I have seen evidence that I am going to need the article Rothschild Family Wealth a lot in the coming days, months, and perhaps years. That’s is why I am finally posting it on my blog for easy finding.

While the Rothschild family has amassed great wealth since the 1700s, claims that they have a net worth of $500 trillion or that they own 80% of the world’s wealth are problematic.

For one, the world’s total wealth was estimated as of 2015 to be only $250 trillion, half of what the Rothschild’s alone are claimed to possess.

There are many interesting facts in this article which don’t depend on having faith in the messenger.

The closest thing to a “Rothschild Family” business in 2016 is the Rothschild Group, a multinational investment banking company, but that firm does not in itself generate nearly enough income to back up claims about the family’s wealth. In 2015, the Rothschild Group’s annual revenue was approximately $500 million. In comparison, the world’s largest company, Walmart, has an annual revenue of nearly $500 billion.