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1
Prince William
Duke of Cornwall · heir to the throne
£1.2bn
Duchy of Cornwall net assets (royal.uk, 18 Jun 2026)
Holds the largest estate on this list and cannot keep the proceeds of selling any of it: they stay inside the Duchy.
2
The Arnault children
$116.5bn
3
David Ellison
$186.5bn
4
Akash Ambani
$92.3bn
−$447m
5
Howard, Susie and Peter Buffett
$157.5bn
+$340m
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Today's five · No. 8 · Wednesday 4 November
Which luxury group controls the Roman fashion house Fendi?
Kering
LVMH
Richemont
Prada Group
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Richer or Poorer · No. 7
Mukesh Ambani
$99.7bn
or
Richard Branson
?
Is Richard Branson richer or poorer?
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Taste & Travel
Harry and Meghan Live Best in Other People’s Houses
Taste & Travel
The Sussexes Kept the House and Left the Chickens
Taste & Travel
Why King Charles Owns Sandringham and the Crown Does Not
Taste & Travel
7 Facts on King Charles’s Sandringham Estate Ownership in 2026
Investments
What King Harald Owned, and What Belonged to Norway
Investments
What Really Counts as the Biggest Inheritances Ever in 2026
Investments
What Spencer Haywood’s Nike Stake Would Be Worth in 2026
Investments
The $120tn Genghis Khan Myth and the Richest Person in History in 2026
Etiquette
9 Tests That Settle What Is an Aristocrat in 2026 and Who Still Counts
Etiquette
9 Answers to What Is a Count and Countess in 2026
Etiquette
How the Royal Order of Precedence Works and Who Curtsies to Whom in 2026
Etiquette
What Monaco’s Constitution Says About Who Inherits the Fortune in 2026
Mindset
What United Airlines Boss Scott Kirby’s Inheritance Tax Idea Would Mean in 2026
Mindset
Gloria Vanderbilt’s Estate Came to Less Than $1.5 Million
Mindset
John D. Rockefeller Jr. Fined His Children a Nickel for Bad Bookkeeping
Mindset
The $90,000 Buffett Inheritance and the Billionaires Not Leaving Money to Their Children in 2026
Pioneers
How Alva Vanderbilt Played Mrs Astor’s New York in Three Moves
Pioneers
Ray-Ban’s Founder Was Too Fair to His Heirs
Pioneers
The 10-Part Answer to Who Owns Fendi Now in 2026
Pioneers
7 Answers on the Rothschild Family Today in 2026
Opinion
Why Aristotle’s Good King and a Hereditary Aristocracy Beat Democracy’s Illusion of Choice in 2026
Opinion
8 Points Against Central Banks Repatriating Gold, the 2026 Opinion That Dutch Bullion Backs
Opinion
Bring Back the Hereditary Peers: 6 Reasons Removing Them From the House of Lords Was Westminster’s Worst Decision in a Generation
Opinion
8 Reasons Oxford Was Right About the Schwarzman Centre, an Opinion for 2026
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Heirs List
Puzzles
Taste & Travel
Investments
Etiquette
Mindset
Pioneers
Opinion
Live · The DDW Heirs List
1
Prince William
Duke of Cornwall · heir to the throne
£1.2bn
Duchy of Cornwall net assets (royal.uk, 18 Jun 2026)
Holds the largest estate on this list and cannot keep the proceeds of selling any of it: they stay inside the Duchy.
2
The Arnault children
$116.5bn
3
David Ellison
$186.5bn
4
Akash Ambani
$92.3bn
−$447m
5
Howard, Susie and Peter Buffett
$157.5bn
+$340m
See the full list
→
Today's five · No. 8 · Wednesday 4 November
Which luxury group controls the Roman fashion house Fendi?
Kering
LVMH
Richemont
Prada Group
Play today's five
→
Richer or Poorer · No. 7
Mukesh Ambani
$99.7bn
or
Richard Branson
?
Is Richard Branson richer or poorer?
Play today's run
→
Taste & Travel
Harry and Meghan Live Best in Other People’s Houses
Taste & Travel
The Sussexes Kept the House and Left the Chickens
Taste & Travel
Why King Charles Owns Sandringham and the Crown Does Not
Taste & Travel
7 Facts on King Charles’s Sandringham Estate Ownership in 2026
Investments
What King Harald Owned, and What Belonged to Norway
Investments
What Really Counts as the Biggest Inheritances Ever in 2026
Investments
What Spencer Haywood’s Nike Stake Would Be Worth in 2026
Investments
The $120tn Genghis Khan Myth and the Richest Person in History in 2026
Etiquette
9 Tests That Settle What Is an Aristocrat in 2026 and Who Still Counts
Etiquette
9 Answers to What Is a Count and Countess in 2026
Etiquette
How the Royal Order of Precedence Works and Who Curtsies to Whom in 2026
Etiquette
What Monaco’s Constitution Says About Who Inherits the Fortune in 2026
Mindset
What United Airlines Boss Scott Kirby’s Inheritance Tax Idea Would Mean in 2026
Mindset
Gloria Vanderbilt’s Estate Came to Less Than $1.5 Million
Mindset
John D. Rockefeller Jr. Fined His Children a Nickel for Bad Bookkeeping
Mindset
The $90,000 Buffett Inheritance and the Billionaires Not Leaving Money to Their Children in 2026
Pioneers
How Alva Vanderbilt Played Mrs Astor’s New York in Three Moves
Pioneers
Ray-Ban’s Founder Was Too Fair to His Heirs
Pioneers
The 10-Part Answer to Who Owns Fendi Now in 2026
Pioneers
7 Answers on the Rothschild Family Today in 2026
Opinion
Why Aristotle’s Good King and a Hereditary Aristocracy Beat Democracy’s Illusion of Choice in 2026
Opinion
8 Points Against Central Banks Repatriating Gold, the 2026 Opinion That Dutch Bullion Backs
Opinion
Bring Back the Hereditary Peers: 6 Reasons Removing Them From the House of Lords Was Westminster’s Worst Decision in a Generation
Opinion
8 Reasons Oxford Was Right About the Schwarzman Centre, an Opinion for 2026
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