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The 10 wealthiest couples in the world

These 10 power couples are each worth tens of billions of dollars, making Beyonce and Jay-Z look middle class in comparison.

1.  Bill and Melinda Gates

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  • Net worth: $85.7 billion

Bill and Melinda Gates are the world's wealthiest couple according to a report out today from Wealth-X.

Bill Gates famously dropped out of Harvard and co-founded Microsoft (MSFT) in 1975 with Paul Allen.

Bill and Melinda are known for their high-profile Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which supports initiatives in education, world health and population and has donated more than $28 billion to philanthropic causes.

Related: Bill Gates in 83 seconds

They also helped launch The Giving Pledge with Warren Buffett, which encourages the world's richest individuals to dedicate the majority of their wealth to philanthropy.

Source: Wealth-X
  @AlannaPetroff - Last updated July 24 2015 10:51 AM ET

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