The 40 richest families in America, ranked

Aug 05, 2026 11:36 PM - 1 month ago 392
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Rob, Alice, and Jim Walton are portion of America's richest family.

Rob, Alice, and Jim Walton are portion of America's richest family. Rick T. Wilking/Getty Images

Billionaires' wealth and powerfulness person grown sharply complete the past fewer years. Although the US doesn't person immoderate royal families, it surely has family empires pinch tremendous fortunes — and influence.

There are the Hearst and Newhouse families, who built publishing powerhouses; Estée Lauder, the laminitis of the cosmetics elephantine that generated the Lauder family fortune; and the families who created their wealthiness pinch unit and edifice empires, specified arsenic the Waltons pinch Walmart and the Pritzkers pinch Hyatt Hotels.

Below are the 40 richest families successful the US, classed by estimated nett worthy from lowest to highest.

The rankings were wished utilizing the astir up-to-date estimated nett worths disposable from Forbes, released connected July 29.

40. The (Charles & Rupert) Johnson family

 New York, Meet Jaap astatine David Geffen Hall connected September 20, 2018 successful New York City.

Charles Johnson (left) is simply a mostly proprietor of the San Francisco Giants. Mike Coppola/Getty Images for the New York Philharmonic

Net worth: $13.4 billion

Source of wealth: Franklin Resources, San Francisco Giants

In 1947, Rupert Johnson founded Franklin Resources, a mutual money company. A decade later, erstwhile Charles B. Johnson, Rupert's son, was 24, he took complete arsenic CEO and remained pinch the institution for 56 years. Charles' brother, Rupert Johnson Jr., joined the institution successful 1965 and still serves arsenic its vice president and head today.

Charles' children besides service successful the company, pinch Jennifer Johnson becoming CEO successful 2020 and Greg Johnson serving arsenic executive chairman.

Today, the Johnson family owns 42% of the company, which went nationalist successful 1971. Forbes estimated successful January that the patient had $1.7 trillion successful assets nether management.

38. (tie) The Tisch family

Elizabeth Tisch, Steve Tisch and Zachary Tisch astatine An Unforgettable Evening To Benefit Women's Cancer Research held astatine the Beverly Wilshire connected March 16, 2023 successful Beverly Hills, California.

Steve Tisch (center) is the president and executive vice president of the New York Giants. Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images

Net worth: $13.7 billion

Source of wealth: Loews Corporation, New York Giants

The Tisch family luck dates backmost to the acquisition of Loews Theaters by brothers Bob and Larry Tisch successful 1959. In the decades that followed, the brothers turned the institution into a conglomerate of hotels, energy, and finance.

Today, the descendants of the 2 Tisch brothers ain astir a 3rd of the company, which went nationalist successful 1959, and see 5 billionaires successful the family's 2nd generation.

Larry's son, James, serves arsenic president of Loews, and James's son, Ben, serves arsenic CEO. James' girl (and Larry's granddaughter) Jessica Tisch is the constabulary commissioner for New York City.

Bob's children, Jonathan, Laurie, and Steve, beryllium connected the committee of the New York Giants, which he acquired 50% of successful 1991.

38. (tie) The Farmer family

A Cintas logo motion is seen connected a motortruck successful Chicago, Illinois, United States, connected July 28, 2026.

The Farmer family still owns astir 16% of Cintas Corporation. Marcin Golba/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Net worth: $13.7 billion

Source of wealth: Cintas Corporation

Though Cintas is known coming arsenic 1 of the largest uniform, first-aid, and workplace supplies distributors successful the US, its history dates backmost to the Great Depression erstwhile Doc and Amelia Farmer began collecting utilized rags from factories, washing them, and trading them backmost to businesses.

Their grandson, Dick, served arsenic the company's CEO for astir 40 years and led arsenic it grew from a work institution into an industry giant.

Today, the Farmer family still owns 16% of the company, which went nationalist successful 1983, and Dick's son, Scott, serves arsenic president of the board.

37. The Hughes family

 Concert Celebrating Jerry Moss, Co-Founder of A&M Records astatine The Music Center connected January 14, 2023 successful Los Angeles, California.

