Top 10 Elite Families Who Secretly Rule The World

Top 10 Elite Families Who Secretly Rule The World

 money media politics pick two of the  three and you can control the world  three out of three and you rule the  world welcome back to m.a everyone i'm  your host rachel fisher and today we are  discussing some of the richest and most  influential people of all time from old  to new money today we count down our  list of top 10 most powerful families  who secretly rule the world let's get  started number 10 the mars family i want  candy you want candy we all want candy  the mars family owns mars inc which is  and you guessed it the mars bar company  they are one of the world's largest  candy and pet food companies right like  what how do those go together you know  kind of weird the family themselves come  from humble beginnings frank mars  started mars inc way back in 1911 when  he started selling candy from his  kitchen in tacoma washington the malt  flavored nougat we all know and love  wasn't actually made until 1929 when  they came up with the milky way how  exactly they made the transition from  candy to pet food is like beyond me but  that aspect of the biz expanded in 2017.  they acquired the animal hospital  company vca making a 9 billion  investment overall the company is worth  get ready  40 billion dollars in sales what so  they're rich and they own candy well  okay they're really rich and they own  candy for one they can influence anyone  and consider the fact that sugar is  considered an addictive substance and  then also willy wonka right fiction or  non-fiction candy is a big deal imagine  a world without it number nine the  morgans the morgans sound like the  family that lives next door who outdo  everyone when it comes to like holiday  decorations but i'm talking about the jp  morgans who could probably do that and  control the world at the same time the  morgan family is one of the most  influential american families their  dynasty is tied to banking and you have  probably heard the name jp morgan over  like a hundred times in passing at the  turn of the century morgan was the most  influential businessman in america he  was so admired and respected that on the  day of his funeral the stock exchange  remained closed until 12 pm to give you  an idea about how much financial success  he attained he bailed out the us  treasury  twice his ability to do this no doubt  caused great uneasiness among other  people and resulted in the development  of the reserve system in late 1913.  today the morgans still maintain their  political and financial influence not  just in the u.s but also in europe as  their company is there as well so world  connections number eight pritzer  arriving from ukraine late in the 19th  century the pritzer family made everyone  believe that the american dream could be  reality 50 years into their journey as  entrepreneurs they finally started to  invest in real estate that one decision  led to over 900 hotels the family owns  today plus an airline and a cruise line  just for like extra pizzazz ever heard  of the hyatts that's them like many on  this list they are not without shares in  different financial institutions  amplifying their influence after all if  you've got your hands on someone else's  money well you can pretty much do what  you want jb pritzer was the governor of  illinois in 2019 so there's the  political influence and his sister penny  worked as the secretary of commerce in  the obama administration so not only are  they the ninth on the forbes list of  richest families their political  influence is even more obvious their net  worth is over 32.5 billion dollars which  they use to back the presidential  campaigns of obama and hillary clinton  an astounding astounding amount of  wealth which of course has been met with  competition and strife liesel pritzer  simmons once a child actress known for  little princess didn't know this now a  prominent impact investor actually sued  her own father along with her entire  family in 2002. her father and cousins  looted her and her brother's trust funds  so she filed a 6 billion lawsuit  settling with 500 million plus 280  million in cash plus more control over  her trust valued at 170 million so not  quite the six billion she wanted but  still  no complaints i hope no complaints  number seven the house of windsor  whether you consider that in the  figureheads of the monarchy the house of  windsor remains one of the most powerful  families in the world they are the  reigning family monarchy in great  britain and although they may not be the  richest on this list their wealth does  not simply lie in money the windsors  reigned over the entire british empire  which of course included the fruits of  the colonial pursuits of jolly old  england from years past their colonies  protectorates and dominion spread across  the world they were also recognized as  the official monarchy of several  independent countries therefore their  wealth is in many pies as it were along  with the fanfare that follows people are  obsessed with them like the whole meghan  markle thing it's nuts queen elizabeth  ii is the head of the family the church  and the commander-in-chief of great  britain's military troops along with  performing her duties as supreme ruler  of 15 autonomous countries fun fact um  this is a fun fact my grandparents met  her twice at the queen's garden party  and they said hi and she's very queenly  and that was all i really found out  about that but that was cool number six  rockefeller john davidson rockefeller  may have picked up a few tricks from his  dad when he started his american empire  son of a con man rockefeller bought out  several owners of cleveland's largest  oil refinery in 1865. then he just he  just kept going buying out competitors  left right and center which led him to  take over 90 of america's refineries and  pipelines but beneath all that success  were dubious dealings with corporate  spies secret railroad deals bribery  leading the u.s attorney to sue standard  oil after this came to light however the  trial only resulted in the company  breaking off into 34 sub companies and  allowed rockefeller to maintain  ownership by the time john d died his  assets equaled out to 1.5 percent of  america's total economic output that's  more than anybody has ever made today  today the 200 descendants of the  rockefeller family have a net worth of  over 11 billion which is significantly  less than what they had before though  their considerable wealth is not what it  once was their name still carries  immense weight to this day jon's  grandson david rockefeller is the man  who stirred up rumors of conspiracy