List of wealthiest families

Various lists of the richest families in the world (excluding royal families or autocratic ruling dynasties) are published internationally, by Forbes ^{[1] [2]} as well as other business magazines.

There is a distinction between wealth held by identifiable individual billionaires or a "nuclear family" and the wider notion of an extended family or a historical "dynasty," where the wealth of a historically family-owned company or business like the Scudder family has become distributed between various branches of descendants, ^[3] usually throughout decades, ranging from several individuals to hundreds of offspring (such as the Rothschild family). According to Bloomberg, the world's 25 richest families control more than $1.4 trillion (1,400,000,000,000) of wealth. ^[4]

Contemporary rankings

Not included in the scope of this page are royal families, for which see List of royalty by net worth.

Note: The list includes families who, according to reliable sources, have a combined net worth of 5 billion US dollars and above.

Family name	Notable members	Combined wealth in US$ billions (estimated)	Source of wealth	Country or region
Walton [5] [6]	Jim Walton, S. Robson Walton, Alice Walton, Lukas Walton, Christy Walton, Nancy Walton Laurie, Ann Walton Kroenke (Sam Walton, Bud Walton)	289.8 (2024) [7]	Walmart, Sam's Club	United States
Wallenberg [8]	Jacob Wallenberg, Peter Junior Wallenberg, Marcus Wallenberg, Raoul Wallenberg. André Oscar Wallenberg, Knut Agathon Wallenberg.	278 (2015) [8]	SEB, Ericsson, Investor AB, SKF, Astra Zeneca, Electrolux, ABB, Saab AB, Husqvarna Wärtsilä	Sweden
Arnault	Bernard Arnault, Delphine Arnault, Antoine Arnault	233 (2024) [7]	LVMH	France
Koch [6]	Julia Koch, Charles Koch, Bill Koch (Fred C. Koch, David Koch, Frederick R. Koch)	124.8 (2024) [7]	Koch Industries	United States
Ambani [9] [6]	Mukesh Ambani, Nita Ambani, Isha Ambani, Anand Ambani, Akash Ambani, Anil Ambani, Tina Ambani, Jai Anmol Ambani, Jai Anshul Ambani	116 (2024) [7]	Reliance Industries, Reliance Jio Infocomm, Reliance Retail, Reliance Power, Reliance Infrastructure, Reliance Capital, Reliance Entertainment	India
Mars [6]	Jacqueline Mars, John Franklyn Mars, Marijke Mars, Pamela Mars-Wright, Valerie Mars, Victoria Mars (Franklin Clarence Mars)	115.4 (2024) [7]	Mars Inc.	United States
Ortega [10]	Amancio Ortega, Sandra Ortega Mera (Rosalía Mera)	112.3 (2024) [7]	Inditex (including Zara)	Spain
Slim	Carlos Slim, Carlos Slim Domit, Patrick Slim, Julián Slim	102 (2024) [7]	Telmex, América Móvil, Grupo Carso	Mexico
Bettencourt	Françoise Bettencourt Meyers	99.5 (2024) [7]	L'Oréal	France
Hermes [6]	Pierre-Alexis Dumas, Axel Dumas	94.6 [6] (2022)	Hermès	France
Wertheimer [4] [6]	Alain Wertheimer, Gérard Wertheimer	73.6 (2024) [7]	Chanel	France
Thomson [11] [12] [6]	David Thomson, Peter Thomson, Kenneth Thomson (Roy Thomson)	67.8 (2024) [7]	Thomson Reuters, The Woodbridge Company	Canada
Aponte	Gianluigi Aponte, Rafaela Aponte-Diamant	66.2 (2024) [7]	Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)	Switzerland   Italy   Israel
Cargill-MacMillan [6]	Pauline MacMillan Keinath, Gwendolyn Sontheim Meyer, Austen Cargill, II., James Cargill, II., Marianne Liebmann, Alexandra Daitch, Sarah MacMillan, Lucy Stitzer, Cargill MacMillan, III., John MacMillan, Martha MacMillan, William MacMillan (William Wallace Cargill, Austen Cargill, James R. Cargill, Marion MacMillan Pictet, Cargill MacMillan Sr., Cargill MacMillan Jr, John H. MacMillan Sr., John H. MacMillan, John Hugh MacMillan, Whitney MacMillan, Whitney Duncan MacMillan)	56.2 (2024) [7]	Cargill	United States
Quandt [6]	Stefan Quandt, Susanne Klatten (Herbert Quandt, Johanna Quandt)	53.8 (2024) [7]	BMW	Germany