Tamara Gustavson, girl of Public Storage Inc.'s cofounder B. Wayne Hughes, owns astir 10% of the company. Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for The Music Center

Net worth: $14.7 billion

Source of wealth: Public Storage Inc.

Like galore families connected this list, the Hughes family's luck dates backmost to 1 highly successful business venture: Public Storage Inc., founded by B. Wayne Hughes successful 1972.

Today, the institution is the largest self-storage marque successful the US.

Today, Tamara Gustavson, the girl of B. Wayne Hughes, is the largest azygous shareholder successful the company, owning astir 10% of the shares and serving connected the board.

36. The Jenkins family

Sign astatine the entranceway to a Publix successful Venice, Florida.

The Jenkins family owns the 20% of Publix that isn't owned by existent aliases erstwhile employees. Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images

Net worth: $15.2 billion

Source of wealth: Publix Super Markets

In 1930, market shop clerk and head George Jenkins decided to unfastened his ain market shop aft the caller firm owners of the Piggly Wiggly location wherever he worked grounded to see his ideas for the business.

His caller nutrient shop business was founded pinch a attraction connected worker participation. Today, Publix is the largest employee-owned company successful the US, pinch existent and erstwhile labor owning astir 80% of the institution and the Jenkins family owning the remaining shares.

The family ran the business until 2017, erstwhile they brought successful Todd Jones, the first extracurricular CEO.

In 2025, the company's retail sales reached $62.7 cardinal crossed astir 1,500 locations successful the Southeastern US.

35. The Stryker family

Slobodan Randjelovic, Ronda Stryker, Jon Stryker and Bill Johnston be 2015 GLSEN Respect Awards connected June 1, 2015 successful New York City.

The grandchildren of the Stryker Corporation's founder, Homer Stryker, clasp an estimated 11% of the company. Bennett Raglin/Getty Images

Net worth: $16 billion

Source of wealth: Stryker Corporation

The Stryker family has built wealthiness done the wellness exertion institution Stryker Corporation, which focuses connected processing surgical equipment, neurotechnologies, and different aesculapian technologies.

Its history dates backmost to Michigan orthopedist Homer Stryker's founding of The Orthopedic Frame Company, which developed mobile infirmary beds and formed cutters, among different inventions.

In 2023, the company, which went nationalist successful 1979, had income of complete $20 billion, per Forbes.

Today, the grandchildren of Homer Stryker ain an estimated 8% of the multinational corporation, and 1 of them, Ronda Stryker, sits connected its committee of board and is the largest individual shareholder.

34. The Estes family

Estes Express Lines trailers are seen parked astatine the company's New Columbia terminal.

The Estes family owns 100% of Estes Express Lines, the largest privately held less-than-truckload freight carrier institution successful the US. Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Net worth: $16.3 billion

Source of wealth: Estes Express Lines

The Estes family history originates erstwhile husbandman W. W. Estes bought a utilized Chevy motortruck during the tallness of the Great Depression and began hauling livestock successful the municipality of Chase City, Virginia.

That mini hauling gig turned into a afloat freight carrier institution successful the pursuing decades. Today, Estes Express Lines is the largest privately held less-than-truckload institution successful the US.

Forbes estimates that the Estes family still holds 100% of the company, which has an estimated yearly gross of $5.6 billion.

The founder's grandson, Rob Estes Jr., serves arsenic the company's CEO and chairman, while his boy (or the founder's great-grandson), Webb Estes, is its president and COO.

33. The Haslam family

Former Tennessee politician Bill Haslam (L), Ohio Republican Senator Rob Portman (C) and squad proprietor Jimmy Haslam (2R) talk connected the sidelines anterior to the crippled against the Miami Dolphins astatine FirstEnergy Stadium connected November 24, 2019 successful Cleveland, Ohio

The sons of the Pilot Company's laminitis person taken up ownership successful master sports teams. Jason Miller/Getty Images

Net worth: $16.4 billion

Source of wealth: Pilot Company, Cleveland Browns

The Haslam family has built its wealthiness successful the state position manufacture ever since James Haslam II founded the Pilot Company successful 1958. It was a service-station and convenience-store company.

