World’s Wealthiest Business Families: Mukesh Ambani’s Family Ranks Sixth
Mukesh Ambani’s companies
Mukesh Ambani is the ninth richest man in the world, as per the Bloomberg Billionaire Index. He and his family were the sixth richest family, as per the Bloomberg Wealth list released in October 2022. Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries Limited, owns companies in almost every sector that investors can think of
Reliance Industries
Reliance Industries was founded by the late Dhirubhai Ambani, who was a yarn trader, in 1966 as a small textile manufacturer. After his death in 2002, Mukesh Ambani took over the company as the chairman
Mukesh Ambani’s net worth
Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani’s net worth is $89.7 billion as on December 21
Mukesh Ambani’s businesses
Mukesh Ambani has businesses in petrochemicals, oil and gas, telecom, and retail sectors
Reliance Industries Ltd: Most valuable company in India
Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) was named the most valuable listed company among the top 500 companies in India, as per Hurun India’s ‘2022 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500’. Reliance Industries’ market valuation stood at Rs 17.2 lakh crore
Mukesh Ambani’s succession plan
Earlier this year, Mukesh Ambani elaborated his succession plan, wherein his elder son Akash Ambani was given the chairmanship of Reliance Jio, his daughter Isha Ambani heads the retail arm, and his youngest son Anant Ambani was inducted into the new energy business
Abu Dhabi Royal Family Is The World’s Richest
As per Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his family are the world’s richest family with an estimated net worth of $300 billion as on December 12, 2022
Walton family - Wealthiest Business Family
The Bloomberg Wealthiest Families list is topped by the Walton family, which owns Walmart and Sam's Club. Walmart Inc, which was started by Sam Walton, operates grocery stores, supermarkets, hypermarkets, department and discount stores, and neighbourhood markets. Walton's children own about half of all Walmart shares, as per the company
Walmart’s ownership
Walmart is the world’s largest retailer by revenue - $573 billion from more than 10,500 stores worldwide. The Walton family, with a combined net worth of $224.5 billion, owns 47% of the retailer
Mars family
The Mars family, with a combined net worth of $160 billion, owns Mars Inc., one of the world's largest candy and pet food companies. The company was founded by Frank C. Mars in his Tacoma, Washington kitchen
M&Ms, Milky Way and Snickers
Mars Inc is famous for its M&Ms, Milky Way and Snickers bars. Today the company operates six business segments: Chocolate, Petcare, Food, Wrigley, Drinks, and Symbioscience
Koch family
The Koch family, which owns Koch Industries, is fourth on the list, with a net worth of $128.8 billion. The company was founded as Wood River Oil & Refining Co. by Fred Koch in 1940. It was later expanded by three brothers Frederick, Charles, David, and William Koch
Others on the list
Saudi Arabia monarch Al Saud- Saudi Arabia has been ruled by the House of Saud since 1744. Their net worth is $105 billion, as per news reports