&gt; Six of today’s 10 wealthiest Americans are heirs to prominent fortunes. The Walmart heirs alone have more wealth than the bottom 40 percent of Americans combined.<p>That&#x27;s Amazing. Here&#x27;s a list of the 10 wealthiest of my country : <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;deredactie.be&#x2F;cm&#x2F;vrtnieuws.english&#x2F;News&#x2F;1.2362216" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;deredactie.be&#x2F;cm&#x2F;vrtnieuws.english&#x2F;News&#x2F;1.2362216</a> .<p>There&#x27;s 3 large groups here : 6 out of 10 are heirs to fortunes that were already fortunes in the 18th century. 2 were made between the 2 world wars, and 2 after WW2. There does seem to be a constant here too. Wealth of the older families is declining, whereas recent fortunes seem to be increasing.<p>Heirs:<p>1. AB Inbev families (Spoelberch, de Mévius en Vandamme) - 49,391,305,000 euros.<p>2. Albert Frère (left on photo) - 6,205,140,576 euros<p>3. The Emsens Family (Etex) - 3,614,510,000 euros<p>5. The Lhoist-Berghmans Family (Lhoist) - 2,789,342,500 euros<p>6. The Janssen Family (UCB and Solvay) - 2,458,359,000 euros<p>7. The De Nul Family (Jan De Nul) - 2,078,252,000 euros<p>8. Ackermans &amp; van Haaren - 1,700,863,000 euros<p>9. The Collinet Family (Carmeuse) - 1,470,600,000 euros<p>10. The Balcaen Family - 1,305,811,000 euros<p>Made wealth:<p>4. Frans Colruyt (centre) and the Colruyt Family - 3,246,369,000 euros