As of 2024, the institution has been afloat owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway.

Today, the founder's son, Jimmy, owns the Cleveland Browns of the NFL. His different son, Bill, served arsenic the politician of Tennessee from 2011 to 2019, and owns the NHL's Nashville Predators.

32. The Dorrance family

Campbell's Soup

The family is down Campbell's Soup. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Net worth: $16.5 billion

Source of wealth: Campbell's Soup Company

John T. Dorrance invented the process for condensing crockery successful the precocious 1800s.

Today, the Dorrance family owns astir one-third of Campbell's Soup.

Now, the institution owns much than soup, including the brands V8, Pepperidge Farm, and Snyder's, generating much than $10 cardinal successful yearly revenue, per the company's latest earnings report.

31. The Bass family

Sid Richardson Bass attends MoMA's Party In The Garden 2026 astatine The Museum of Modern Art connected June 02, 2026 successful New York City.

Sid Richardson Bass is 1 of 4 brothers who inherited their uncle Sid Richardson's fortune. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Museum of Modern Art

Net worth: $17.1 billion

Source of wealth: Oil, investments

The Bass luck dates backmost to Sid Richardson's occurrence successful lipid investments during the early and mid-1900s.

After his decease successful 1959, Richardson near his luck to his 4 nephews, Sid, Edward, Robert, and Lee Bass, who person continued to turn it done lipid banal transactions and investments successful different industries, specified arsenic an aerospace patient and the crystal pick shaper Blue Bell.

The Bass brothers besides service arsenic philanthropists and person donated millions of dollars to higher acquisition institutions for illustration Yale, Stanford, and Duke.

30. The Mellon family

andrew mellon

Andrew Mellon, a Gilded Age giant, served arsenic the US Secretary of the Treasury betwixt 1921 and 1932. Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images

Net worth: $17.2 billion

Source of wealth: Banking

Andrew Mellon mightiness beryllium 1 of the astir recognizable names to travel retired of the Gilded Age, but dissimilar different fortunes of the era, his has remained pinch the family.

Mellon served arsenic the US Secretary of the Treasury betwixt 1921 and 1932, and founded Union Steel successful 1899.

In October 2025, Timothy Mellon, a grandson of Andrew Mellon, was reported by The New York Times to person anonymously donated $130 cardinal to the US authorities to money the paychecks of United States Armed Forces members during the authorities shutdown.

29. The Simon family

Bui Simon and Herb Simon be the 2025 Women's Sports Foundation's Annual Salute To Women In Sports astatine Cipriani Wall Street connected October 22, 2025 successful New York City.

Herb Simon (right) is the president emeritus of Simon Property Group and the proprietor of the Indiana Pacers. His wife, Bui Simon (left), is simply a philanthropist and erstwhile Miss Universe. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images

Net worth: $17.3 billion

Source of wealth: Simon Property Group

Founded successful 1960 by brothers Herb and Melvin Simon, Simon Property Group is 1 of the largest existent property firms successful America and is the largest shopping promenade usability successful the US.

In 1983, the Simon brothers bought the Indiana Pacers, and the family still owns 80% of the franchise today.

28. The Winchester family

Quikrete is now connected the Braves azygous arsenic a sponsor during the Friday evening MLB interleague crippled betwixt the Seattle Mariners and the Atlanta Braves connected May 19, 2023 astatine Truist Park successful Atlanta, Georgia.

The Winchester family owns actual shaper Quikrete. David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Net worth: $18 billion

Source of wealth: Quikrete

Quikrete, the building materials shaper that pioneered pre-blended packaged concrete, traces its origins to its predecessor, Maintenance Products Inc., founded successful Columbus, Ohio, successful 1940. A decade aft the mini company's founding, the aeronautical technologist Gene Winchester joined arsenic wide head and, the pursuing year, helped the institution create its pioneering packaged actual blend.

The company, which was renamed to Quikrete successful 1965, has an estimated annual revenue of $12 cardinal today, per Forbes.

Gene Winchester's sons, Dennis, Jim, and Jack, took complete activity of the institution successful 1981 and person since overseen its maturation done multimillion-dollar acquisitions.

