Top 11 Wealthiest Families In The World

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11. Quandt

Estimated wealth: $40 billion

One of the richest families in Germany and one of the wealthiest families in the world are the Quandts. Herbert Quandt was a German industrialist who died in 1982. During his life, he overcame numerous bumps in the road, including the fact that for most of his life he was nearly blind. One of the things he is most famous for is the fact that it managed to save car manufacturer BMW from bankruptcy. He was survived by his wife Johanna and two children, Stefan and Susanne. After Johanna’s death in 2015, her fortune went to her children, who were already representing her on the BMW board ever since her retirement in 1997. It is estimated the family’s wealth is now somewhere around $40 billion. Stefan Quandt’s own wealth for instance is estimated by Forbes at $18.3 billion, making him the 47th wealthiest person on Earth.

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