in  the 1950s due to his highly secretive  meetings his enigmatic behavior added to  fuel to the fire towards the suspicion  that the rockefeller family seeks to  gain or maintain control of the world  number five the house of sod i feel like  if you even have your baby toe dipped in  oil somewhere in the world in a  metaphorical sense of horse you can  control the world it's just it's it's  the most important thing we use it all  the time the house of zod is the royal  family of saudi arabia they like many  powerful families on this list have old  money especially since they are  descendants of the founder of the first  saudi state the king of saudi arabia  reigns with absolute power meaning he  could make anything he want happen at  the snap of his fingers they could start  a war if they wanted to and that they  have they consider the country to be an  asset especially since they reign on  precious crude oil reserves about 20 of  the world's global resources the entire  house of sod has 15 000 members so to be  clear we are specifically talking about  the 2000 members of the inner circle the  actual family under the king of saudi  arabia can get any job they want so long  as it's in the country number four the  bush family yup we mean that one of  course you would expect the families on  this list to have political connections  otherwise how else would you rule the  world their family has made it into the  political offices for over 70 years with  good old g.w bush being the 43rd  president but of course we must discuss  a pretty cd scandal documents finally  declassified in 2003 revealed that  prescott sheldon bush had dealings with  the german army during world war ii the  guardian reported in 2004 that prescott  worked for and profited from companies  closely involved with the german  businesses that finance the man who  rhymes with mittler's rise to power  meaning he could have been prosecuted  for providing air and comfort to the  enemy that killed millions of innocents  additionally this is crazy additionally  he continued his support after it was  revealed what the yahtzees were doing  and you know what i mean by nazis i just  can't say it because youtube censorship  oh i hate it but anyways the documents  even imply that the u.s knew where the  camps were and could have disabled them  long before they were finally discovered  number three rothschild the conspiracies  surrounding this family appeared to me  never ending some of them may be right  after all the possibilities are endless  when you carry that much influence in  your wallet the rothschilds are one of  the most wealthy families in the world  and their legacy goes all the way back  to the 17th century that is the oldest  money i think we have on this list mayor  amsho rothschild established a banking  business back then and became the  personal banker for the german royal  families his five sons then took the  business and expanded it into london  paris frankfurt vienna and naples  british and french war evers have relied  on their funding including the  napoleonic MOST VENOMOUS SNAKES wars in 1803 to 1815. this  family literally had a hand in the  success of war if that's not power then  i don't know what is though their  business remains in control of banking  they also have hands in real estate oil  and construction so basically everything  around us number two the murdocks no  i'm not talking about the canadian  classic everybody watches on a sunday  that's been running forever murdoch  mysteries how are you but same name to  say the media plays a huge role in every  part of our lives is an understatement  even to say that it's at the rate we  consume media on our phones on the  subway on the street tv computer on  headphones you'd have to head to the  alaskan triangle just to get away from  it which is why the murdochs are so damn  powerful the murdochs controls several  broadcasting networks they're reach  stretching across three continents so  needless to say their influence has very  little borders their imperialism began  in australia by a political reporter for  the melbourne papers keith murdoch keith  climbed his way up to editor and after  he figured out how to double the sales  he became ceo his son robert followed in  his footsteps as a reporter and together  they formed the news corporation which  held the power of australia's media in  the palm of their hands but the  corporation now owns 20th century fox  fox news myspace and dow jones plus i  think a few more however there is no  fame without scandal and 2011 the news  corps was prosecuted for illegal phone  tapping of celebrities the royal family  and even bribe police and special units  people thought that maybe i don't know  like maybe this should topple the entire  empire but it didn't it remains standing  and who knows what's happening behind  the scenes and last but not least number  one the waltons and hitting in at number  one on the forbes list of america's  richest families we have the waltons  their net worth being  247 billion dollars fun fact if you were  to start counting to a billion today it  would take you 30 years to complete so  imagine counting to 247 billion dollars  somebody do the math for me down below  in the comments guess what they own  walmart which is the world's largest  retailer by sales however they also own  arvis bank MEXICAN URBAN LEGENDS banks right which operates 16  banks in arkansas oklahoma missouri and  kansas an unfathomable amount of wealth  of this family hoards and it looks like  they want to keep it that way the  waltons have played a lead role in  eliminating the federal estate tax which  would essentially help billionaires  evade estate tax entirely right their  influence also carries over easily into  politics considering the average  election campaign costs 10 million the  waltons could easily make that in under  a day on their business earnings alone  according to bloomberg they can make  around 100 million dollars a day who do  you think gets to dictate the terms when  your candidate needs money on top of  that though they also donate a lot of  money towards education and  environmental initiatives and of course  have their grand share of vintage cars  art and properties apparently it still  sucks to work at walmart though so and  that was our list from today i'm sure  you all have a lot to discuss so be sure  to leave your comments respectfully  below if you like this video show us  some love and be sure to subscribe to  stay up to date we welcome correction as  well if there's anything in here that  you're like i think this needs to be  expanded on do it go for it in the  comments i'm your host rachel fisher