27. The Crown family

Renée and Lester Crown be the Lyric Opera Of Chicago's Opening Night Opera Ball connected September 26, 2015 successful Chicago, Illinois.

The Crown family focuses connected the subject manufacturing patient General Dynamics. Gabriel Grams/Getty Images for Lyric Opera of Chicago

Net worth: $18.3 billion

Source of wealth: Henry Crown & Company

With his brothers, Henry Crown founded the Material Service Corporation successful 1919 and began his business trading materials for illustration gravel, coal, and lime to Chicago builders. The founder, who besides served successful the US Army Corps of Engineers during World War II, owned the Empire State Building successful New York from 1951 to 1961. The magnate sold the iconic building and merged his institution pinch General Dynamics Corporation, which coming develops and produces subject exertion specified arsenic nuclear-powered submarines, conflict tanks, and armored fighting vehicles.

Today, his descendants ain a assortment of holdings, from skis resorts to manufacturing firms, done Henry Crown & Company.

26. The Taylor family

Chrissy Taylor, president and CEO of Enterprise Mobility

The Taylor family controls Enterprise Mobility, which reported $35 cardinal successful gross successful 2023. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images

Net worth: $20 billion

Source of wealth: Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental, and Alamo Rent-A-Car

The Taylor family controls Enterprise Mobility, the genitor institution of National Car Rental, Alamo Rent-A-Car, and Enterprise Rent-A-Car, which was founded by Jack C. Taylor successful 1957.

Since then, the Taylor family has acquired competitors National Car Rental and Alamo Rent-A-Car and grown into a powerhouse, pinch Enterprise Mobility reporting $35 cardinal successful gross successful the 2023 fiscal year, Forbes reported.

25. The Johnson family

US Ambassador to the UK Robert Wood Johnson speaks astatine the unveiling of the caller US Embassy building successful Nine Elms successful Wandsworth connected December 13, 2017 successful London, England.

Woody Johnson, 1 of the family's heirs, owns the New York Jets and served arsenic the US ambassador to the UK successful 2017. WPA Pool/Getty Images

Net worth: $20.5 billion

Source of wealth: Johnson & Johnson

The Johnson family's wealthiness dates backmost to the founding of Johnson & Johnson by Robert Wood, James Wood, and Edward Mead — the 3 Johnson brothers — in 1886.

The pharmaceutical company, which introduced dental floss and commercialized first-aid kits to the world, grew into a world marque nether the guidance of Robert Wood Johnson II, Robert Wood Johnson's son. Although the company, which went nationalist successful 1944, isn't tally by the family today, heirs still use financially from the world firm's occurrence done bequest stocks.

Woody Johnson, the astir salient personnel of the family today, besides owns the New York Jets and served arsenic the US ambassador to the UK during the first Trump administration.

24. The Meijer family

In this handout provided by General Motors, Michigan Department of Agriculture Director Mitch Irwin (L) and General Motors Vehicle Emissions Issues Director Bob Babik (R) look connected arsenic Meijer CEO Hank Meijer tests the latest E85 ethanol pump installation astatine the Meijer position connected Ford Road during a property convention announcing the opening of the 20th Meijer's E85 fueling location successful the authorities of Michigan

The Meijer family owns the market shop concatenation today. General Motors Photo/John F. Martin

Net worth: $21.4 billion

Source of wealth: Meijer Inc.

The Meijer family owns and runs the Michigan-based Meijer market shop chain, which has complete 500 locations. The market shop family's history dates backmost to the chain's founding successful 1934 by Hendrik Meijer, a Dutch businessman. The supermarket concatenation is credited pinch pioneering the conception of one-stop shopping supercenters and now has an estimated yearly revenue of $22 billion, per Forbes.

Today, the founder's grandson, Hank Meijer, is the company's executive chairman, and his 2 brothers, Doug and Mark, besides service connected the board.

23. The Lauder family

Lauder family

The family controls the cosmetics elephantine Estée Lauder, which owns MAC and Clinique. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

Net worth: $21.5 billion

Source of wealth: Estée Lauder

In 1947, Estée Lauder received her first awesome bid for $800 of skincare products from Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomberg reported.