Van Damme, De Spoelberch, De Mevius [4] [6]	Three families, the collective enterprise of which has roots in the 14th century	52.9 (2019)	Anheuser-Busch InBev	Belgium
Porsche/Piëch [13]	Hans Michel Piëch, Wolfgang Porsche	52.8 [lower-alpha 1]	Volkswagen Group	Austria
Hartono [15] [6]	Robert Budi Hartono, Michael Bambang Hartono, Armand Wahyudi Hartono, Martin Hartono, Victor Hartono	52 (2024) [7]	Djarum, Bank Central Asia	Indonesia
Boehringer/Von Baumbach [4]	Albert Boehringer, Hubertus von Baumbach	51.9 (2019)	Boehringer Ingelheim	Germany
Besnier	Emmanuel Besnier, Jean-Michel Besnier, Marie Besnier Beauvalot	43.3 (2024) [7]	Lactalis	France
Pritzker [16] [6]	Thomas Pritzker, Karen Pritzker, Jean (Gigi) Pritzker, Anthony Pritzker, Penny Pritzker, J.B. Pritzker, John Pritzker, Daniel Pritzker, Jennifer Pritzker, Linda Pritzker, Matthew Pritzker, Nicholas Pritzker, Liesel Pritzker Simmons, Adam Pritzker (Nicholas Pritzker)	43.1 (2024) [7]	Hyatt Corporation, Marmon Group	United States
Ofer [17] [18]	Eyal Ofer, Idan Ofer, Liora Ofer (Sammy Ofer)	41.7 (2024) [7]	Real estate, shipping, investments	Israel
Chearavanont [19]	Dhanin Chearavanont, Suphachai Chearavanont, Korawad Chearavanont	37.9 (2019)	Charoen Pokphand	Thailand
Johnson [16] [6]	Abigail Johnson, Edward Johnson, IV., Elizabeth Johnson (Edward C. Johnson III)	37 (2024) [7]	Fidelity Investments	United States
Cox [16] [6]	Anne Cox Chambers, James M. Cox	36.9 (2019)	Cox Enterprises Co.	United States
Rinehart	Gina Rinehart, Bianca Rinehart, Ginia Rinehart (Lang Hancock)	35 (2024) [7]	Hancock Prospecting	Australia
Cathy	Bubba Cathy, Dan Cathy, Trudy Cathy White (Truett Cathy)	33.6 (2024) [7]	Chick-fil-A	United States
Jindal [15]	Savitri Jindal, Naveen Jindal, Sajjan Jindal (O.P. Jindal)	33.5 (2024) [7]	Jindal Group	India
Dassault [20] [6]	Laurent Dassault, Thierry Dassault, Marie-Hélène Habert-Dassault, Helena Dassault, Remi Dassault (Marcel Dassault, Serge Dassault, Olivier Dassault)	33.2 (2024) [7]	Dassault Group, diversified	France
Mulliez [10]	Gérard Mulliez, Michel Leclercq	33 [4] (2019)	Auchan, Decathlon, Association Familiale Mulliez, and hundreds of other family members [lower-alpha 2]	France
S. C. Johnson [16]	S. Curtis Johnson	33 (2019)	S. C. Johnson & Son	United States
Adelson	Miriam Adelson (Sheldon Adelson)	32 (2024) [7]	Las Vegas Sands	Israel   United States
Pinault	François Pinault, François-Henri Pinault	31.6 (2024) [7]	Kering	France
Hoffmann/Oeri [4] [6]	Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche, André Hoffmann	31.3 (2019)	Roche	Switzerland
Albrecht [4] [6]	Karl Albrecht, Theo Albrecht (Berthold Albrecht)	29.9 (2024) [7]	Aldi, Trader Joe's	Germany
Ferrero [10] [22] [6]	Michele Ferrero, Maria Franca Fissolo, Giovanni Ferrero, Pietro Ferrero Jr.	29.8 (2019)	Ferrero SpA	Italy
Del Vecchio	Claudio Del Vecchio, Clemente Del Vecchio, Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, Luca Del Vecchio, Marisa Del Vecchio, Paola Del Vecchio (Leonardo Del Vecchio)	28.2 (2024) [7]	EssilorLuxottica	Italy
Henkel [23]	Friedrich Karl Henkel, Simone Bagel-Trah	28.1 (2017)	Henkel	Germany
Hearst [16]	William Randolph Hearst and numerous others	28 (2016)	Hearst Corporation	United States
Larrea Mota Velasco	Germán Larrea Mota Velasco, Jorge Larrea, Sara Mota De Larrea	27.9 (2024) [7]	Grupo Mexico (mining)	Mexico
Lauder [16] [6]	Leonard Lauder, Ronald Lauder, Jane Lauder, William Lauder, Aerin Lauder (Estée Lauder)	27.4 (2024) [7]	Estée Lauder	United States
Saadé	Jacques Saadé, Jr., Rodolphe Saadé, Tanya Saadé Zeenny (Jacques Saadé)	26.7 (2024) [7]	CMA CGM	France   Lebanon
Schaeffler [24]	Georg F. W. Schaeffler (Georg Schaeffler Jr.), Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler, Georg Schaeffler Sr.	25.9 (2017)	Schaeffler Group	Germany   Austria
