According to Bloomberg, the richest family in the world in 2023 was the Al Nahyan dynasty, which ruled the UAE with a fortune of $ 305 billion. Bloomberg.
The publication reports that the list of the richest families includes the Waltons, founders of the Walmart store chain, and the Hermes family, owners of the luxury brand Hermes.
The agency emphasizes that for the first time, the owners of the Walmart chain and the dynasty of sheikhs and emirs ruling Qatar are also included in the rating.
It is stated that the world’s 25 richest families will add a total of 1.5 trillion dollars in 2023, and this figure is 43% more than the wealth of the richest families last year.
Before that, it was known that the total wealth of the 10 richest people in the world according to the American magazine Forbes was announced in October. amount to $1.32 trillion, down almost $50 billion in one month.
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and owner of the social network X (formerly Twitter), continues to occupy first place in the relevant ranking. At the same time, shares of his other company, Tesla, fell 20% in October. As a result, the businessman lost $ 35 billion, which is 14% of the billionaire’s total fortune.
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