The company, which sells cosmetics and fragrances done over 20 brands, including MAC and Clinique, reported complete $14.3 cardinal successful income successful fiscal twelvemonth 2025.

The Lauder family is progressive successful philanthropy, and Estée Lauder's sons, the precocious Leonard Lauder and Ronald Lauder, became salient creation collectors. Leonard donated $1 cardinal successful paintings and sculptures to the Metropolitan Museum of Art during his lifetime. The family besides owns a important magnitude of existent estate.

22. The Ziff family

dirk ziff

The Ziff family grew its wealthiness done Ziff Davis Inc., which published PC Magazine. Getty/Scott Olson

Net worth: $21.6 billion

Source of wealth: Ziff Davis Inc.

William Ziff Jr. sold the mag patient his begetter created, Ziff Davis Inc., which published PC Magazine, for $1.4 cardinal successful 1994.

Forbes reported that his sons, Daniel, Robert, and Dirk, grew their inheritance done Ziff Brothers Investments and reportedly invested immoderate of their billions pinch managers who utilized to activity astatine their hedge funds.

The brothers ain respective homes successful Aspen and person put their money toward philanthropic efforts.

21. Millstone-Winter-Heyman families

David Millstone and Jennifer Millstone astatine a New York City gala

Standard Industries is simply a world brand. Sylvain Gaboury/Paul Bruinooge/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images

Net worth: $21.7 billion

Source of wealth: Standard Industries

Currently led by David Winter, the Standard Industries conglomerate traces its family ties to a 1983 proxy conflict successful which businessman Sam Heyman acquired GAF Corporation, the country's largest roofing manufacturer, per Forbes.

20. The Hearst family

Hearst cousins

The Hearst luck dates backmost to William Randolph Hearst's acquisition of the San Francisco Examiner successful 1887. Bryan Bedder/Getty Images

Net worth: $21.8 billion

Source of wealth: Hearst Corporation

About 67 family members stock the luck that William Randolph Hearst created erstwhile he took complete the San Francisco Examiner successful the precocious 1800s, Forbes reported. Soon after, Hearst acquired different newspapers and expanded into power and TV, creating the instauration for the media giant, Hearst Corporation. It now owns newspapers, magazines, tv stations, and stakes successful cablegram TV channels, including A&E and ESPN. 

Hearst erstwhile owned what is now 1 of the most costly homes successful America. His grandson, William R. Hearst III, is presently the chairman of the company's board.

19. The du Pont family

DuPont

Members of the du Pont family ain the mostly of shares successful the company, though nary return portion successful its management. Laurent Gillerion/AP Images

Net worth: $22 billion

Source of wealth: DuPont

The du Pont luck is 1 of the oldest and astir wide shared fortunes connected this list. Chemicals elephantine DuPont was founded successful 1802 arsenic a gunpowder manufacturer. Over time, it evolved into producing everything from dynamite to plastics and invented nylon and Teflon.

18. The Smith family

Illinois Tool Works logo

The family owns shares of some Illinois Tool Works and Northern Trust. Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Net worth: $23.1 billion

Source of wealth: Illinois Tool Works

Dating backmost to Byron Smith's 1889 founding of the financial services institution Northern Trust Corporation and his 1912 co-founding of the manufacturing patient Illinois Tool Works, the Smith family has ties to some the devices manufacturing and finance industries.

The family now holds astatine slightest 9% of Illinois Tool Works and 1% of Northern Trust's shares, according to Forbes.

17. The Marriott family

Bill Marriott poses pinch his children (L-R) John Marriott, Debbie Marriott, Stephen Marriott and David Marriott nether the image of J.Willard Marriott astatine the Marriott International Headquarters

The Marriott family owns astir 18% of the institution today. Simon M Bruty/Getty Images

Net worth: $23.5 billion

Source of wealth: Marriott International

The Marriott family's bequest traces backmost not conscionable to hotels, but besides to guidelines beer. In 1927, John Willard "J.W." Marriott began trading A&W guidelines brew astatine a mini shop successful Washington, DC; the task quickly expanded into drive-in diners arsenic the paper expanded, and by 1953, his Hot Shoppes institution went public, per Marriott's website.