Lee (Byung-chul)	Jay Y. Lee, Hong Ra-hee, Lee Boo-jin, Lee Seo-hyun, Hong Seok-joh, Chung Yong-jin, Hong Seok-hyun, Lee Myung-hee, Lee Jay-hyun, Lee in-hee (Lee Byung-chul, Lee Kun-hee)	25.6 (2024) [7]	Samsung, Shinsegae, CJ, Hansol, JoongAng Group, BGF Group	South Korea
Kristiansen	Sofie Kirk Kristiansen, Thomas Kirk Kristiansen, Agnete Kirk Thinggaard, Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen (Ole Kirk Christiansen	25.5 (2024) [25]	The Lego Group	Denmark
Moreira Salles [26]	Fernando Roberto Moreira Salles, Pedro Moreira Salles, João Moreira Salles, Walter Moreira Salles Jr. (Walter Moreira Salles)	25.3 (2024) [7]	Banking	Brazil
Otto [24]	Alexander Otto, Michael Otto, Katharina Otto-Bernstein, Maren Otto, Benjamin Otto (Werner Otto)	25.3 (2024) [7]	Otto Group	Germany
Damani [27] [28]	Radhakishan Damani, Gopikishan Damani	24.6 (2024) [7]	DMart	India
Lee (Shau Kee) [29]	Lee Shau Kee	24.1 (2016)	Henderson Land Development	Hong Kong
Persson [10]	Stefan Persson, Lottie Tham, Karl-Johan Persson, Tom Persson, Charlotte Soderstrom (Erling Persson)	23.7 (2024) [7]	H&M	Sweden
Brenninkmeijer [23]	Clemens Brenninkmeijer, August Brenninkmeyer, Stephan Brenninkmeijer, Philippe Brenninkmeyer, Erik Brenninkmeijer	23.4 (2017)	Cofra Group, C&A	Germany   Netherlands
Cheng [15]	Cheng Yu-tung, Henry Cheng, Adrian Cheng	22.5 (2017)		Hong Kong
Reimann [24]	Wolfgang Reimann, Matthias Reimann-Andersen, Stefan Reimann-Andersen, Renate Reimann-Haas (Albert Reimann)	22.4 (2024) [7]	JAB Holding Company	Germany
Bajaj [15]	Rajiv Bajaj, Sanjiv Bajaj, Madhur Bajaj, Niraj Bajaj, Shekhar Bajaj (Jamnalal Bajaj, Rahul Bajaj)	21.8 (2024) [7]	Bajaj Group	India
Rausing [4]	Finn Rausing, Jorn Rausing, Kirsten Rausing (Hans Rausing)	21.6 (2024) [7]	Tetra Laval	Sweden
Duncan [16] [6]	Dan Duncan, Randa Williams, Milane Frantz, Dannine Avara, Scott_Duncan	21.5 (2016)	Enterprise Products	United States
Tsai (Wan-Tsai) [15]	Daniel Tsai, Richard Tsai, Tsai Hong-tu, Tsai Cheng-ta, T.Y. Tsai (Tsai Wan-lin)	20.9 (2024) [7]	Cathay United Bank, Cathay Life Insurance	Taiwan
Safra [30]	Vicky Safra (Jacob Safra, Joseph Safra, Moise Safra, Lily Safra)	20.6 (2024) [7]	Fibria, Chiquita Brands International, Safra Group, Banco Safra, J. Safra Sarasin, Safra National Bank of New York	Syria   Lebanon   Brazil   Greece    Switzerland
Mistry [15] [6]	Shapoor Mistry, Firoz Mistry, Zahan Mistry (Shapoorji Mistry, Cyrus Mistry)	19.7 (2024) [7]	Shapoorji Pallonji Group	India   Ireland
Struengmann	Andreas Struengmann, Thomas Struengmann	19.6 (2024) [7]	BioNTech	Germany
Reuben [31]	David Reuben, Simon Reuben	19.2 (2024) [7]	Real estate, financial services, commodity trading	United Kingdom
Chirathivat [15]	Tiang Chirathivat (Cheng)	19.3 (2017)	Central Group	Thailand
Blocher [30]	Rahel Blocher, Magdalena Martullo-Blocher, Markus Blocher, Miriam Baumann-Blocher (Christoph Blocher)	18.8 (2024) [7]	Ems-Chemie, Dottikon ES Holding	Switzerland
Ziff [16]	Daniel Ziff, Dirk Ziff, Robert Ziff (William Bernard Ziff Jr.)	18.6 (2024) [7]	Publishing, Ziff Davis, Ziff Brothers Investments	United States
Newhouse [16]	Samuel Irving Newhouse Jr., Donald Newhouse	18.5 (2016)	Advance Publications	United States
Mittal [15]	Lakshmi Mittal, Aditya Mittal and Pramod Mittal	18.3 (2021)	ArcelorMittal	India
Bukhman	Dmitri Bukhman, Igor Bukhman	18 (2024) [7]	Online games	Israel
Herz [32]	Michael Herz, Wolfgang Herz, Christian Herz, Michaela Herz	18 (2024) [7]	Tchibo, Beiersdorf, Mayfair SE	Germany
Stryker [33]	Ronda Stryker, Jon Stryker, Pat Stryker (Homer Stryker)	17.5 (2024) [7]	Stryker Corporation	United States
Hunt [16]	Ray Lee Hunt, W. Herbert Hunt, Clark Hunt, Daniel Hunt, Lamar Hunt, Jr., Sharron Hunt (H. L. Hunt)	17.5 (2024) [7]	Hunt Oil Company, Hunt Petroleum, Kansas City Chiefs	United States
