Of the richest people around the world, how many of them inherited their own wealth? The research team at Madison Trust set out to find out with this new study in the form of an infographic that analyzes which of the world's richest people inherited their wealth. Included in their study were names like Mackenzie Scott, who has an estimated net worth of $30.7 billion (inherited). She was married to Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, and as a result of their divorce that surely no one ever saw coming, she received billions of dollars in shares of Amazon as part of the divorce settlement. Another name on this infographic of someone who inherited their fortune would be Lukas Walton – the grandson of the founder of Walmart, Sam Walton – and Lukas Walton has an estimated net worth today of $24.8 billion. Speaking of the Waltons, Jim Walton, Rob Walton, and Alice Walton are the third, fourth, and fifth ranked names on this infographic, all associated with Walmart.