It wasn't until 1957 that Marriott opened its first lodging location, a motel successful Arlington, Virginia. By 1981, the institution had opened its 100th hotel, and by 1989, its 500th.

Today, the company's portfolio includes brands for illustration Sheraton, Ritz-Carlton, and St. Regis.

David Marriott, the grandson of the company's laminitis and boy of erstwhile CEO Bill Marriott, is the company's existent committee chairman, and the family owns an estimated 18% of the company's shares, per Forbes.

16. The Busch family

Haley Busch

Despite having extended ties to the brew industry, the family's galore descendants aren't presently progressive pinch awesome brew firms. Paul A. Hebert/Getty Images

Net worth: $24.4 billion

Source of wealth: Anheuser-Busch

The Busch family roots successful the brew manufacture day backmost to 1876, erstwhile Adolphus Busch created what is now known arsenic Budweiser. As the institution passed done each procreation of the family, an estimated 25% of the business was sold betwixt 1989 and 2008, and it was afloat bought retired for $52 cardinal successful 2008, arsenic reported by The New York Times. Roughly 30 family members divided the fortune.

Part of the family sewage backmost into the brew business pinch William K. Busch Brewing, but the institution unopen down successful 2019.

15. The Hunt family

Caroline Rose Hunt

The Hunt family owns the Kansas City Chiefs. Amanda Edwards/Getty Images

Net worth: $25.6 billion

Source of wealth: Hunt Oil Company

H.L. Hunt laid the instauration for his family's luck pinch Hunt Oil Company. His galore heirs (he had 15 children) bid respective fortunes, from Hunt Oil and Petro-Hunt to Rosewood Hotels & Resorts.

His descendants walk their billions connected existent estate, specified 6 the 6-million-square-foot underground business parkland SubTropolis, and connected sports teams.

The Hunt family owns the Kansas City Chiefs, which won its 4th Super Bowl successful 2024, and they person a number liking successful the Chicago Bulls. 

14. The Butt family

HEB store

Charles Butt is the existent mostly shareholder of the H.E. Butt Grocery Company. Courtesy of H-E-B

Net worth: $26.6 billion

Source of wealth: H.E. Butt

Florence Butt founded H-E-B market store successful Texas successful 1905, which her son, Howard, expanded passim the authorities erstwhile he took complete the institution successful the 1920s. The institution coming has over 400 stores successful Texas and Mexico and generated complete $49.6 cardinal successful gross successful 2025, Forbes reported.

Howard's boy Charles became the company's longtime president and mostly shareholder. Charles' nephew Howard Butt III now serves arsenic CEO.

13. The Newhouse family

donald and victoria newhouse

Advance Publications' holdings see Condé Nast Publications, the patient of magazines for illustration Vogue and The New Yorker. Ben Gabbe/Getty Images

Net worth: $28.1 billion

Source of wealth: Advance Publications

The Newhouse family's wealthiness derives from the publishing giant that Sam Newhouse created. Advance Publications owns Condé Nast Publications, whose media properties see Vogue, Vanity Fair, and GQ.

In April 2016, Sam's sons sold the cable-TV institution Bright House Networks for astir $11.4 cardinal successful rate and stock, per reports.

12. The Mills family

Charlie Mills, president of Medline Inc., during the company's first nationalist offering (IPO) astatine the Nasdaq MarketSite successful New York, US, connected Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025

Charlie Mills is the boy of Medline laminitis Jim Mills and presently serves arsenic the company's chairman. Bloomberg/Contributor/Getty Images

Net worth: $29.6 billion

Source of wealth: Medline Inc.

Founded successful 1966 by Jim and Jon Mills, the grandsons of A. L. Mills, who had established the Chicago-based textiles institution Northwestern Garment Factory successful 1910, Medline is 1 of the largest healthcare companies successful the US.

Today, Charlie Mills is the chairman, and his relative Andy Mills serves arsenic a head and was the company's erstwhile president. The institution manufactures aesculapian and surgical supplies arsenic good arsenic user healthcare supplies.

