Forbes named the richest U.S. families. Photo

The list was headed by the founders of Wal-Mart.

June 29, Forbes ranked the 25 richest family clans of the USA. The third time the founder of the Wal-Mart family, the Walton topped the list. Second place in the ranking took the four Koch brothers, the state of which totaled $82 billion ($4 billion lower than a year ago). Two brothers, Charles and David Koch own Koch Industries, the holding is the second largest private company in the U.S. with annual revenue of more than $100 billion a Clan Mars ranked third place. Three representatives of the families owned by Mars Inc., produces including M&Ms and Snickers, and their status for the year decreased from $80 billion to $78 billion a List of the 25 wealthiest family clans of the United States almost does not change with age. This time there was one newcomer — the heirs of developer Sol Goldman. Their condition Forbes estimated at $13.7 billion

The aggregate States of the 25 richest families in America has fallen over the year by $11 billion to $722 billion During the 12 clans has decreased. 10 — increased. And one family it has remained at the same level.

The first top ten in the photo gallery next.

1. Family Walton
Condition: $130 billion
The number of representatives of a dynasty: 6
The year of Foundation of the business: 1962
The source of wealth: Wal-Mart
Headquarters: Bentonville, Arkansas, USA
Photo: Rob, Alice, and Sam Walton (left to right)

The Walton family controls the world’s largest retailer Wal-Mart. Six representatives of the nearly 54% stake in the company, allowing them to effectively defend their interests. In June 2015 resigned Rob Walton, who held the position of Chairman of Directors for 23 years.
During the year the Walton family impoverished by $19 billion (in 2015, their combined wealth was $149 billion), due to new information about charitable gifts, made a late son of Sam Walton with John before his death in a plane crash in 2005. Bloomberg reported in November 2015, John Walton during his life he wills half of his fortune of $17 billion to charity funds, and one third only son Lucas. After these messages Forbes in 2016, reduced the assessment of the widow of John Walton, Christy from $41.7 billion to $5.2 billion.

A small company in 1962 in Arkansas was founded by brothers Sam (died in 1992) and James (died in 1995) Walton. Now the state control of the family’s three children Sam, his wife, his son, died in a plane crash in 2005, and two daughters James.

2. The Koch Family
Net worth: $82 billion
The number of representatives of a dynasty: 4
The year of Foundation of the business: 1925
The source of wealth: diversified business
Head office: Wichita, Kansas, USA
Photo: Charles Koch

Today Koch Industries is owned by brothers Charles and David Koch. The company was founded by their father, and was engaged in oil refining. Today Koch Industries is a real diversified holding company and the largest private industrial conglomerate with annual revenue of more than $100 billion, the holding company could own four brothers, but in 1983, after a quarrel Charles and David bought out the stakes of other family members for $700 million.

The brothers are in the top 10 of the richest people in America and actively engaged in the support of the Republicans, e.g., Senator from Florida Marco Rubio and Senator from Texas Ted Cruz, sponsoring their election campaign.

3. Family Mars
Net worth: $78 billion
The number of representatives of a dynasty: 3
The year of Foundation of the business: 1911
Source status: confectionery business
Head office: McLean, Virginia, USA
Photo: Jacqueline Mars

The world’s largest confectionery company Mars own Jacqueline, John and Forrest Mars, Jr. All three are included in the Board of Directors, but is not responsible for the operational management. The company went to the heirs in 1999, when they lost their father, Forrest Mars Sr.

In 1911, the company founded by the grandfather of the current heirs, and about 1929 the company has patented a unique recipe of nougat, which is part of the famous Milky Way bars and Snickers. Among other products, created by the Mars — M&M’s (in the USA, this brand is about 400 million pieces of candy a day). Now the company makes not only sweetness in its portfolio such brands as Uncle Ben’s rice and food for Pets such as Pedigree and Whiskas.

4. The Family Of Cargill-Macmillan
Net worth: $49 billion
The number of representatives of a dynasty: 23 (Forbes)
The year of Foundation of the business: 1865
The source of wealth: Cargill Inc.
Head office: Minneapolis, Minneapolis, USA
Photo: Whitney Macmillan

Dynasty Cargill — Macmillan 14 more billionaires than any other family in the world. Along with several cousins, they own 88% of Cargill’s agricultural Empire. The company manufactures food products and sells raw materials and provides financial services. Unlike many other families the rating, the Cargill — Macmillan this year increased his fortune at $4 billion.

The history of the company began in 1865, when Scottish captain, William Wallace Cargill established his first business. He got rich only in the late nineteenth century due to the railway boom. In 1909 the place of Cargill took his son-in-law, John Macmillan. Cargill has remained a family business until 1995, until the grandson of the founder not resigned as Director-General. Today, only six family members run the company, but the majority lives on a ranch in Montana. And the whole family remains committed to the non-public lifestyle.

5. Family Cox
Net worth: $41 billion
The number of representatives of a dynasty: 3
The year of Foundation of the business: 1898
The source of wealth: media
Head office: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Photo: Jim Kennedy

In 1898, James M. Cox purchased the Dayton Evening News newspaper. Now in the company of a whole lot of assets, which includes Manheim (car sales), AutoTrader Group (online car sales, Kelley Blue Book), Cox Communications (cable TV) and Cox Media Group (Newspapers, TV, radio). In June 2015, the company announced the purchase of manufacturer’s software for car dealers DealerTrack for $ 4 billion.

