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Top 10 Richest Families In The World

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The world’s wealthiest families not only amass staggering fortunes but also wield significant influence across industries and continents.

From the retail giants to oil dynasties and luxury fashion houses, these families have built empires that define global commerce and culture.

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Here’s a closer look at the top 10 richest families in the world in 2024, per ranking via Investopedia, exploring their net worth and business ventures.

Richest Families in the World

Al Nahyan Family
Net Worth: $305 billion

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Industry: Industrial, diversified investments

The Al Nahyan family is known to be the ruling and wealthiest family in Abu Dhabi . Their wealth amass from vast investments in various sectors, including oil, real estate, and finance.

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Walton Family
Net Worth: $259.7 billion
Industry: Consumer Retail (Walmart)

The Walton family, Heirs to the Walmart empire, the Waltons have maintained their position through extensive global retail operations.

Hermès Family
Net Worth: $150.9 billion
Industry: Luxury fashion

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The Hermès family owns the iconic French luxury brand

Mars Family
Net Worth: $141.9 billion
Industry: Confectionery, pet care

The Mars family is best known for their candy empire, including brands like M&M’s and Snickers, and has diversified into pet care.

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Al Thani Family
Net Worth: $133 billion
Industry: Industrial, diversified investments

The Al Thani family is the ruling family of Qatar. The Al Thani family’s wealth primarily stems from their control over Qatar’s vast oil and natural gas reserves. Their investments in various industries, including finance, real estate, and infrastructure, have also contributed significantly to their wealth.

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Koch Family
Net Worth: $127.3 billion
Industry: Diversified industrial

The Koch family, Owners of Koch Industries, one of the largest private companies in the world, with interests spanning multiple sectors.

Al Saud Family
Net Worth: $112 billion
Industry: Industrial

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Al Saud family, the Saudi royal family, whose wealth is deeply rooted from their control over Saudi Arabia’s oil reserves and their investments in various industries.

Ambani Family
Net Worth: $104.3 billion
Industry: Diversified industrial (Reliance Industries)

The Ambani family’s wealth comes from Reliance Industries, with interests in telecommunications, retail, and digital services.

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Wertheimer Family
Net Worth: $89.6 billion
Industry: Luxury fashion (Chanel)

The Wertheimer family’s wealth mainly comes from their ownership of Chanel, a renowned luxury fashion house. Their successful management and expansion of the Chanel brand have significantly contributed to their wealth.

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Thomson Family
Net Worth: $71.1 billion
Industry: Media (Thomson Reuters)

The Thomsons are major players in the media industry through their ownership of Thomson Reuters, providing news and financial market information.

These families have diversified their investments across various sectors, ranging from traditional industries like oil and retail to luxury fashion and media, demonstrating significant influence and economic power globally​.

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Russian Strikes Kill Six In Ukraine

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Russian drone and bomb fire killed at least six people across Ukraine’s east and south, local authorities said Friday, as Russia resists US President Donald Trump’s call to halt its invasion.

Moscow has escalated long-range aerial attacks on Ukraine’s towns and cities as well as frontline assaults and shelling over the past weeks, defying Trump’s warning it could face massive new sanctions if no peace deal is struck.

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The latest strikes killed at least three people in the Dnipropetrovsk region — an important industrial mining territory under increasing pressure from Russia’s attacks.

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“Administrative buildings, a shop and private houses have been damaged,” Governor Sergiy Lysak said on Telegram after a morning drone attack caused a fire to break out in the region’s Kamyanske district, where two were killed.

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A 52-year-old man was killed in another drone attack elsewhere in the region.

And in the Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions — all of which are partially occupied by Russian forces — attacks killed another three people.

Ukraine said Russia fired 35 long-range drones overnight — a relatively low number compared to the several hundred Moscow is capable of launching.

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Moscow said it shot down 73 Ukrainian drones over its territory, including 10 it said were heading for the capital, Moscow.

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Georgia Arrests Two Over Attempt To Sell Weapons-grade Uranium

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Georgia has arrested two men for allegedly attempting to illegally sell weapons-grade uranium, officials in the Caucasus nation said on Thursday.

Counter-intelligence and special operations units detained a Georgian and a foreign national while they were allegedly trying to sell radioactive uranium that “could be used to manufacture explosive devices or carry out terrorist attacks”, the security services said.

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The two men were seeking $3.0 million for the uranium when they were arrested in the Black Sea port city of Batumi, the services said.

