if switzerland is the third richest country in the world have you ever wondered how wealthy
swiss elites live living wealthy in an already wealthy country is pretty amazing let's take a
look at what it's like to be a billionaire in switzerland the richest couple in switzerland
is gianluigi and raffella aponte at the time this video was produced the couple has a net worth of
9.9 billion dollars they gained their wealth by going into the shipping business in 1970
using a loan to buy their first ship they own the international shipping company mediterranean
shipping company also known as msc which is the second largest company in the world by vessel
capacity in addition to shipping msc also operates a holiday cruise line called msc cruises as well
as medlog which is an inland logistics company finally msc also runs terminal investment limited
which operates in port operations considering that the company runs a conglomerate of things
people need they'll be in business for quite some time the aponte is called geneva switzerland home
even though they are originally from italy with so much wealth the apontes are spending it lavishly
they own the yacht ammo which was built by the company san lorenzo in 2019 the interior and
exterior were designed by francesco pezkowski it is 47 meters long and can house up to 10 guests
plus seven crew members it is worth 35 million dollars and powered by caterpillar engines with
a max speed of 16 knots the couple also owned two jets a dissolve falcon 2000s
and a dassault falcon 2000 lx the salt makes some of the most popular and expensive business jets
around the 2000 s is worth around 25 million while the 2000 lx is worth around 33 million dollars
not much is known about where the apontes live but geneva is prime real estate for the ultra wealthy
many of the homes look like castles and several listings don't even include a price
the homes that do have prices with them start at 18 million dollars these homes have anywhere
between 5 000 to 12 000 square feet with spacious living areas plus more bedrooms and bathrooms you
could ever want so the apontes are definitely living life luxuriously guillaum hosas is next
on the list with a net worth of nine billion dollars at the time this video was produced
you could say he's a surfer who happens to be a billionaire he gained his wealth as the founder
of checkout.com which solved a major problem for online businesses and shoppers around the world
with simpler online payment processing he founded the company in 2012. currently poses is the ceo
of the company and owns two-thirds you can bet the pandemic definitely saw a rise in business
ironically poses dropped out of college after his father got cancer and then moved to california so
he could serve then he started working in the business of fintech and payments today he's one
of europe's wealthiest tech entrepreneurs with so much success you would think there was more
information on his spending but he's pretty quiet about it we know he's married with three children
and supporting a family definitely doesn't run cheap he continues to make headlines because of
his unconventional career path pozas is noted as having a jet setting lifestyle which means
he loves to travel given he's a surfer we can guess he's hitting beaches around the world
without worrying about his bank balance our next swiss billionaire is ernesto bertarelli who has
a net worth of 8.5 billion dollars at the time this video was produced he literally inherited
his wealth and opportunities from his father he inherited the biotech company serrano in 1998
from his father the company makes the drug rebiff which is used by patients with multiple sclerosis
while he was in control of the company he expanded the company to 2.4 billion in revenue
in 2007 bertorelli sold the company for 13 billion dollars and he split the sum with his sister dona
today they both chair the bertorelli foundation which is dedicated to carrying out research in
life sciences and marine conservation of course this isn't bertarelli's only source of income the
family owns waypoint group which has a wide range of investments from commercial real estate to
drug companies bertarelli currently lives in lake geneva switzerland and he's enjoying the fruits of
his labors with not one but two yachts he owns the yachts vava and vava ii the first vava is about
47 meters in length and not much else is known about it in comparison vava 2 is pretty impressive
firstly the super yacht is believed to be the main replacement for vava and priced at 150 million
dollars it can house up to 22 guests in 11 cabins and 34 crew members in 16 cabins it's 96 meters
long with a helicopter landing pad and a swimming pool if you're wondering about the helicopter
yes vala2 comes with an airbus h-145 helicopter valued at 8.5 million dollars the yacht is powered
by four mtu engines and can go up to 19 knots rumor has it that bertarelli's ex-wife kirsty got
the yacht in the settlement she also obtained the couple's 71 million dollar mansion by lake geneva
plus 480 million dollars the mansion is reported to be a villa named villa tatiana she's going to
be well taken care of finally bertorelli also owns two private jets a bombardier global 7500 and a
bombardier global express xrs the xrs private jet has a value of 60 million dollars while the 7500
is valued at nearly 100 million dollars our next set of billionaires are a power duo rahel blocker
and her sister magdalena martullo block her each have a net worth of 7.9 billion dollars
at the time this video was produced these two sisters also come from family money in 2004
their father christoph locker sold his shares in ems chemie to his children ems shimmy is a
swiss polymer and chemical company that has been part of the blocker family for decades
there are actually two other siblings miriam and marcus who are also billionaires from this move
rahel decided to step away from ems chemie and run her father's investment company robin vest
magdalena took over ems jimmy when her father stepped down not only that but she really followed
in her father's footsteps by getting involved in swiss politics it looks like rahel is also
going to inherit her father's art collection over the years he's garnered around 600 pieces of art
from swiss painters so she's going to have a small fortune in the art world under her watch as well
currently rahel lives in willen bay wallaral switzerland while magdalena lives in failed
mail in switzerland magdalena is also married with three children our last billionaire for
this video is hans jorg wiss who has a net worth of 5.7 billion dollars at the time this video was
produced he currently lives and works in the united states in wilson wyoming of all places
but he maintains his swiss citizenship he once owned a company called synthes which is a medical
device manufacturer whis also founded the company and ended up selling it to johnson johnson for
20.2 billion dollars in 2012. this is where most of his wealth comes from if that wasn't enough he
also owned stakes in the publicly traded biotech companies novocure and molecular partners whiz is
spending his money elsewhere instead of yachts and fancy mansions in 2018 he pledged to donate
one billion dollars to conservation efforts around the world over the course of a decade so he's very
much dedicated to saving the planet but that's not all wiss is doing in 2012 he pledged 120 million
dollars to the university of zurich and eth zurich to help accelerate medical breakthroughs
if that wasn't enough he has charitable foundations all over the world with assets
worth around two billion truly switzerland is the ideal place to be if you're a billionaire between
fancy mansions and more michelin star restaurants than you can imagine the wealthy elite can live
life in luxury and it looks like they'll continue to do so the future of switzerland's economy is
looking promising the swiss economy is projected to grow more than double its usual rate and the
gdp growth by 4 by 2022. the economy typically grows about 1.7 per year so this new projected
growth is good news for the country switzerland did get hit by the pandemic in 2020 and it's
been recovering ever since for a while there was some concern about the country's economy but the
new numbers are showing that they're recovering from the covent speed bump after watching this
video it should be no surprise that switzerland is one of the hottest countries for the wealthy
elite to live they also have a safe place to go should there ever be a nuclear war did you know
that switzerland has enough nuclear bunkers for its entire population that might be the prime
place to go to should the apocalypse ever happen would you want to be a billionaire in switzerland
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