Apart from the world's richest people, there are very wealthy families that have large financial fortunes and store them in the form of gold, silver, equities and cash.
You may think that Jeff Bezos' family of the largest wealth in the United States is at the top of this list, and you might think you'll find Bill Gates, Warren Buffett or Mark Zuckerberg on this list.
But what we will show here are families with large financial fortunes that have business and not just the stock market, families that also have money and influence, and it is not strange that a number of them have a significant influence in politics.
The Rothschild family in Germany
The estimated net worth of the wealth is between $ 350 billion and $ 2 trillion, according to 2016 figures.
Rothschild's name has been associated with international banking since at least the late 18th century. Meyer Rothschild was a favored assistant and financial manager of the German royal family. He took advantage of his position in court to develop the banking business of the German aristocracy. When his five children reached adulthood, they concentrated in Frankfurt, London, Naples, Paris and Vienna to manage local banking. From there, a financial empire that is said to dominate the world flourished.
Rothschild acquired the imagination of both financial historians and conspiracy theorists. It is difficult to trace and verify their various holdings among many grandchildren, but they are still wonderfully rich. The family emblem is: Concordia Integritas Industria, meaning "Harmony, Integrity and Industry".
Al Saud family in Saudi Arabia
The estimated net worth is $ 1.4 trillion according to 2016 figures.
The Al-Saud family ruled Saudi Arabia with absolute authority since 1700, although the modern government existed since 1932. As of 2016, King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud assumed the leadership of this family in accordance with the power-sharing system in force in the family.
It is not surprising that most of the Al-Saud's wealth comes from its control over Saudi oil reserves and the oil trade, which is the basis of its wealth.
Walton Family in the United States of America
Net wealth for this family is estimated at $ 152 billion, according to the 2016 statistics.
Sam Walton built his family empire through retail stores in a relatively short period of time.
In July 1962 Walton opened Walmart's first store and then quickly opened up more of them in different states after having achieved great successes.
The latest Walton revolutionized the industry, avoiding greater urban competition and focusing on smaller cities. Master the distribution, selection and supplier contracts. His six heirs own 54% of Walmart. The company is the world's largest non-governmental operator with an estimated 2.1 million employees in 2015.
The Kush family in the United States of America
Net wealth for this family is estimated at about US $ 89 billion according to 2016 statistics.
Koch Industries, the world's second largest private company, is a multinational group with interests in oil, real estate, livestock, commodity trade, chemicals, finance, fertilizers and household items. Fred Kush launched the company as a refinery for oil refining in 1940, but it was actually launched under the control of his sons Charles and David, who bought from the brothers Bill and Frederick in 1983.
Marz Family in the United States of America
The wealth of this family reaches 80 billion US dollars according to the statistics of 2016.
The Marz family attracted most of its wealth from the candy and chocolate industry. Mars Inc. is the largest candy company in the world, and has been on the shelves since 1911. Franklin founded the company March, but his son Forrest has the merit of adding Mars Bar and M & Ms.
Carlos Slim family in Mexico
The family's wealth is $ 77.1 billion, according to 2016 statistics.
Carlos Slim Helo was the fourth richest person in Forbes Magazine 2016 in the world. He was ranked first between 2010 and 2013. Selim founded Grupo Carso, a group of companies that controls about 40% of the value of shares on the Mexican stock exchange. He runs the empire with the help of his sons.
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These families are the largest in the world in terms of the financial wealth they own, and they are located in four countries only - Germany, Saudi Arabia, the United States and Mexico.