15 Wealthiest Families in the World vs. First Generation Ultra Billionaires

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4. Jeff Bezos- Net worth 112 Billion

Jeff Bezos, unlike Walton’s, The Koch and the Mars families has made his wealth from scratch, making him the richest man in the world. His total net worth of about $112 billion is purely first-generation wealth accrued from strategic investments in the tech world.

Holdings from Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a company that started as a bookstore and ended up as an e-commerce behemoth accounts for a huge chunk of the billionaire’s fortune. Bezos’s became the first man to accrue $100 billion on diversifying his holdings with bets on aerospace through Blue Origin as well as in media through the Washington Post.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), The Washington Post (NYSE:WPO), Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)

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