5. Mars (Estimated family net worth: $78 billion)
Trick or Treat? It’s candy time!
I am pretty sure that all of you have eaten or bought at least one of the Mars family’s candies. As a matter of fact, even I have some of them in my fridge right now. Milky Way, Snickers, and M&Ms are popular not just in United States, but also worldwide. And this family is responsible for making us crave for more nougat!
Frank Mars started the candy-selling company from a small kitchen back in 1911. Then, about eighteen years later, his son, Forrest joined in. That was the beginning of flavored nougat invention. It became the basis of Snickers, one of the world’s bestselling nougat candy bars.
Apparently, Mars’s candy is not the only thing I have in my house. I also have their world-renowned dog food, Pedigree. And some of you, cat people, may have their Whiskas product as well.
The Mars family members still serve as the Mars Inc.’s chairman and sit on the company’s board. Today, the Mars family has a total of $78 billion estimated net worth.
