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10. Boringer von bombach estimated worth of 59.2 billion dollars on number 10 we have the boringer and vom bombach families both of them own boringer ingelheim which is a pharmaceutical company that was founded in 1885 by albert boeringer more than 130 years have passed and the boringer family encompassing the von bombox is still in charge both of these families fortunes totals up to 59.2 billion dollars which is huge the business that they own is a global pharmaceutical company boringer ingelheim which is a leader in animal healthcare and offers a range of medicine especially regarding respiratory diseases the company started with 20 people at the beginning selling tartar and derevate products under the leadership of albert boeringer the company expanded and has been in the family for four generations the company's type 2 diabetes drug giardians is a top seller it generated 2.9 billion dollars in revenue in 2020 both of these super rich families contributed a lot during the pandemic.

9. thompson family estimated worth of 61.1 billion dollars next we have the wealthiest family in canada the thompson family which has a net worth of 61.1 billion dollars the wealth of the thompsons originated in the 1930s when roy thompson opened an ontario radio station he branched out into newspapers and became the country's leading owner the family has more than 320 million shares of thompson reuters where thompson serves as chairman in 2018 thompson reuters announced it was selling a controlling stake to blackstone for 17 billion dollars interestingly roy thompson wrote in his 1975 memoir of setting up trusts ensuring family control of the business for 80 years so that death duties willnot tear it apart

8. johnson family estimated net worth of 61.2 billion dollars on number eight we have the johnson family that owns fidelity investments edward c johnson ii founded fidelity investments in 1946 it is one of the largest financial services firms globally providing investment services to millions of people johnson's granddaughter abigail johnson took control of the company in 2015 she was ranked 124th on the forbes billionaires list of 2020 with a net worth of 10.8 billion dollars abigail made the company enter cryptocurrencies with the launch of fidelity digital assets if we talk about the company's shares 49 percent of fidelity investments is owned by the johnsons while the fidelity employees own 51 percent number seven wertheimer family estimated net worth of 61.8 billion dollars french high fashion house chanel is legendary for the timeless little black dress the number five perfume and the late high profile designer karl lagerfeld the wertheimer family owned chanel and is one of the wealthiest families in the world allen and gerald wertheimer are the co-owners of the luxury brand chanel they are amongst the 10 richest people living in france their wealth most of which they have inherited has been grown through business deals and acquisitions spanning retail wine and horse racing allen and gerard are benefiting from their grandfather's funding of designer coco chanel in 1920s paris they assumed control of the house of chanel in 1996 after their father jacques wertheimer died

6. ambani family estimated net worth of
93.7 billion dollars the ambani family is the only family from india on our list dhirubhai ambani the father of mukesh and anil started building the precursor to reliance industries in the 1950s when d ruby died in 2002 without leaving a will his widow brokered a settlement between her sons over control of the family fortune both of them divided their father's business mukesh is now at the helm of the mumbai based conglomerate which owns the world's largest oil refining complex he lives in a 27-story mansion which is the world's second most expensive private residence you must have seen his home antilla in our top 10 most expensive homes in the world video and mukesh himself is in the top 10 wealthiest people in the world

5. al-saad family estimated net worth of
100 billion dollars arabs have always been among the richest families due to the abundant oil reserves that they own al-saad is royal family of saudi arabia that has been in control for 89 years their net worth estimate is based on cumulative payouts the royal family members have received over the past 50 years from the royal d1 the executive office of the king many royals have made money by brokering government contracts and land deals and founding businesses that service state companies such as saudi aramco crown prince muhammad bin salman son of saudi's 7th monarch king salman controls assets worth more than one billion dollars the alsad family is vast with almost 15 000 extended members

4. hermes family estimated net worth of
111.6 billion dollars french fashion house and luxury purveyor hermes has dazzled the world with its signature scarves neckties and perfumes as well as its iconic kelly and birkin handbags the family members who maintain senior positions at the company are pierre alexis dumas the artistic director and axel dumas the fashion company has been in the hermes family for six generations hermes like chanel is one of just a handful of renowned retail businesses where a single family owns a controlling share it has become synonymous with perfection and its famous birken bag can cost up to six figures you can make a pretty good guess from here how the hermes family have grown so rich

3. koch family estimated net worth of 124.4 billion dollars the koch family is one of the top three richest families in the world brothers frederick charles david and william inherited father fred's oil firm a fraternal feud over control of the company in the early 1980s led frederick and william to leave the family business while charles and david stayed it has since grown into coach industries a conglomerate with annual revenue of about 115 billion dollars charles gulch owns his staggering fortune to an oil business founded by his father but today is perhaps better known to the general public for his politics and digging into his deep pockets to place his stamp on politics after david's death charles is handling the gotch industries with his widow julia two mars family estimated net worth of 141.9 billion dollars mars is the walmart of candy it is a multi-generational family business that is ubiquitous cheap and popular frank mars began selling molasses candies in 1902 at the age of 19. the business he created is best known for m m's milky ways and snickers bars however pet care products make up about half the company's 39.2 billion dollars in revenue members of the mars family owned the closely held business the grandchildren of frank mars jacqueline and john mars who handle the company each have a net worth of 24.7 billion dollars and were ranked 29 on forbes list of billionaires in 2020
1. walton family estimated net worth of
238.2 billion dollars waltons are the wealthiest family in the world in 2021 walmart is the world's largest retailer by revenue with sales of 559 billion dollars from more than 10 500 stores worldwide the walton family owns 48 of the retailer a stake that's the foundation of the world's largest fortune the company operates nearly 11 510 retail stores worldwide and 5 347 stores in the usa alone jim and alice wallace are worth 54 billion dollars each and we're ranked number eight and number nine respectively on forbes annual list of billionaires for 2020.