Bloomberg has published an annual rating of the richest families of the world. The rating was headed by Walton’s family, its condition is estimated at $ 238.2 billion. The cumulative income of the richest 25 families of the world is 1.7 trillion dollars.
Walton’s family owns the world’s largest wholesale and retail network Walmart. The company was founded by a businessman Sam Walton in 1962. Now the number of stores around the world exceeds 10.5 thousand, the company’s revenue is 559 billion dollars. Walton’s family owns a 48% network shares, reports RBC with reference to Bloomberg data.
In the top 10 of the richest families also included: the Mars family, the owners of the confectionery manufacturer and the products of the long-term storage of MARS – $ 141.9 billion; Koch family, owners of the American petrochemical corporation Koch Industrues – $ 124.4 billion; Family Ermom, owners of the French House of Fashion Hermes – $ 111.6 billion; Saudi Royal Al Saud Family – 100 billion dollars; Family Ambani, the owners of the Indian Holding on the extraction and processing of oil Reliance Industries – 93.7 billion dollars; Family Verthemer, owners of the French fashion house Chanel – 61.8 billion dollars and so on.
According to Bloomberg, the cumulative state of the richest 25 families of the world is 1.7 trillion dollars, which is 22% more than a year earlier.