The Wealthiest Families

In the hour that it takes a new Walmart employee to earn the $11 starting wage, the family that owns the retail giant has banked $4 million. Their fortune  has grown by $39 billion in a year. 

Here are the top 10 richest families in the world,  

• The Walton family, behind Walmart: $190.5 billion
• The Mars family, behind Mars: $126.5 billion
• The Koch family, behind Koch Industries: $124.5 billion
• The Al Saud family: $100 billion
• The Wertheimer, behind Chanel: $57.6 billion
• The Hermes family, behind Hermes: $53.1 billion
• The Van Damme, De Spoelberch and De Mevius families, behind Anheuser-Busch InBev: $52.9 billion
• The Boehringer and Von Baumbach families, behind Boehringer Ingelheim: $51.9 billion
• The Ambani family, behind Reliance Industries: $50.4 billion
• The Cargill and MacMillan families, behind Cargill Inc.: $42.9 billion