FINANCE
Individuals
Wealthiest Families
This list features the wealthiest families (excluding royal families or autocratic ruling dynasties) in the world as of 2025 as published by Forbes as well as other business magazines.
RANK | FAMILY | WEALTH | SOURCE OF INCOME | COUNTRY |
1 | Ellison | $345 billion | Oracle Corporation, Paramount Skydance, Annapurna Pictures | United States |
2 | Walton | $289.8 billion | Walmart, Sam's Club | United States |
3 | Wallenberg | $278 billion | SEB, Ericsson, Nasdaq, EQT, Investor AB, SKF, Astra Zeneca, Electrolux, ABB, Saab AB, Husqvarna, Wärtsilä, Atlas Copco, Stora Enso, Epiroc, Höganäs AB, Munters Group, Wallenberg Foundations, etc. | Sweden |
4 | Arnault | $233 billion | LVMH | France |
5 | Koch | $124.8 billion | Koch Industries | United States |
6 | Ortega | $120.1 billion | Inditex (including Zara) | Spain |
7 | Ambani | $116 billion | Reliance Industries, Reliance Jio, Reliance Retail, etc. | India |
8 | Mars | $115.4 billion | Mars Inc. | United States |
9 | Adani | $111 billion | Adani Group companies | India |
10 | Slim | $102 billion | Telmex, América Móvil, Grupo Carso | Mexico |
11 | Bettencourt | $99.5 billion | L'Oréal | France |
12 | Hermès | $94.6 billion | Hermès | France |
13 | Merck | $81 billion | Merck KGaA, Merck & Co. | Germany / United States |
14 | Boehringer / von Baumbach | $81 billion | Boehringer Ingelheim | Germany |
15 | Wertheimer | $73.6 billion | Chanel | France |
16 | Thomson | $67.8 billion | Thomson Reuters, The Woodbridge Company | Canada |
17 | Aponte | $66.2 billion | Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) | Switzerland / Italy / Israel |
18 | Cargill-MacMillan | $56.2 billion | Cargill | United States |
19 | Hoffmann / Oeri | $53.8 billion | Roche, Genentech | Switzerland |
20 | Quandt | $53.8 billion | BMW | Germany |
21 | Van Damme / De Spoelberch / De Mevius | $52.9 billion | Anheuser-Busch InBev | Belgium |
22 | Porsche / Piëch | $52.8 billion | Volkswagen Group | Austria |
23 | Hartono | $52 billion | Djarum, Bank Central Asia | Indonesia |
24 | Besnier | $43.3 billion | Lactalis | France |
25 | Pritzker | $43.1 billion | Hyatt Corporation, Marmon Group | United States |
26 | Ofer | $41.7 billion | Real estate, shipping, investments | Israel |
27 | Chearavanont | $37.9 billion | Charoen Pokphand | Thailand |
28 | Johnson | $37 billion | Fidelity Investments | United States |
29 | Rinehart | $35 billion | Hancock Prospecting | Australia |
30 | Cathy | $33.6 billion | Chick-fil-A | United States |
31 | Jindal | $33.5 billion | Jindal Group | India |
32 | Dassault | $33.2 billion | Dassault Group (diversified) | France |
33 | Adelson | $32 billion | Las Vegas Sands | Israel / United States |
34 | Pinault | $31.6 billion | Kering | France |
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