Items25The creator’s order
  1. 1Warren BuffettWarren BuffettBorn 30 Aug 1930Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway transformed a textile-company investment into a holding company spanning insurance, railways, utilities, manufacturing and retail. Its 2024 accounts separate those operating businesses from its portfolio of quoted shares. His own fortune came through his Berkshire…0i
  2. 2Charles KochCharles KochBorn 1 Nov 1935Koch took over leadership of a family oil and refining business in 1967 and helped expand it into a much broader privately held group. Georgia-Pacific added paper and building products, Molex brought electronic components, and Infor supplied enterprise software. These were separate businesses with…0i
  3. 3Philip AnschutzPhilip AnschutzBorn 28 Dec 1939Anschutz expanded family holdings in land and oil before moving into railways, communications and entertainment. The Kansas Historical Society traces that progression, showing how his portfolio crossed genuinely different industries. The railway and energy background is easily missed when his…0
  4. 4Richard BransonRichard BransonBorn 18 Jul 1950Branson's portfolio grew from a mail-order record business into investments across travel, telecommunications, financial services and other sectors. Virgin's own explanation distinguishes investee businesses from companies that merely license the name. That is essential when assessing the fortune…0i
  5. 5Carlos SlimCarlos SlimBorn 28 Jan 1940Slim's telecom interests are only one part of a wider ownership network. Grupo Carso's 2024 reporting distinguishes retail, industry, infrastructure and construction, and energy; the family's financial interests also extend to Inbursa. The 1990 Telmex acquisition was undertaken with international…0i
  6. 6Ricardo Salinas PliegoRicardo Salinas PliegoBorn 19 Oct 1955Salinas Pliego developed a portfolio around Elektra's retail business, then television and financial services. The acquisition that created TV Azteca in 1993 was followed by Banco Azteca's launch in 2002, using branches inside the retail network. The businesses could reinforce each other while…0i
  7. 7Jorge Paulo LemannJorge Paulo LemannBorn 26 Aug 1939Lemann's investment career moved from banking into brewing and then a wider range of consumer businesses with long-standing partners. Their 3G investment network extended into restaurants and, in 2022, window-coverings manufacturer Hunter Douglas. Those interests were held through partnerships and…0i
  8. 8Joseph SafraJoseph SafraBorn 1 Sept 1938Safra's banking fortune expanded into assets with very different economics. The family group's history records the purchase of London's Gherkin in 2014 and the acquisition of Chiquita in 2015 with the Cutrale interests. European merger documents identify Safra's acquisition vehicle and the…0i
  9. 9Li Ka-shingLi Ka-shingBorn 29 Jul 1928Li moved from plastics and property into a broader group through Cheung Kong's 1979 investment in Hutchison. By the time of the 2015 reorganisation, Hutchison's businesses included ports, retail, infrastructure, energy and telecoms alongside property. The restructuring separated property into what…0i
  10. 10Robert KuokRobert KuokBorn 6 Oct 1923Kuok's family group began trading rice, sugar and flour in 1949, then added businesses such as Shangri-La hotels and maritime transport in the early 1970s. Later holdings expanded the mix into property and logistics. The company's own history makes the transition unusually clear: a successful…0