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Here’s what it’s like to be born really, really, really rich in America trib.al
The Waltons, long reserved and discreet about their fortune, are stepping out as never before. Sixty years after the founding of Walmart, the clan is pouring money into a range of new pursuits, with the apparent aim of making money — and having some fun trib.al
For the fourth year in a row, the Waltons top the list of the world’s richest families with a net worth of $224.5 billion. That’s almost $14 billion less than 13 months ago as soaring inflation whittles down Walmart’s margins and dissuades shoppers trib.al
They’re hardly alone in seeing their fortune shrink: The world’s 25 wealthiest families are collectively worth $1.5 trillion, a $143 billion decline from last year in a sharp reversal of the upsurge in riches that typified the pandemic era trib.al
Most of these families’ fortunes stem from long-held companies based in Europe, North America and Asia trib.al
The list excludes first-generation billionaires and isn’t definitive. Some widely-dispersed family fortunes, such as the Rockefellers’, are too difficult to track trib.al
Regardless of region or industry, few family fortunes have been spared from 2022’s market turmoil.
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