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  • America’s Richest Families, Visualized In One Chart

    See the wealthiest families in America in a single visualization, including how they made their vast fortunes.

    In 1916, John D. Rockefeller became America’s first official billionaire, as the Standard Oil founder’s fortune swelled to nearly 2% of the country’s economy. Rockefeller would give more than $500 million to philanthropic causes during his life, an impressive figure…