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The “nuclear material”, described as a “radioactive chemical element emitting alpha and gamma radiation”, was deemed capable of causing mass casualties if weaponised, the agency added.

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It said the plot had been “detected and neutralised at an early stage.”

The suspects face up to 10 years in prison for the illegal handling of nuclear material.

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Concerns have existed for years that extremist groups could get hold of unsecured radioactive materials from countries across the former Soviet Union.

Georgia and neighbouring Armenia — both ex-Soviet states — have reported numerous cases of people trying to sell radioactive substances, including attempts to smuggle weapons-grade uranium.

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Israeli Strike On Gaza’s Only Catholic Church Kills Two

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...I’m deeply saddened – Pope Leo XIV 

An Israeli strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church killed two people on Thursday, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said, as Israel said it “never targets” religious sites and regretted any harm to civilians.

Pope Leo XIV said he was “deeply saddened” by the attack, which came as Gaza’s civil defence agency reported that Israeli strikes across the Palestinian territory killed at least 20 people.

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With deep sorrow the Latin Patriarchate can now confirm that two persons were killed as a result of an apparent strike by the Israeli army that hit the Holy Family Compound this morning.

“We pray for the rest of their souls and for the end of this barbaric war. Nothing can justify the targeting of innocent civilians,” it said in a statement.

Gaza civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal said “two citizens from the Christian community” were killed in an Israeli strike on the church in Gaza City, with which the late Pope Francis kept regular contact through the war.

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AFP photographs showed the wounded being treated in a tented area at Gaza City’s Al-Ahli Hospital, also known as the Baptist Hospital, with parish priest Father Gabriel Romanelli with a bandage around his lower leg.

Christian Palestinian mourners take the body of a loved one for burial from the city’s Arab Ahli, also known as Baptist Hospital, following an earlier Israeli strike on the Holy Family Church, in Gaza City on July 17, 2025. An Israeli strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church killed two people on July 17, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said, as Israel said it “never targets” religious sites and regretted any harm to civilians. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)

The patriarchate, which has jurisdiction for Catholics in Israel, the Palestinian Territories, Jordan and Cyprus, condemned the strike and said it “destroyed large parts of the complex”.

Targeting a holy site currently sheltering approximately 600 displaced persons, the majority of whom are children and 54 with special needs, is a flagrant violation of human dignity and a blatant violation of the sanctity of life and the sanctity of religious sitses, which are supposed to provide a safe haven in times of war,” it said.

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Israel expressed “deep sorrow” over the damage and civilian casualties, adding that the military was investigating.

Israel never targets churches or religious sites and regrets any harm to a religious site or to uninvolved civilians,” the foreign ministry said on X.

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said attacks on civilians in Gaza were “unacceptable” while her Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani called the church attack “a serious act against a Christian place of worship”.

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Out of the Gaza Strip’s population of more than two million, about 1,000 are Christians. Most of them are Orthodox but according to the Latin Patriarchate, there are about 135 Catholics in the territory.

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Since the early days of the war which erupted in October 2023, members of the Catholic community have been sheltering at the Holy Family Compound in Gaza City, where some Orthodox Christians have also found refuge.

Pope Francis repeatedly called for an end to the war and in his final Easter message, a day before his death on April 21, he condemned the “deplorable humanitarian situation” in the Palestinian territory.

– ‘Totally unacceptable’ –

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Monsignor Pascal Gollnisch, the head of Catholic charity l’Oeuvre d’Orient, told AFP the raid was “totally unacceptable”.

It is a place of worship. It is a Catholic church known for its peaceful attitude, for being a peacemaker. These are people who are at the service of the population,” he said.

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There was no strategic objective, there were no jihadists in this church. There were families, there were civilians. This is totally unacceptable and we condemn in the strongest possible terms this attitude on the part of Israel.”

More than 21 months of war have created dire humanitarian conditions for Gaza’s population, displacing most residents at least once and triggering severe shortages of food and other essentials.

The war was triggered by a Hamas attack on Israel, which resulted in the deaths of 1,219 people, most of them civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official figures.

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Israel’s retaliatory military offensive has killed at least 58,573 Palestinians, mostly civilians, according to the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza.

Media restrictions in Gaza and difficulties in accessing many areas mean AFP is unable to independently verify the tolls and details provided by the civil defence agency and other parties.

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