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10 Famous Couples Who Are Worth Millions (and Billions!)

Married for money? Boy, bye! These 10 famous couples don't just have a cool million or more combined worth between them, but even better, both partners are bringing home the bacon. From Beyoncé and Jay-Z to Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham, these couples are made for life and madly in love.

By Lauren Porter · October 10, 2016October 26, 2020
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Janet Jackson and Wissam Al Mana
The future heir (or heiress!) to Janet Jackson and husband Wissam Al Mana’s family throne will be one very comfortable little baby. Reportedly, the expectant parents are collectively worth more than a billion dollars. Fortunately there is no price tag on true love, and theirs appears equally rich in happiness and joy.
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02
Beyoncé and Jay Z

Mr. and Mrs. Carter are coined up, so much so that their daughter Blue Ivy (or any of her future siblings) will never have to worry about a thing. In 2016, Forbes reported Beyoncé’s net worth to be close to $265 million. Plus, Queen Bey and Hov racked up a cool $107.5 million over 2015 making them oen of the highest paid couples in the world. With those million dollars lemons, their lemonade stand is doing quite well.

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Mariah Carey and James Packer

Mariah Carey and her fiancé James Packer are doing just fine in the financial department. While hit-maker Carey’s net worth in 2016 was reportedly over $400 million, Packer is estimated to be the fourth-richest person in Australia, reports PEOPLE, with a net worth of $4.7 billion. The 2016 ESSENCE Festival headliner and her billionaire businessman groom have his and hers matching yachts, because…why not?!

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Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham

Oprah Winfrey and her longtime love Stedman Graham don’t need to walk down the aisle to have a lifetime of financial security in their future. The media mogul is a self-made billionaire, with a real time net worth of $2.9 billion dollars, according to Forbes, making her the 5th richest self-made woman in America. Meanwhile, her businessman beau Graham is reportedly worth almost $10 million.

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Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith

Lights, camera, paycheck! Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith are rich in love, and money. Both the actor and the actress’ talents command millions when they appear on the big screen and bringing it home at the box office has kept the Smiths running back and forth to the bank, pulling in millions, much of which they philanthropically donate to causes to help make the world a better place.

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06
Eve and Maximillion Cooper

The rapper turned actress has all of the receipts: Her first three albums sold a combined 13 million copies worldwide, reported Celebrity Net Worth. Meanwhile her loving husband, Maximillion Cooper is an entrepreneur, skateboarder and race car driver who is most famous for being the founder of the Gumball 3000 car race, and reportedly has a net worth of close to $80 million.

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Russell Wilson and Ciara

Newlyweds Ciara and Russell Wilson are starting their new life together as husband and wife off with plenty of financial security to complement all of the love between them. The Seattle Seahawks star quarterback is worth a whopping $42 million dollars and after signing multiple multi-million dollar record contracts throughout her career and collecting millions to perform at major events, it’s safe to say that the Wilsons are set for life.

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Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade

Thanks to Dwyane’s lucrative NBA contract and Gabby’s lengthy theatrical resume, these two are sitting on quite a stack of cash, and truly living their best lives.

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Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West

From fashion lines, to record sales to clothing stores to apps, the Wests have more money streams than anyone can count. Their kids, North West and Saint West, won’t have to worrry about a thing.

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Kimora Lee Simmons and Tim Leissner

Fashion designer Kimora Lee Simmons and her international investment banker husband Tim Leissner tied the knot in 2014 and welcomed their son Wolfe Lee in 2015. Thanks to Ms. Simmons’ lucrative Baby Phat/KLS fashion lines and Leissner’s past work with former employer Goldman Sachs, the pair are living very comfortably.

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