6: The Albrecht Family, From Germany – Estimated Wealth – 2 Billion Dollars.
The founders of Aldi supermarket group Karl and Theo Albrecht, which split into two separate entities in 1960 Aldi Nord and Aldi Sud due to business differences between the brothers.
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Both brothers went on to have major success and took both their chains internationally and across the Atlantic to the United States. The chains are now run by their children and namesake children and continue to grow.
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