Bertarelli [30]	Ernesto Bertarelli, Dona Bertarelli	17.4 (2024) [7]	Serono	Italy    Switzerland
Kuok [15]	Robert Kuok	16.6 (2017)	Kuok Group	Malaysia
Meijer	Doug Meijer, Hank Meijer, Mark Meijer (Hendrik Meijer)	16.5 (2024) [7]	Meijer	United States
Tschira	Gerda Tschira, Harald Tschira, Udo Tschira (Klaus Tschira)	15.6 (2024) [7]	SAP	Germany
Fertitta	Tilman Fertitta, Frank Fertitta, III., Lorenzo Fertitta	15.5 (2024) [7]	Houston Rockets, UFC	United States
Godrej [15]	Smita Crishna-Godrej, Adi Godrej, Jamshyd Godrej, Nadir Godrej, Pirojsha Adi Godrej	15.2 (2024) [7]	Godrej Group, Godrej and Boyce	India
Pratt	Anthony Pratt, Fiona Geminder, Heloise Pratt (Richard Pratt, Leon Pratt)	14.9 (2024) [7]	Visy	Australia
Chao	Albert Chao, James Chao, Dorothy Chao Jenkins (Ting Tsung Chao)	14.7 (2024) [7]	Westlake Corporation	United States
Collison	John Collison, Patrick Collison	14.4 (2024) [7]	Stripe	Ireland
Sy [15]	Hans Sy, Henry Sy Jr., Herbert Sy, Harley Sy, Teresita Sy Coson, Elizabeth Sy (Henry Sy)	14.4 (2024) [7]	SM Investments Corporation	Philippines
Du Pont [16]	List of family members	14.3 (2016)	Real estate, DuPont Chemical Company	United States
Ng [34]	Philip Ng, Robert Ng (Ng Teng Fong)	14.3 (2024) [7]	Far East Organization	Singapore
Saji [15]		14.2 (2017)	Suntory	Japan
Heineken [35]	Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken, Michel de Carvalho (Freddy Heineken)	14.1 (2024) [7]	Heineken N.V.	Netherlands
Birla [15]	Kumar Mangalam Birla, Ananya Birla, Aryaman Birla, Chandra Kant Birla, Shobhana Bhartia, Yashovardhan Birla, Madhav Prasad Birla	14.1 (2017)	Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Aditya Birla Group, Grasim Industries, CK Birla Group, Yash Birla Group, The Hindustan Times, M.P Birla Group	India
Coates [36]	Denise Coates, John Coates, Peter Coates	13.8 (2024) [7]	Bet365	United Kingdom
Bass [16]	Robert Bass, Sid Bass, Ed Bass, Lee Bass (Sid Richardson)	13.8 (2024) [25]	Oak Hill Capital (energy, development)	United States
Goldman [16]	Sol Goldman, Amy Goldman Fowler	13.7 (2016)	Solil Management	United States
Arison	Micky Arison, Shari Arison (Ted Arison)	13.5 (2024) [7]	Carnival Cruises	Israel   United States
Salinas Pliego	Ricardo Salinas Pliego	13.4 (2024) [7]	TV Azteca, Grupo Elektra	Mexico
Busch [16]	Adolphus Busch, Adolphus Busch III, August Anheuser Busch Sr., August Busch III, August Busch IV	13.4 (2016)	Anheuser-Busch	United States
Pao [15]		13.4 (2017)	BW Group	Hong Kong
Yoovidhya [15]	Chalerm Yoovidhya	13.1 (2017)	Red Bull	Thailand
Sackler [16]	Arthur M. Sackler, Mortimer Sackler, Raymond Sackler, Richard Sackler	13 (2016)	Purdue Pharma, Oxycontin	United States
Dangote [37]	Aliko Dangote, Sani Dangote	13.1 (2017)	Dangote Group	Nigeria
Roig-Herrero	Juan Roig, Hortensia Herrero, Fernando Roig, Fernando Masaveu Herrero	12.9 (2024) [7]	Mercadona	Spain
Kwok [4] [6]	Geoffrey Kwok, Jonathan Kwok, Adam Kwok, Thomas Kwok, Christopher Kwok, Edward Kwok, Raymond Kwok (Kwok Tak-Seng, Kwong Siu-hing)	12.8 (2024) [7]	Sun Hung Kai Properties	Hong Kong
Powell-Jobs [38]	Laurene Powell Jobs (Steve Jobs)	12.8 (2024) [7]	Apple Inc., Disney	United States
Sawiris	Nassef Sawiris, Naguib Sawiris, Samih Sawiris (Onsi Sawiris)	12.6 (2024) [7]	Orascom Construction Industries, Orascom Telecom Holding, Orascom Development, Orascom Group	Egypt
Jacobs [30]	Johann Jacobs, Walther J. Jacobs, Klaus Johann Jacobs	12.5 (2018)	Jacobs, Barry Callebaut, The Adecco Group	Germany    Switzerland
Schindler [30]		12.5 (2018)	Schindler Group	Switzerland
Weston [39]	Guy Weston, George Weston, Galen Weston Jr.	12.3 (2013)	Loblaw Companies, George Weston Limited	Canada
Brown [16]	George Garvin Brown IV	12.3 (2016)	Brown-Forman	United States