Now principal owner of a business Empire, the daughter of James and Ann Cox chambers – she owns a share of 50%. The grandson of the founder of the company James (Jim) Kennedy was CEO from 1988 to 2008, and now chairs the Board of Directors. Granddaughter of James M. Cox Blair parry Okeden lives in Australia and is not involved in the family business. Kennedy and parry-Okeden inherited 25% of Cox after the death of their mother Barbara Cox Anthony, in 2007.

6. Family Johnson
Net worth: $30 billion
The number of representatives of a dynasty: 11
The year of Foundation of business: the order: 1886
The source of wealth: cleaning products
Head office: Racine, Wisconsin, USA
Photo: Herbert Fisk Johnson III

This year the family of Samuel C. Johnson’s rating has risen on two lines, adding to its $1.5 billion manufacturing Company parquet floors-Johnson’s Prepared Paste Wax Company was founded in 1886 and was engaged in the sale of the postmark Johnson — tools, specially developed to care for parquet flooring. In 1928, the company was inherited by his son Herbert Fisk Johnson, who ran the business until his death. Johnson left no will and after a long struggle for shares in the company, his heirs Herbert Fisk Jr. and Henrietta Johnson Louis received 60% and 40%, respectively. The company is now under the control of the grandchildren of Herbert Fisk Jr., is engaged in manufacturing of cleaning products. The range of brands SC Johnson — Ziploc bags, as well as funds Windex, Drano and Raid.

7. Family Pritzker
Net worth: $29 billion
The number of representatives of a dynasty: 13
The year of Foundation of business: 1936
The source of wealth: hotels, investments
Head office: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Photo: penny Pritzker

Influential Pritzker family is best known as the Creator of Hyatt Hotels. But as the dynasty owes Anthony Pritzker (died in 1986), who, along with his two sons founded the Hyatt and invested in various assets, including the conglomerate Marmon Group, now owned by Berkshire Hathaway of Warren Buffett.

All the zero business clan spent in endless litigation over family assets, have not yet decided on the governance structure and ownership. 11 members of the dynasty included in the list of billionaires according to Forbes. Penny Pritzker, one of the heiresses, took the post of Minister of Commerce. John — owner of a chain of boutique hotels Commune Hotels. Brothers Anthony and JB launched a family investment firm Pritzker Group. Karen and her husband Michael — investors. Gigi — the famous film producer. Liesel Pritzker Simmons, who in 2003 pleaded with his father and other relatives over the division of assets, also invests (one of its more exotic projects in Ghana — processing of human waste in combustible fuel).

8. Family (Edward) Johnson
Net worth: $28.5 billion
The number of representatives of a dynasty: 4
The year of the founding of the business in 1946
Source status: financial services
Head office: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Photo: Abigail Johnson

In 1946 by Edward Johnson II founded the company asset management Fidelity. Now his son Edward “ned” Johnson III and three grandchildren own 49% of the financial giant, the remaining share — the collective Fidelity. Ned served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO since 1977. In 2014, it took the place of his daughter Abigail. Ned’s son, Edward Johnson IV manages the family’s real estate portfolio. The second daughter Elizabeth are not involved in the family business.

9. Family Hurst
Net worth: $28 billion
The number of representatives of a dynasty: 66
The year of Foundation of the business: 1887
The source of wealth: Hearst Corp.
Head office: new York, new York, USA
Photo: William Randolph Hearst III

The founder of the business Empire Hearst William Randolph Hearst was famous and even became the prototype of the hero of the film “Citizen Kane” Orson Welles. In 1887 he was the first who identified themselves as “owner” in the output of the newspaper San Francisco Examiner. Today in publishing 49 Newspapers, nearly 340 magazines that go around the world and share in cable networks ESPN, Lifetime and A&E.

The son of the founder of Hearst William Randolph Hearst, Jr., became a famous journalist and won the prestigious Pulitzer prize. Grandson William Randolph Hearst III as the Chairman of the Board of Directors is a strategy of the media. During its long history the family has experienced several scandals, from the kidnapping of Patty Hearst by the radical leftists in the 1970s, before the divorce of John Banks” Hurst, Jr., with his wife Barbara, exposing secrets of the family business dynasty Hurst.

10. The Family Of Duncan
Net worth: $21.5 billion
The number of representatives of a dynasty: 4
The year of Foundation of business: 1968
The source of wealth: energy
Head office: Houston, Texas, USA
Photo: Dan Duncan

The founder of the dynasty Dan Duncan was born in a poor family in a provincial Texas town of center. Left without parents Duncan — the mother and brother of the future billionaire was killed when he was 7 years old, was raised by his grandmother. The richest resident of Texas, he was due to investments in gas, oil and chemical industries. When Duncan died in 2010 at the age of 77 years, his condition with a valuation of nearly $10 billion in proportion was inherited by his four children, Randa Duncan Williams, Milan Franz, Dannin Duncan-Avara and Scott Duncan.

Since then, the family fortune has increased almost in two. His eldest daughter Rand Chairman of the Board of Directors. 32-year-old Scott is on the list of young millionaires of America, who inherited his fortune, not earned. And sister Milan and Tannin do charity work in his native state.