The list of the 25 richest families of 2023, prepared by Bloomberg, includes families operating in many different sectors from construction to technology, from hotel management to fashion and industry.
Here are the world's richest families who play with money and whose fortunes are jaw-dropping, and the sectors in which they operate...
1. The Duncan family, which owns the US-based industrial company Enterprise Products Partners, has $32 billion in assets and the family business is in the 2nd generation.
2. The Kwok Family, which owns the Hong Kong-based real estate company Sun Hung Kai Real Estate, has $32.5 billion in assets and the family business is in the 3rd generation.
3. The Ferrero Family, which owns the Italy-based confectionery company Ferrero, has assets of $33.5 billion and the family business is in the 3rd generation.
4. The Mulliez family, which owns the France-based retail company Auchan, has $34.3 billion in assets and the family business is in the 4th generation.
5. The Cox Family, which owns the US-based communications and automotive company Cox Enterprises, has $36 billion in assets and the family business is in the 4th generation.
6. The Dassault Family, which owns France-based software company Dassault Systemes, has $39.2 billion in assets and the family business is in the 4th generation.
7. The Hartono Family, which owns the Indonesia-based financial company Djarum Group, has assets of $42.1 billion and the family business is in the 3rd generation.
8. The Van Damme, De Spoelberch, De Mevius Family, which owns the Belgium-based beverage company Anheuser- Busch Inbev, has $ 43.5 billion in assets and the family business is in the 5th generation.
9. The Hoffmann, Oeri Family, which owns the Swiss-based pharmaceutical company Roche, has assets of $ 44.8 billion and the family business is in the 5th generation.
10. The Pritzker Family, which owns the US-based hotel company Hyatt Hotels, has assets of $46.5 billion and the family business is in the 4th generation.
11. The Albrecht family, which owns Germany-based retail company Aldi, has assets of $48.4 billion and the family business is in the 3rd generation.
12. The Quandt family, which owns the Germany-based automotive company BMW, has assets of $49.4 billion and the family business is in the 4th generation.
13. The Boehringer, Von Baumbach Family, which owns the Germany-based pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim, has assets of $51.3 billion and the family business is in the 4th generation.
14. The Johnson Family, which owns the US-based financial company Fidelity Investments, has $55.7 billion in assets and the family business is in the 3rd generation.
15. Cargill, the Macmillan Family, which owns the US-based industrial company Cargill, has assets of $63.3 billion and the family business is in the 7th generation.
16. The Reuters Family, which owns Canada-based media company Thomson Reuters, has assets of $71.1 billion and the family business is in the 3rd generation.
17. The Wertheimer Family, which owns the France-based luxury brand Chanel, has assets of $89.6 billion and the family business is in the 3rd generation.
18. The Ambani Family, which owns the India-based industrial company Reliance, has $89.9 billion in assets and the family business is in the 3rd generation.
19. The Saudi Arabia-based Royal family has $112 billion in assets and the family business is in the 3rd generation.
20. The Koch Family, which owns the US-based industrial company Koch, has assets of $ 127.3 billion and the family business is in the 3rd generation.
21. The Qatar-based Royal family has $ 133 billion in assets and the family business is in the 8th generation.
22. The Mars Family, which owns the US-based confectionery company Mars, has assets of $ 141.9 billion and the family business is in the 5th generation.
23. The hermes Family, which owns the France-based luxury brand Hermes, has assets of $150.9 billion and the family business is in the 6th generation.
24. The Walton Family, which owns the US-based retail company Walmart, has assets of $ 259.7 billion and the family business is in the 3rd generation.
25. The United Arab Emirate-based Royal family has $305 billion in assets and the family business is in the 3rd generation.
If you want to learn more about the assets, sectors and generations of these families, which are known as the richest in the world and operate in various sectors, you can visit the websites of the relevant companies.