Marshall [16]	J. Howard Marshall II, Elaine Tettemer Marshall	12 (2016)	Koch Industries	United States
Prada	Miuccia Prada, Alberto Prada, Marina Prada (Mario Prada)	11.8 (2024) [7]	Prada	Italy
Mehta	Samir Mehta, Sudhir Mehta	11.6 (2024) [7]	Torrent Group	India
Del Pino	Rafael Del Pino, Maria Del Pino, D. Leopoldo Del Pino	11.5 (2024) [7]	Ferrovial S.A.	Spain
Mellon [16]	Andrew Mellon, Matthew Mellon, Christopher Mellon	11.5 (2016)	Mellon Bank	United States
Garcia	Ernest Garcia, II., Ernest Garcia, III	11.3 (2024) [7]	Carvana	United States
Von Schwangau [24]	Karl Von Schwangau III, Ludwig Von Schwangau Jr, Karl Von Schwangau IV	11.3 (2017)	Knorr-Bremse, Vossloh, BlackRock	Germany   United States
Resnick	Lynda Resnick, Stewart Resnick	11.2 (2024) [7]	Agriculture	United States
Schörling	Sofia Högberg Schörling, Märta Schörling Andreen (Melker Schörling)	11.2 (2024) [40]	Melker Schörling AB (MSAB)	Sweden
Rocca	Gianfelice Rocca, Paolo Rocca (Agostino Rocca)	11.2 (2024) [7]	Techint Group	Italy
Butt [16]	Charles Butt	11 (2016)	HEB Grocery Company	United States
Kadoorie [41]	Michael Kadoorie	11 (2017)	CLP Holding	Hong Kong
Dos Santos [42]	José Eduardo dos Santos, Isabel dos Santos, José Filomeno dos Santos, Coréon Dú	11 (2017)		Angola
Rockefeller [16]	List of family members	11 (2016)	Standard Oil Company, Chase Manhattan Bank	United States
Würth [24]	Adolf Würth, Reinhold Würth, Bettina Würth	10.8 (2016)	Würth Gruppe	Germany
Gallo [16]	Ernest Gallo, Julio Gallo	10.7 (2016)	E & J Gallo Winery	United States
Uihlein	Elizabeth Uihlein, Richard Uihlein	10.4 (2024) [7]	Uline	United States
Widjaja [15]	Eka Tjipta Widjaja, Frankie Widjaja, Franky Oesman Widjaja, Teguh Ganda Widjaja, Indra Widjaja, Sukmawati Widjaja	10.4 (2017)	Sinar Mas Group	Indonesia
Glazer [17]	Avram Glazer, Bryan Glazer, Edward Glazer, Joel Glazer, Kevin Glazer, Darcie Glazer Kassewitz	10.2 (2024) [7]	Manchester United, Tampa Bay Buccaneers	United States
Benetton	Giuliana Benetton, Luciano Benetton, Sabrina Benetton, Barbara Benetton (Carlo Benetton, Gilberto Benetton)	10.1 (2024) [7]	Benetton Group	Italy
Kulibaev	Timur Kulibaev, Dinara Kulibaeva	10 (2024) [7]	Halyk Bank	Kazakhstan
Lohia [15]	Sri Prakash Lohia, Aloke Lohia (Mohan Lal Lohia, Seema Lohia)	9.9 (2024) [7]	Indorama Corporation	Indonesia   India
Chung (Ju-yung) [15]	Chung Mong-koo, Chung Eui-sun, Chung Mong-joon, Chung Mong-gyu, Chung Mong-won	9.8 (2024) [7]	Hyundai Motor Group, Hyundai Heavy Industries, Hyundai Department Store Group, Halla Group, HDC Group, KCC Corporation	South Korea
Gutserievs [2]		9.8 (2016)	BIN Group	Russia
Tisch	Jonathan Tisch, Wilma Tisch, Laurie Tisch, Steven Tisch, James Tisch, Andrew Tisch (Laurence Tisch, Bob Tisch)	9.6 (2024) [7]	Loews, New York Giants	United States
Oppenheimer [43]	Nicky Oppenheimer (Ernest Oppenheimer)	9.5 (2024) [7]	De Beers	South Africa
Coppel Luken	Enrique Coppel Luken, Rubén Coppel Luken, Alberto Coppel Luken, José Coppel Luken, Agustín Coppel Luken	9.5 (2024) [7]	Grupo Coppel	Mexico
Grosvenor [36]	Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster	9.5 (euros, 2017)	Grosvenor Group	United Kingdom
Liebherr [30]	Hans Liebherr, Hans Liebherr jr., Willi Liebherr, Markus Liebherr, Isolde Liebherr, Hubert Liebherr	9.5 (2018)	Liebherr Group	Germany    Switzerland
Livingstone	Ian Livingstone, Richard Livingstone	9.4 (2024) [7]	Real estate	United Kingdom
Dorrance [16]	Mary Alice Dorrance Malone, Bennett Dorrance, John Dorrance, III. (John Thompson Dorrance, Dorrance Hill Hamilton)	9.4 (2024) [7]	Campbell Soup Company	United States
Alfond	Bill Alfond, Susan Alfond, Ted Alfond (Harold Alfond, Peter Alfond)	9.3 (2024) [7]	Dexter Shoe Company	United States
Shoen	Mark Shoen, Joe Shoen	9.3 (2024) [7]	U-Haul	United States