The Mills family owns astir 18% of Medline's banal today, aft trading 79% of the institution successful 2021 to a group of backstage equity firms, including Blackstone, Carlyle, and Hellman & Friedman, astatine a $34 cardinal valuation. The institution went nationalist successful December 2025.

11. The Reyes family

Coca Cola truck

The family owns a group of awesome distributors successful the US and globally. Artur Widak/NurPhoto

Net worth: $31 billion

Source of wealth: Reyes Holdings

Led by chairmen Chris and Jude Reyes and CEO Duke Reyes, Reyes Holdings is simply a starring food-and-beverage distributor, according to Forbes.

It owns Martin-Brower, McDonald's main world nutrient distributor, Reyes Beverage Group, the largest brew supplier successful the US, and Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling, which serves the Midwest and the West Coast.

10. The Cox family

Jim Cox Kennedy

The family owns firms successful cablegram and broadcast, publishing, and the automobile industry. AP Photos

Net worth: $38 billion

Source of wealth: Cox Enterprises

Since its founding successful 1898, Cox Enterprises has had a manus successful respective industries: cablegram and broadband (Cox Communications), newspapers and power stations, and the automotive industry. It generates complete $20 cardinal successful gross per year, per Forbes.

The company's CEO is Alex Taylor, the great-grandson of the founder, James M. Cox.

9. The SC Johnson family

Herbert Fisk Johnson III

SC Johnson was founded by its namesake successful 1882. Theo Wargo/Getty Images

Net worth: $39 billion

Source of wealth: SC Johnson

The Johnson family is down SC Johnson, which produces cleaning products specified arsenic Pledge, Glade, and Windex.

The institution was founded by its namesake, Samuel Curtis. Johnson, successful 1886, and was yet taken complete by his son, Herbert Fisk Johnson. Herbert died successful 1928 without a will, and the family feuded complete the inheritance until it was yet divided betwixt his 2 children, Herbert Fisk Johnson Jr. and Henrietta Johnson Louis.

Herbert Fisk Johnson III, a fifth-generation personnel of the family, is the existent CEO and president of the company.

8. The Cathy family

Dan Cathy

The fast-food concatenation Chick-fil-A has remained successful the hands of Cathy family members since its founding by Samuel Truett Cathy successful 1967. Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images for Pinewood Studios Group

Net worth: $40.2 billion

Source of wealth: Chick-fil-A

Samuel Truett Cathy founded the fast-food concatenation Chick-fil-A successful 1967. Since then, the business has remained successful the hands of second- and third-generation family members.

In 2021, Andrew Truett Cathy, the founder's grandson, took complete arsenic CEO. As of May 2025, Samuel Truett Cathy's sons, Dan and Bubba, each person a nett worthy of much than $10 billion, per Forbes.

Members of the Cathy family person antecedently generated contention for donating to causes considered to person anti-LGBTQ+ stances.

7. The Duncan family

randa williams

The family's luck dates backmost to Dan L. Duncan's 1968 founding of Enterprise Products Partners. Bob Levey/Getty Images

Net worth: $43 billion

Source of wealth: Enterprise Products Partners

Dan L. Duncan founded the state and lipid institution Enterprise Products Partners successful 1968 pinch conscionable $10,000, per Forbes. After he died successful 2010, the institution remained nether family control, and his 4 children inherited a astir $10 cardinal estate. The family luck has since much than quadrupled.

Randa Duncan Williams is the only kid actively progressive pinch the company.

6. The Pritzker family

Penny Pritzker

The family's luck dates backmost to Jay Pritzker's 1957 acquisition of the Hyatt House edifice successful Los Angeles. Pool/Getty Images

Net worth: $53.2 billion

Source of wealth: Hyatt Hotels

A.N. Pritzker and his sons Jay, Donald, and Robert created the family's wealthiness by founding the Hyatt Hotel concatenation and investing successful holdings specified arsenic Marmon Group.

Today, the luck is divided among 13 family members, galore of whom are billionaires, per Forbes. They reportedly spent overmuch of the 2000s arguing complete trusts, yet dividing up the luck astatine the end.

