On December 16, 2025, Bloomberg released its annual report titled “Bloomberg-World’s Richest Families 2025”, tracking the 25 wealthiest family fortunes globally and their aggregate wealth growth. As per the report, the Ambani family, remained 8th with an estimated net worth of about USD 105.6 billion, is the only Indian family featured in the list.
- The Walton family, who owns 44% of Walmart, is ranked first with USD 513.4 billion in wealth, followed by the Al Nahyan family (USD 335.9 billion) (2nd rank), Al Saud, the Saudi Royal family (USD 213.6 billion) (3rd rank).
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- What? Release of Bloomberg World’s Richest Families Report 2025
- Released by: Bloomberg
- Net worth Threshold: USD 46.4 billion
- Top 3 Family: The Walton family (first), Al Nahyan family (second), Al Saud (third)
- Indian Representation: Ambani Family (India); Ranked 8th; Net worth: USD 105.6 billion
- New Entrants: The Larrea Mota Velasco Family, The Luksic Family, The Del Vecchio Family, and The Olayan Family
About Bloomberg-World’s Richest Families Report:
Overview: The World’s Richest Family report is an annual ranking and analysis published by Bloomberg that estimates the combined net worth of the rich extended family fortunes around the world.
Focus: It focuses on multi-generational wealth and family fortunes that have been built, preserved, and passed down over decades or centuries, often through companies, instruments, or state assets.
Wealth Aggregation:This list aggregates wealth across family members and branches unlike ranking individual billionaires.
Methodology: The threshold to enter the top 25 list increased by USD 9.7 billion to a net worth of USD 46.4 billion in 2025. It excludes first-generation fortunes, fortunes controlled by a single heir, and the families whose source of income is unclear.
Highlights of Bloomberg-World’s Richest Families 2025:
Wealth Concentration: The top 25 richest families hold a combined fortune of approximately USD 2.9 trillion, up by USD 358.7 billion from 2024, with the top 5 families alone accounting for around USD 1.4 trillion.
Other Top 10 families: The Al Thani Family of Qatar ranks 4th with USD 199.5 billion, followed by France’s Hermes Family in 5th place with USD 184.5 billion.
- The Koch Family (USA) (USD150.5 billion) secured 6th rank, The Mars Family (USA) (USD 143.4 billion) (7th rank), The Wertheimer Family (France) (USD 85.6 billion) (9th rank), and The Thomson Family (Canada) (USD 82.1 billion) (10th rank).
New Entrants: The Larrea Mota Velasco Family (Mexico), The Luksic Family (Chile), The Del Vecchio Family (Italy), and The Olayan Family (Saudi Arabia) have entered the list for the first time.
Top 5 Families in 2025:
| Rank | Family | Business | Country | Net worth as of December 9, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walton | Walmart | United States of America (USA) | USD 513.4 billion |
| 2 | The Al Nahyan family | Royal Family | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | USD 335.9 billion |
| 3 | The Al Saud Family | Royal Family | Saudi Arabia | USD 213.6 billion |
| 4 | The Al Thani Family | Royal Family | Qatar | USD 199.5 billion |
| 5 | The Hermes Family | Hermès | France | USD 184.5 billion |
| 8 | The Ambani Family | Reliance Industries Limited(RIL) | India | USD 105.6 billion |
About Top 5 Richest Families:
Walton Family: The combined wealth of The Walton Family has increased from USD 432.4 billion to USD 513.4 billion. Their fortune comes from their ownership stake in Walmart, which has thousands of stores worldwide.
Al Nahyan Family: It is the ruling royal family of Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates, UAE). Their wealth comes largely from oil and energy assets, sovereign investments, and diversified holdings tied to the UAE’s economy.
Al Saud Family: It is the royal family of Saudi Arabia, whose wealth originates from oil and gas, and investments in infrastructure and government-linked commercial sectors.
Al Thani Family: It is the ruling family of Qatar whose wealth originates from oil and natural gas, with additional high-value assets including real estate and global investments.
Hermes Family: It is the founder of Hermes International, a French luxury fashion and lifestyle brand.
Indian Family: The Ambani Family, led by Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), founded by Dhirubhai Ambani. The family wealth comes largely from Reliance Industries, a diversified conglomerate active in energy, petrochemicals, consumer retail, and telecommunications (Jio).
- The next generation of the Ambani Family include Akash Ambani (Chairman, Reliance Jio), Isha Ambani (Retail and Brand Strategy, Reliance Retail), and Anant Ambani (energy and sustainability businesses).
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