Xie	Ken Xie, Michael Xie	9.3 (2024) [7]	Fortinet	United States
Herlin	Antti Herlin, Ilkka Herlin, Ilona Herlin, Heikki Herlin (Heikki H. Herlin)	9.2 (2024) [7]	Kone, Cargotec	Finland
Rogers [11]	Edward S. Rogers Jr., Edward S. Rogers III	9.13 (2017)	Rogers Communications	Canada
Burman [15]	Vivek Chand Burman, Anand Burman, Amit Burman, Saket Burman, Pradip Burman	9 (2024) [7]	Dabur	India   United Kingdom
Salim [15]	Sudono Salim, Anthoni Salim, Axton Salim	8.8 (2017)	Salim Group	Indonesia
Kwek [44]	Kwek Leng Beng, Kwek Leng Kee, Kwek Leng Keow, Kwek Leng Peck (Kwek Hong Png)	8.7 (2024) [7]	Hong Leong Group	Singapore
Koo (In-hwoi) family [15]	Koo In-hwoi, Koo Cha-kyung, Koo Bon-moo, Koo Bon-joon, Koo-Bon sik, Koo Bon-neung, Koo Kwang-mo, etc.	8.7 (2017)	LG Group, LS Group, LIG Group, LT Group, LX Group, LF Group, Ourhome Corp, KleanNara	South Korea
Haefner	Martin Haefner, Eva Maria Bucher-Haefner	8.4 (2024) [7]	CA Technologies	Switzerland
Wilson	Alan Wilson, Bruce Wilson, John Wilson	8.4 (2024) [7]	Reece Group	Australia
Lee Man Tat [15]		8.4 (2017)	Food industry	Hong Kong
Bailleres Gual	Alejandro Baillères Gual (Alberto Baillères)	8.1 (2024) [7]	Grupo Bal (mining)	Mexico
Garavoglia	Luca Garavoglia, Alessandra Garavoglia	8 (2024) [7]	Campari Group	Italy
Haniel [23]	Franz Markus Haniel	8 (2017)	Franz Haniel & Cie., Metro AG, CWS-boco Gruppe	Germany
Koç [45]	Semahat Sevim Arsel, Rahmi Koç, Suna Kıraç, Mustafa Vehbi Koç, Mehmet Ömer Koç, Ali Yıldırım Koç	8 (2016)	Koç Holding	Turkey
Şahenk [45]		7-8 (2016)	Doğuş Holding	Turkey
Sabancı [45]	Hacı Ömer Sabancı, İhsan Sabancı, Güler Sabancı, Sevgi Sabancı, Sakıp Sabancı, Sevil Sabancı, Ömer Sabancı, Mehmet Sabancı, Şevket Sabancı, Ali Sabancı, Özdemir Sabancı, Demir Sabancı	7-8 (for each one of Şevket, Erol, and Türkan's families) (2016)	Sabancı Holding	Turkey
Simmons [46]	Harold Simmons	8 (2013)	Businessman, Titanium investments	United States
Olayan [47]		8 (2017)	Diversified, inheritance	Saudi Arabia
Berlusconi [48]	Marina Berlusconi, Pier Silvio Berlusconi, Barbara Berlusconi, Eleonora Berlusconi, Luigi Berlusconi (Silvio Berlusconi, Paolo Berlusconi)	7.8 (2024) [7]	Fininvest	Italy
Law [15]		7.8 (2017)	Bossini	Hong Kong
Heraeus [23]	Wilhelm Carl Heraeus, Jürgen Heraeus, Jan Rinnert	7.7 (2017)	Heraeus	Germany
Irving [11]	K. C. Irving, James K. Irving, Arthur Irving, John E. Irving, Sarah Irving, Robert Irving, Mary Jean Irving, Jean E. Irving, Judy Irving, John K. F. Irving, Colin D. Irving	7.65 (2017)	Irving Group of Companies, Irving Oil, J. D. Irving	Canada
Fisher	John Fisher, Robert Fisher, Doris Fisher, William Fisher (Donald Fisher)	7.6 (2024) [7]	Gap Inc.	United States
Mori [15]		7.6 (2017)	Mori Building Company	Japan
Firmenich [30]	Patrick Firmenich	7.5 (2018)	Firmenich	Switzerland
Schmidheiny [30]	Max Schmidheiny Stephan Schmidheiny, Thomas Schmidheiny	7.5 (2018)	Diversified (Holcim, i.a.)	Switzerland
D'Ieteren	Nicolas D'Ieteren, Catheline Perier D'Ieteren	7.3 (2024) [49]	D'Ieteren	Belgium
Siemens [23]	Werner von Siemens, Carl Wilhelm Siemens, Carl Heinrich von Siemens, Georg von Siemens, Arnold von Siemens, Georg Wilhelm von Siemens, Carl Friedrich von Siemens, Hermann von Siemens, Ernst von Siemens, Peter von Siemens, Nathalie von Siemens, Peter C. von Siemens	7.3 (2017)	Siemens	Germany
Zekelman	Barry Zekelman, Clayton Zekelman, Alan Zekelman	7.2 (2024) [7]	Zekelman Industries	Canada
Singh Dhingra	Gurbachan Singh Dhingra, Kuldip Singh Dhingra	7 (2024) [7]	Berger Paints India	India
Lal [15]		7 (2017)	Eicher Group	India
Rotenberg [2]	Arkady Rotenberg, Igor Rotenberg, Boris Rotenberg	6.9 (2024) [7]	Stroygazmontazh (S.G.M. Group)	Russia
Oetker	Alfred Oetker, Carl Ferdinand Oetker, Julia Oetker	6.9 (2024) [7]	Geschwister Oetker	Germany
