world. This was thanks to Snapchat, the App he created with his two friends and that currently has 229 million active users daily. Not only did it make him a billionaire, but it also landed him a beautiful Australian model Miranda Kerr.
Kerr, who was the first Australian Victoria's Secret Angel, is also a business mind who started her skincare line called KORA Organics. She is also an author and has consistently been included in the list of the world's best-paid models. Spiegel and Kerr tied the knot in a private ceremony in May 2017, and they share two children.
Albert II, Prince of Monaco and Charlene Wittstock
Prince Albert II of Monaco is one of the world's wealthiest monarchs, with an estimated net worth of $1 billion. He is also seen as a bit of a playboy and has fathered two children out of wedlock. But that was before he met his current wife.
He Married former South African Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock in July 2011, and it appears the Prince's penchant for the ladies has been in check ever since. Wittstock gave birth to twins in December 2014, and both royals in their marriage have philanthropic projects: Albert focusing on the environment and Charlene on AIDS, sports, and underprivileged children.
Steven Spielberg & Kate Capshaw
Kate Capshaw was cast as the love interest of Indiana Jones in the Temple of Doom. But she also became the love interest of director Steven Spielberg, too, as they grew pretty close during production. But Spielberg was already engaged to actress Amy Irving, and they married a year after Temple was released in 1985.
But he and Irving divorced in 1989, and the first person he sought out was Capshaw, who he married in 1991. Back then, he wasn't worth the $3.6 billion he's worth now, But he was still one of Hollywood's most respected directors and is currently directing a film version of West Side Story.
Barry Diller & Diane von Furstenberg
Barry Diller is the epitome of a self-made man. He dropped out of UCLA after just three weeks of attending and landed a job in the mailroom of William Morris Agency through a family friend. This led him to jobs at Paramount, Fox USA Broadcasting, and a healthy $4.7 billion-plus he was inducted into the TV Hall of Fame in 1994.
Despite rumors that he was gay, Diller married fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, famous for creating wrap dresses, being the chairwoman of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and was recently inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.
Prince Harry & Meghan Markle
He may not be a royal anymore, but Prince Harry is still rolling in the dough. Part of this is due to his father, who still pays his youngest son an annual allowance in the interim. However, his Sizeable net worth of $50 million stems from a trust left to him and his brother by their mother.
The trust paid out to them on their 30th birthday's and gave $40 million per brother. Over and above that, his wife Meghan Markle herself has a personal net worth of $5 million, which she built mostly throughout her acting career, and most notably thanks to her starring role in Suits.
George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin
George Clooney was Dr. McDreamy before Grey's Anatomy was even a thought. He carried that popularity into the big screen with some memorable films like From Dusk Till Dawn, Three Kings, and Ocean's Eleven. While he is famous and worth $500 million, he chose a wife who was completely removed from the Hollywood spotlight.
He married Barrister and lawyer Amal Alamuddin, who specializes in international law and human rights. Her most prominent clients include the founder of Wikileaks Julian Assange and the former prime minister of Ukraine, Yulia Tymoshenko. She and Clooney tied the knot in September 2014 and had two children, a pair of fraternal twins.
James H. Clark & Kristy Hinze
James H Clarke was a computer scientist who's research in graphic led to us now being able to render quick three dimensional images on computers. That makes him important to the film, special effects, and gaming industry, and that's why he's worth $2.8 billion.
He may be a smart guy with computer science, but he has struggled with marriages. He's tied the knot four times, with three ending in divorce, and his last divorce cost him $125 million. But he seems to have chosen well for his fourth marriage to model Kristy Hinze. They've been married for 11-years and have two children together, adding to Clarke's two from previous marriages.
Daniel Ek & Sofia Levander
Daniel Ek is the man responsible for giving us Spotify, voted the best overall music streaming service by Business Insider in 2020. But he isn't just a one-hit-wonder, and by the age of 18, he was making $50,000 a month designing websites, and for a short while, he was also the CEO of uTorrent.
