They have a total of $ 1.7 trillion in their hands
The fortunes of the 25 richest families in the world have increased by 22 percent compared to last year, according to Bloomberg’s ranking. Among them are the owners of the Walmart chain of stores, the confectionery manufacturer Mars and the fashion house Hermes.
At the top of the Top 5 is the Walton family, which owns Walmart for the third generation, with a fortune estimated at 238.2 billion dollars. Descendants of Sam Walton, who founded the chain in 1962, are richer than Jeff Bezos ($ 200 billion) and Elon Musk ($ 205 billion), according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Today, Walmart has more than $ 10,500 stores worldwide and a company turnover of $ 559 billion. The Walton family owns 48 percent of the chain’s shares.
They are followed by the Mars family, owners of the confectionery manufacturer of the same name ($ 141.9 billion) and the Koch family, owners of the American industrial conglomerate Koch Industries ($ 124.4 billion). Last in the Top 5 are the Hermes family, owners of the eponymous French fashion house, with 111.6 billion dollars and the royal dynasty Al Saud (100 billion dollars).
A total of $ 1.7 trillion is in the hands of these 25 families in the ranking, which is 22 percent more than in 2020.
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