Flick [13]	Friedrich Karl Flick, Ingrid Ragger	6.9 (euros, 2014)		Austria
Al Jaber [36]	Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber	6.76 (euros, 2017)	MBI International Holding Group	United Kingdom
Desmarais [11]	Paul Desmarais	6.71 (2017)	Power Corporation of Canada	Canada
Bangur [15]		6.7 (2017)	Shree Cement	India
Batista	Joesley Batista, Wesley Batista (José Batista Sobrinho)	6.6 (2024) [7]	JBS S.A.	Brazil
Engelhorn [30]	Curt Engelhorn, Traudl Engelhorn-Vechiatto,	6.5 (2018)	Pharmaceuticals firm Boehringer Mannheim	Germany
Kwee [15]	Kwee Liong Keng, Kwee Liong Phing, Kwee Liong Seen, Kwee Liong Tek	6.4 (2024) [7]	Pontiac Land	Singapore
Khoo [15]		6.4 (2017)	Maybank	Singapore
Wertheimer [50]	Stef Wertheimer	6.3 (2024) [7]	Iscar Metalworking	Israel
Perfetti [30]	Giorgio Perfetti, Augusto Perfetti	6.3 (2024) [7]	Perfetti Van Melle	Italy
Johnson [51]	Barbara Piasecka Johnson, Bertram and Diana Firestone, Mary Lea Johnson Richards, Casey Johnson, Jamie Johnson (filmmaker), John Seward Johnson II, John Seward Johnson I, Robert Wood Johnson I, Robert Wood Johnson II, Robert Wood Johnson III, Woody Johnson	6.3 (2015)	Johnson & Johnson	United States
Chey (Tae-won) family [15]	Chey Tae-won, Chey Ki-won	6.3 (2017)	SK Group	South Korea
Wee [15]		6.25 (2017)	United Overseas Bank	Singapore
Marinho [52]	João Roberto Marinho, José Roberto Marinho, Roberto Irineu Marinho (Roberto Marinho)	6.2 (2024) [7]	Grupo Globo, Rede Globo	Brazil
Sehgal [15]		6.15 (2017)	Auto parts	India
Wadia [15]		6.14 (2017)	Diversified	India
Zobel de Ayala [15]	List of family members	6.13 (2017)	Ayala Corporation	Philippines
Feffer	David Feffer, Daniel Feffer, Jorge Feffer, Ruben Feffer (Leon Feffer, Max Feffer)	6.1 (2024) [7]	Suzano (pulp and paper)	Brazil
Kushal Pal Singh [15]		6.1 (2017)	Real estate	India
Duff	James Duff, Thomas Duff	6 (2024) [7]	Duff Capital Investors	United States
Patel [15]		6 (2017)	Cadila Healthcare	India
Richardson [11]		5.95 (2017)	James Richardson & Sons	Canada
Mansour	Mohamed Mansour, Youssef Mansour, Yasseen Mansour (Loutfy Mansour)	5.8 (2024) [7]	Mansour Group	Egypt
Wirtgen	Jurgen Wirtgen, Stefan Wirtgen (Reinhard Wirtgen)	5.8 (2024) [7]	Wirtgen Group	Germany
Sands	Robert Sands, Richard Sands (Marvin Sands)	5.7 (2024) [7]	Liquor	United States
Mikati	Najib Mikati, Taha Mikati	5.6 (2024) [7]	M1 Group	Lebanon
Knauf	Karl Knauf, Christine Knauf, Robert Knauf, Martin Knauf, Alexander Knauf	5.6 (2024) [7]	Knauf Gips KG (building materials)	Germany
Fielmann	Marc Fielmann, Sophie Luise Fielmann (Guenther Fielmann)	5.6 (2024) [7]	Fielmann AG (optometry)	Germany
Ermirio de Moraes [26]	Jose Roberto Ermirio de Moraes, Jose Ermirio de Moraes Neto, Neide Helena de Moraes, Clóvis Ermírio de Moraes (Jose Ermirio de Moraes, Antônio Ermírio de Moraes, Ermirio Pereira de Moraes, Maria Helena Moraes Scripilliti)	5.6 (2024) [7]	Votorantim Group	Brazil
Wynn	Steve Wynn, Elaine Wynn	5.5 (2024) [6]	Casinos (The Mirage, Treasure Island, Bellagio and Wynn Las Vegas)	United States
von Finck [30]	August von Finck Sr., August von Finck Jr., August François von Finck	5.5 (2018)	Merck Finck & Co., Mövenpick, Von Roll Holding, and investment in many other companies	Germany    Switzerland
Hilti [30]	Martin Hilti, Eugen Hilti	5.5 (2018)	Hilti	Liechtenstein    Switzerland
Marguerre [30]	Wolfgang Marguerre, Frederic Marguerre, Tobias Marguerre	5.5 (2018)	Octapharma	Germany    Switzerland
Miele and Zinkann [23]	Carl Miele, Reinhard Zinkann, Rudolf Miele, Peter Zinkann, Markus Miele, Reinhard Zinkann jr.	5.5 (2017)	Miele	Germany
Winklevoss	Cameron Winklevoss, Tyler Winklevoss	5.4 (2024) [7]	Gemini	United States
Saputo [11]	Lino Saputo, Francesco Saputo, Joey Saputo, Mirella Saputo	5.4 (2024) [7]	Saputo Inc.	Canada
