List of wealthiest families

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This is an incomplete list of the wealthiest families as of 2016.[1]

Name Number of
family members
(estimated)
Notable members Wealth
in billions
(estimated USD)
Source of
wealth
Country
Albrecht Berthold Albrecht, Karl Albrecht, Theo Albrecht Jr. Aldi, Trader Joe's Germany
Ambani 3 Dhirubhai Ambani, Mukesh Ambani, Anil Ambani, Nita Ambani 21.5[2] India
Arnault Bernard Arnault LVMH France
Brescia Cafferata (FORT) El Grupo Breca 7 Peru
Familia Marinho 3 José Roberto Marinho, Roberto Irineu Marinho, João Roberto Marinho. 28,9 Brazil
Barbey 12 Peter D. Barbey 6.1 Publishing United States
Bass 4 Robert Bass, Ed Bass, Lee Bass, Sid Bass, Hyatt Bass 8.2 United States
Bechtel 4 Kenneth K. Bechtel, Riley P. Bechtel, Stephen Bechtel, Jr., Stephen David Bechtel, Sr., Warren A. Bechtel 7.3 United States
Bettencourt Liliane Bettencourt L'Oréal France
Brown 25 John Brown 1.5[3] Stryker United States
Brunei royal family Hassanal Bolkiah 20 (April 2011)[4] Brunei Darussalam
Busch 30 Adolphus Busch, Adolphus Busch III, August Anheuser Busch, Sr., August Busch III, August Busch IV 13.5 Anheuser-Busch United States
Butt 5 Charles Butt 10.4
Cargill-MacMillan 23 Austen Cargill, James R. Cargill II, James R. Cargill, William W. Cargill, Marion MacMillan Pictet, Marianne Cargill Liebmann, Cargill MacMillan, Sr., Cargill MacMillan Jr, John H. MacMillan, Sr., John H. MacMillan, John Hugh MacMillan, Whitney MacMillan, Whitney Duncan MacMillan 45 United States
Cathy 2 Dan T. Cathy 7 Chick-fil-A United States
Chao 3 Cecil Chao 7.2 Cheuk Nang Holdings Ltd. Hong Kong
Johnson (Franklin Templeton Investments) 5 Charles, Rupert Johnson 13.4 United States
Cox 3 Anne Cox Chambers, James M. Cox 34.5 Cox Enterprises United States
Crown 3 8.8
Dolan 19 5.5
Fisher 4 Donald Fisher, Doris F. Fisher, John J. Fisher, William S. Fisher, Robert J. Fisher 11 Gap Inc. United States
Dorrance 11 13.6 United States
Du Pont 3 14.5 United States
Duncan 4 22.4 United States
Durst 33 5.2
Scripps 50 E. W. Scripps, James E. Scripps 7.2 E. W. Scripps Company, United Press International United States
Johnson (Fidelity Investments and Fidelity International) 4 Edward Johnson, III, Abigail Johnson 26 United States
Ferrero Michele Ferrero Italy
Fontbona Iris Fontbona Chile
France 20 5.7
Gallo 14 Ernest Gallo, Julio Gallo 10.3 E & J Gallo Winery United States
Getty 28 5.4 United States
Gonzalez Alberto Bailleres Gonzalez Mexico
Gore 24 5.2 United States
Haslam 4 6
Hearst 66 William Randolph Hearst and numerous others 32 Hearst Corporation United States
Hilton Conrad Hilton United States
Hinduja 4 S P Hinduja, Gopichand Hinduja 15[5] India
Hughes 3 7.9 United States
Hunt 33 14.2 United States
Jenkins 25 6.8
Johnson (Johnson & Johnson) 60 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 Johnson & Johnson United States
Kadoorie Michael Kadoorie 9.5
Kluge 5 John Kluge 6 United States
Koch 4 Charles G. Koch, David H. Koch 86 Koch Industries United States
Kwok Thomas Kwok, Raymond Kwok, Kwok Tak-Seng, Kwong Siu-hing, China
Lauder 6 16.5 United States
Lee (Byung-Chull) 5 Lee Byung-chul, Lee Kun-hee
26.6[6] Samsung South Korea
Lee (Shau Kee) Lee Shau Kee 24.1[7] China
LeFrak 4 6.6
Mansour 3 Mohamed Mansour, Yasseen Mansour, Youssef Mansour 9.2 Mansour Group Egypt
Marriott 7 6.9 United States
Mars 3 80 United States
Marshall 3 9
Meijer 4 7.9 United States
Mellon 200 11.5 United States
Moran 10 5.5
Newhouse 2 18 United States
Perot 2 5.4 United States
Phipps 300 6.6 United States
Pigott 30 7.7 United States
Pritzker 13 30 United States
Redstone 3 Sumner Redstone, Shari Redstone, Brent Redstone 5 (2015) Viacom United States
Reuben 2 David Reuben, Simon Reuben 7.5 (2010)[8] United Kingdom
Reyes 3 8.6
Rockefeller 200 11 United States
Rollins 11 7.4
Rothschild family 100+ See Rothschild family#Prominent descendants of Mayer Amschel Rothschild and Genealogy of the Rothschild family Unknown Numerous banking entities Germany
S.C. Johnson 11 S. Curtis Johnson 3.5 (2016)[9] Johnson Family Enterprises United States
Sabancı 30 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 30 Turkey
Sackler 20 Arthur M. Sackler, Mortimer Sackler, Raymond Sackler 14 (2015) Purdue Pharma, Oxycontin
Saudi royal family Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud 8 (April 2011)[10] Saudi Arabia
Sawiris 4 Naguib Sawiris, Nassef Sawiris, Onsi Sawiris, Samih Sawiris 12.4 Egypt
Shoen 13 Joe Shoen, Mark Shoen 8 U-Haul United States
Simmons 3 Harold Simmons 8 (2013)[11] Businessman United States
Simon 5 Herbert Simon 7.7 Real estate United States
Simons 1 James Harris Simons 15.5 (2016) Hedge fund United States
Simplot 3 J. R. Simplot 7.5 United States
Slim Carlos Slim Mexico
Smith 60 Byron L. Smith, Robert F. Smith (investor) 6.3 United States
Stryker 3 Homer Stryker, Ronda Stryker, Pat Stryker, John Stryker 7.9[12] United States
Tata Noel Tata, Naval Tata, Ratan Tata, Simone Tata India
Thai royal family Bhumibol Adulyadej, HM The King, Sirikit, HM The Queen, the King's consort 30 (April 2011)[13] Thailand
Thomson David Thomson Canada
Tisch 5 Laurence Tisch, Preston Robert Tisch 6 United States
Tung Tung Chee-chen 2.8 China
United Arab Emirates royal family Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan 15[14] United Arab Emirates
Van Andel 4 Jay Van Andel, Betty Van Andel 6
Walton 6 Jim Walton, Alice Walton, S. Robson Walton, Christy Walton, Ann Walton Kroenke, Nancy Walton Laurie 147 (January 2015) Wal-Mart United States
Woo Peter Woo 7 China
Ziff 3 Daniel M. Ziff, Dirk Edward Ziff, Robert D. Ziff 15 United States

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