He was dating Sofia Levander throughout his early success, who he would eventually marry in a lavish ceremony at Lake Como in Italy. The wedding was ministered by comedian Chriss Rock, and the wedding singer was pop sensation Bruno Mars. It was also attended by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla.
S. Robson Walton & Melani Lowman-Walton
Don't know who S.Robson Walton is? It's all in the name. He is the eldest of the four heirs to the Walmart fortune (WALton, WALmart... get it?), but has already paid his dues serving as the companies chairman from 1992 to 2015. He also has a tidy net worth of $68.8 billion.
He has been married three times, with his first two marriages taking place while still working for the law firm representing Walmart. He married his current wife, Melani Lowman-Walton, in 2005, and the pair are still going strong in 2020. Walton is currently retired although he still sits on the company board.
Michael S. Dell & Susan Dell
When you think about dell computers and accessories, you can thank Michael Dell for creating them. He expanded what started as selling components out of a college spare room into an international company producing everything from computers to TVs, cameras, and, as in the beginning, components.
In 1989 he married his wife Susan in Austin Texas, where they still live with their four children. Together, they also started a charity organization called the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation which focuses on grants, urban education, childhood health, and family economic stability.
François-Henri Pinault & Salma Hayek
One of the rare couples where the person with the money is actually the least well known of the two people. Salma Hayek is a Hollywood heavyweight who won an Oscar for her roles as Frida Kahlo in the film Frida. She also had roles in Desperado, Dogma, and most recently in the 2020s Like A Boss.
Her husband, Francois-Henri Pinault, is the one who brings home the bacon. He is the chairman and CEO of retailer Kering. He was behind the company becoming a luxury fashion group and has a net worth of $7 billion. Hayek hasn't done too badly herself, with a net worth of $200 million.
Michael Jordan & Yvette Prieto
Michael Jordan is widely regarded as the greatest player in NBA history. But did you know that he made most of his $2.2 billion net worth after he retired from playing? He made less than $100 million during his playing days. In retirement, he purchased the Charlotte Hornets NBA franchise, valued at $1.5 billion.
This, along with his lifetime deal with Nike and the Air Jordan sneakers, has built him up a healthy little retirement nest egg. He is sharing this with his five children and his Cuban model wife Yvette Prieto, who he married in 2013 after dating since 2007. They share a pair of identical twins.
Steve Ballmer & Connie Snyder
Steve Ballmer is known as the man that took over as CEO of Microsoft from Bill Gates and was charged with bringing them into the 21st century. He did well with sales, tripling them while doubling the company's profit, but he suffered on the competition front, falling behind companies like Google and Apple in the 21st-century technology trends.
But still, he's worth $81 billion, owns the L.A. Clippers basketball franchise, and has a beautiful wife named Connie Snyder. She is primarily focused on philanthropy and charity work, including children and poverty-stricken families. Ballmer himself is no slouch in philanthropy, having donated $100 million to various organizations himself.
Serena Williams & Alexis Ohanian
With 23 major tennis titles in her trophy cabinet and four Olympic gold medals to boot, Serena William is regarded as the greatest women's tennis player in history. So any guy is lucky to have her, and that lucky man is internet entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian.
Ohanian is known for being one of the founders of Reddit, the internet content aggregator and forum. While he makes his $40 million fortune from the internet, Williams fuels her $200 million through her career tennis winnings and various endorsements with the likes of Gatorade, Wilson Sporting Goods, and JP Morgan Chase. She also has various investments in small, female-owned businesses.
George Lucas & Mellody Hobson
George Lucas is a legend in Hollywood film who gave us the Star Wars franchise and also co-created the Indiana Jones franchise. Besides the Lucasfilm company, which he sold to Disney in 2012, he also founded Lucas Art, a company that creates games for his movie franchises, and Industrial Lights And Magic, a special effects company.
He married businesswoman Mellody Hobson in 2013 at his Skywalker Ranch in California's Marin County, and they have one daughter together. She is the president of Ariel Investments and was also the chairwoman of DreamWorks Animation, the company responsible for producing Antz, The Crood, and Boss Baby.