Getty [53]	J. Paul Getty, Sir Paul Getty, John Paul Getty III, Ariadne Getty, Balthazar Getty	5.4 (2015)	Getty Oil	United States
Erdemoğlu [54]	İbrahim Erdemoğlu, Ali Erdemoğlu	5.3 (2024) [7]	SASA Polyester (carpet)	Turkey
Bouygues	Martin Bouygues, Olivier Bouygues	5.2 (2024) [7]	Bouygues Group	France
Tung Chee Hwa and Chee Chen [15]		5.2 (2017)	Shipping	Hong Kong
Freudenberg [23]	Carl Johann Freudenberg, Reinhart Freudenberg, Wolfram Freudenberg, Martin Wentzler	5.2 (2017)	Freudenberg Group	Germany
Shin (Kyuk-ho) family	Shin Dong-bin, Shin Kyuk-ho, Shin Dong-joo, Shin Choon-ho, etc.	5.0 (2015)	Lotte Group, Nongshim, Pulemil	South Korea
Lo [15]		5 (2017)	Shui On Group	Hong Kong
Munjal [15]	Pawan Munjal, Renu Munjal, Suman Munjal (Brijmohan Lall Munjal)	4.9 (2024) [7]	Hero Group	India
Azrieli [11]	David Azrieli, Danna Azrieli, Naomi Azrieli, Sharon Azrieli	4.8 (2024) [7]	Azrieli Group	Israel   Canada
Smith	Ryan Smith, Jared Smith, Scott Smith	4.8 (2024) [7]	Qualtrics	United States

Historical

Further information: List of banking families

Excluding royal dynasties and land-owning aristocracy, the wealthiest families since the emergence of banking and early capitalism in the Italian Renaissance were:^{[ citation needed ]}

• The Rothschild family of bankers became the richest family in the mid-19th century. ^[55] The family's accumulated wealth has been divided among many descendants, only one of which (Benjamin de Rothschild) was officially recognized as a billionaire. Determining the family's exact wealth has been deemed implausible; ^[56] conspiracy theories claiming the family is worth trillions of dollars have not been proven. ^{[57] [58]}
• The Bardi family of Florence (14th century)
• The Medici family, as owners of the Medici Bank, the richest family in 15th-century Europe. ^[59]
• The Gondi family of Florence, financial partners of the Medici family in the 15th century.
• The Fugger family of mercantile bankers and venture capitalists, the richest family in the 16th century. ^[60]
• The Welser family, alongside the Fugger one of the most important families of merchant bankers in 16th-century Europe.
• The Baring family, owners of an important merchant bank in London in the 18th to 19th centuries.
• The Schröder family, a leading Hanseatic family of Hamburg in the 18th to 19th centuries.
• The Goldman–Sachs family, owners of the Goldman Sachs investment bank from 1869 to 1912. ^[61]
• The Venetian noble houses, notably the Contarini, Cornaro, Dandolo, Giustinian, Loredan, Mocenigo, and Morosini families, monopolised pre-modern trade while ruling the Venetian Republic as a mercantile oligarchy. ^[62]

Notes

1. Approximately euro to dollar conversion rate as of September 2018 ^[14]
2. In March 2017, Tharawat Magazine reported that approximately one thousand family members co-own the holding company Association Familiale Mulliez. ^[21]

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External links

• Gauri Bhatia, Here's how India's wealthiest families are seeking to stay wealthy, CNBC, 18 October 2017
• Simone Foxman, World's Richest Families Seeking to Make More Deals on Their Own, Bloomberg, 9 November
• The T&C 50: The Richest Families You've Never Heard Of, Town & Country , 17 October 2017,
• Kerry A. Dolan and Luisa Kroll, "Billionaire Dynasties", Forbes, 21 June 2001
• Devon Pendleton, Bloomberg, Europe's richest royal gets richer as family bank lures wealthy, The Register Citizen, 28 October 2017
• Tom Metcalf and Jack Witzig, World's Wealthiest Became $1 Trillion Richer in 2017, Bloomberg News , 27 December 2017
• Kimberley Richards, 87 richest families in Canada have 4,000 times more wealth than average family, report says, Independent, 1 August 2018