Who are the world's richest heirs?
- 5 years ago
Bill and Melinda Gates – and Warren Buffett – drove the Giving Pledge campaign to encourage the world’s richest people to contribute most of their wealth to philanthropic causes
From preschool toddlers to high-ranking executives, the heirs of some of the wealthiest are poised to inherit massive fortunes.
Many of the young heirs of famous billionaires, including the children of the richest people in tech and the richest people in business, will receive large inheritances if they haven’t already.
Meanwhile, other billionaires have promised to give some, most, or, in Warren Buffett’s case, all, of their wealth away.
We looked at the 35 richest people and families using real-time data from Forbes’ billionaire index. We listed those who have children under the age of 40 and ordered the list of heirs by their parents’ wealth, beginning with Jeff Bezos – the richest person alive.
For the purposes of this list, we looked only at the billionaires’ direct descendants and excluded grandchildren. Notably, this methodology means that some high-profile billionaires’ grandchildren – including François Pinault’s grandson of the same name, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers’ grandson who was called “The Prince of L’Oréal”, and the Walton grandchildren – are not in the round-up.
Keep reading for a look at some of the wealthiest heirs.
From preschool toddlers to high-ranking executives, the heirs of some of the wealthiest are poised to inherit massive fortunes.
Many of the young heirs of famous billionaires, including the children of the richest people in tech and the richest people in business, will receive large inheritances if they haven’t already.
Meanwhile, other billionaires have promised to give some, most, or, in Warren Buffett’s case, all, of their wealth away.
We looked at the 35 richest people and families using real-time data from Forbes’ billionaire index. We listed those who have children under the age of 40 and ordered the list of heirs by their parents’ wealth, beginning with Jeff Bezos – the richest person alive.
For the purposes of this list, we looked only at the billionaires’ direct descendants and excluded grandchildren. Notably, this methodology means that some high-profile billionaires’ grandchildren – including François Pinault’s grandson of the same name, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers’ grandson who was called “The Prince of L’Oréal”, and the Walton grandchildren – are not in the round-up.
Keep reading for a look at some of the wealthiest heirs.