The fortune of the 25 richest family clans in the world

The Waltons, Mars, Koch, Hermes are among the 25 richest family clans in the world, controlling $ 1.1 trillion in wealth, according to data compiled by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index .

] The sources of their fortunes are varied: from Mars chocolates to Hermès handkerchiefs, from supermarket chains to hotels and computer companies, to pharmaceutical products.

Equally varied are the places of origin of these assets, which together exceed the GDP of Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous nation, notes a recent publication from the Spanish buscalaverdad.es website.

This list does not include the fortune of families like Rothschild or Rockefeller, who are too vague to value them, explains Bloomberg, who explains that "the nature of many dynastic fortunes, backed by decades and sometimes centuries of assets and dividends "

Clans whose source of wealth comes from a state, says the report, like the extended dynasty of the Saudi royal family, also do not appear on the list, as are the calls "first-generation fortunes" and those in the hands of a single heir.That means that only three Asian families appear in this relationship and none of them comes from China

Who are they?

With a total fortune of $ 151 billion, the wage bill is directed, as in previous years, by the Walton family, the owner of Walmart, the largest supermarket chain in the world. [19659003] The brothers David and Charles Koch, owners of Koch Industries, specializing in the petroleum refining and chemical industries, come in second place with $ 98.7 billion. The head office of this conglomerate is located in Wichita (Kansas, USA).

The third place is occupied by the Mars family, owner of Mars Corporation, maker of popular products such as Mars, Twix, M & M's or Snickers. The company founded by Frank Mars in 1911 is not limited to producing chocolates, but nearly half of its revenue comes from pet foods under brands such as Royal Canin, Whiskas or Pedigree. The family's fortune is valued at 89.7 billion US dollars.

Fourth place in the Bloomberg ranking is awarded to three Belgian families: Van Damme, Spulberh and De Mevius, who jointly control the Anheuser-Busch InBev, an international brewing multinational, producer of Budweiser, Corona Extra or Beck & s, among others brands. His fortune is estimated at 54.1 billion US dollars.

With 49.2 billion US dollars, they are followed by the French family Dumas, owner of the famous fashion house Hermes.

Sixths are the brothers Alain and Gerard Wertheimer, of the French fashion house Chanel, with 45.6 billion US dollars

They are followed by the Ambani family (industrial group Reliance Industries, India, 43.4 billion billion), the Quandt (BMW, Germany, 42.7 billion dollars) and Cargill MacMillan (Cargill food company, US, 42.3 million US dollars), and in tenth place the Boehringer von Baumbach family (group pharmaceutical Boehringer Ingelheim, Germany, US $ 42.2 billion).