Members of the Pritzker family person besides been progressive successful politics. Penny Pritzker, Donald's daughter, is the erstwhile US Secretary of Commerce. JB Pritzker has served arsenic the politician of Illinois since 2019. 

Hyatt Hotels reported complete $6.65 cardinal successful yearly gross successful 2024. 

5. The Cargill-MacMillan family

Martha MacMillan

The Cargill-MacMillan family owns 88% of Cargill Inc. Jemal Countess/Getty Images

Net worth: $67.9 billion

Source of wealth: Cargill Inc.

William W. Cargill founded agribusiness elephantine Cargill Inc. successful 1865.

As of 2020, 21 members of the Cargill-MacMillan family are billionaires, Forbes reported, and the institution generated complete $150 cardinal successful gross successful 2025.

Bloomberg reported successful 2022 that the family keeps 80% of Cargill Inc.'s net income wrong the institution for reinvestment annually.

4. The (Edward) Johnson family

Abigail Johnson

The Johnson family owns 49% of the communal money institution Fidelity, which generated $32 cardinal successful gross successful 2024. Brian Snyder/Reuters

Net worth: $69.5 billion

Source of wealth: Fidelity 

Edward C. Johnson II founded 1 of the world's largest communal money companies, Fidelity, successful 1946, which has been tally by 3 generations of the Johnson family since. It's presently helmed by his granddaughter Abigail Johnson.

As of 2020, the family owns 49% of the company, according to Forbes. In 2024, the institution generated complete $32 cardinal successful revenue, it reported.

3. The Mars family

Jacqueline Mars

The family owns the largest candy and pet nutrient companies, according to Forbes. Pool/Getty Images

Net worth: $129 billion

Source of wealth: Mars Inc.

Jacqueline and John Mars inherited a liking successful the candy empire Mars Inc., which invented M&Ms, Milky Way, and Mars Bars, erstwhile their begetter died successful 1999.

The institution besides owns different nutrient brands, specified arsenic Ben's Original and Dolmio, arsenic good arsenic pet attraction brands. In 2025, the company brought successful complete $65 cardinal successful sales, per Forbes.

The siblings tally the Mars Foundation, which donates to educational, environmental, cultural, and health-related causes.

2. The Koch family

Charles Koch

The family's luck dates backmost to Fred C. Koch's 1940 co-founding of Wood River Oil and Refining Company. Business Insider/Julie Bort

Net worth: $157 billion

Source of wealth: Koch, Inc.

Brothers Charles and David Koch expanded their father's oil-refinery patient into the conglomerate Koch Industries, Inc. — later shortened to Koch, Inc. — aft their different brothers, Frederick and William, near the business pursuing a failed takeover. Today, Koch generates astir $125 cardinal successful gross annually.

David Koch stepped down from a activity position successful the institution successful 2018 and died the pursuing year. Charles Koch became the company's president and CEO successful 1967, and he has been the president and co-CEO since 2023.

David Koch's instauration has pledged to lend much than $1.2 cardinal to cancer research, hospitals, education, and taste institutions, Koch's outer relations squad told Barron's successful 2019.

For decades, the Koch brothers donated millions to money the fiscally blimpish Tea Party movement and fortify the Republican Party, The New York Times reported successful 2019.

1. The Walton family

Walton family

Aside from the retailer, the family besides owns a full of 7 sports teams, according to Forbes. Rick Wilking/Reuters

Net worth: $520 billion

Source of wealth: Walmart

Sam and Bud Walton founded Walmart successful 1962. Following its success, they founded Sam's Club successful 1983. In 2024, Walmart reported $648.1 cardinal successful revenue, making it the world's largest retailer by revenue.

The Walton family luck is dispersed among 7 family members, including cofounder Sam Walton's 3 children, Rob, Jim, and Alice, who is the richest female successful the world.

Correction — May 6, 2025: An earlier type of this article misstated the sanction of Koch, Inc. and Charles Koch's role. As of August 2024, the conglomerate is called Koch, not Koch Industries, and arsenic of March 2023, Charles Koch is its president and co-CEO.

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