A magazine of the heirs, houses and rituals of modern wealth
Isak Danielson | Beyond the Ballads
Heirs List
Puzzles
Taste & Travel
Investments
Etiquette
Mindset
Pioneers
Opinion
Live · The DDW Heirs List
1
Prince William
Duke of Cornwall · heir to the throne
£1.2bn
Duchy of Cornwall net assets (royal.uk, 18 Jun 2026)
Holds the largest estate on this list and cannot keep the proceeds of selling any of it: they stay inside the Duchy.
2
The Arnault children
$116.5bn
3
David Ellison
$186.5bn
4
Akash Ambani
$93.0bn
+$220m
5
Howard, Susie and Peter Buffett
$163.7bn
+$6.2bn
See the full list
→
Today's five · No. 8 · Wednesday 4 November
Which luxury group controls the Roman fashion house Fendi?
Kering
LVMH
Richemont
Prada Group
Play today's five
→
Richer or Poorer · No. 7
Mukesh Ambani
$99.7bn
or
Richard Branson
?
Is Richard Branson richer or poorer?
Play today's run
→
Taste & Travel
Renting Forest Lodge Was the Waleses’ Wisest Move
Taste & Travel
The $735m Treasury Estimate at the Top of 2026’s Most Expensive Superyachts
Taste & Travel
Why Allington Castle, for Sale in 2026, Costs Less Than a Georgian Mansion
Taste & Travel
Minecraft’s Creator Wants His Beverly Hills Money Back
Investments
Rupert Family Net Worth in 2026, and Who Comes Next
Investments
What King Harald Owned, and What Belonged to Norway
Investments
What Really Counts as the Biggest Inheritances Ever in 2026
Investments
What Spencer Haywood’s Nike Stake Would Be Worth in 2026
Etiquette
9 Tests That Settle What Is an Aristocrat in 2026 and Who Still Counts
Etiquette
9 Answers to What Is a Count and Countess in 2026
Etiquette
How the Royal Order of Precedence Works and Who Curtsies to Whom in 2026
Etiquette
What Windsor’s White Tie Card Is Actually Asking For
Mindset
What United Airlines Boss Scott Kirby’s Inheritance Tax Idea Would Mean in 2026
Mindset
Gloria Vanderbilt’s Estate Came to Less Than $1.5 Million
Mindset
John D. Rockefeller Jr. Fined His Children a Nickel for Bad Bookkeeping
Mindset
The $90,000 Buffett Inheritance and the Billionaires Not Leaving Money to Their Children in 2026
Pioneers
What We Know About Who Owns Dylan’s Candy Bar in 2026
Pioneers
How Alva Vanderbilt Played Mrs Astor’s New York in Three Moves
Pioneers
Ray-Ban’s Founder Was Too Fair to His Heirs
Pioneers
The 10-Part Answer to Who Owns Fendi Now in 2026
Opinion
Why Aristotle’s Good King and a Hereditary Aristocracy Beat Democracy’s Illusion of Choice in 2026
Opinion
8 Points Against Central Banks Repatriating Gold, the 2026 Opinion That Dutch Bullion Backs
Opinion
8 Reasons Oxford Was Right About the Schwarzman Centre, an Opinion for 2026
Opinion
How Donald Trump’s Jupiter Golf Club Became Forbes’ $825m Bird Sanctuary in 13 Years
@ddw
Heirs List
Puzzles
Taste & Travel
Investments
Etiquette
Mindset
Pioneers
Opinion
Isak Danielson | Beyond the Ballads
@ddw
@ddw
@ddw
@ddwmagazine
@ddw
Heirs List
Puzzles
Taste & Travel
Investments
Etiquette
Mindset
Pioneers
Opinion
Live · The DDW Heirs List
1
Prince William
Duke of Cornwall · heir to the throne
£1.2bn
Duchy of Cornwall net assets (royal.uk, 18 Jun 2026)
Holds the largest estate on this list and cannot keep the proceeds of selling any of it: they stay inside the Duchy.
2
The Arnault children
$116.5bn
3
David Ellison
$186.5bn
4
Akash Ambani
$93.0bn
+$220m
5
Howard, Susie and Peter Buffett
$163.7bn
+$6.2bn
See the full list
→
Today's five · No. 8 · Wednesday 4 November
Which luxury group controls the Roman fashion house Fendi?
Kering
LVMH
Richemont
Prada Group
Play today's five
→
Richer or Poorer · No. 7
Mukesh Ambani
$99.7bn
or
Richard Branson
?
Is Richard Branson richer or poorer?
Play today's run
→
Taste & Travel
Renting Forest Lodge Was the Waleses’ Wisest Move
Taste & Travel
The $735m Treasury Estimate at the Top of 2026’s Most Expensive Superyachts
Taste & Travel
Why Allington Castle, for Sale in 2026, Costs Less Than a Georgian Mansion
Taste & Travel
Minecraft’s Creator Wants His Beverly Hills Money Back
Investments
Rupert Family Net Worth in 2026, and Who Comes Next
Investments
What King Harald Owned, and What Belonged to Norway
Investments
What Really Counts as the Biggest Inheritances Ever in 2026
Investments
What Spencer Haywood’s Nike Stake Would Be Worth in 2026
Etiquette
9 Tests That Settle What Is an Aristocrat in 2026 and Who Still Counts
Etiquette
9 Answers to What Is a Count and Countess in 2026
Etiquette
How the Royal Order of Precedence Works and Who Curtsies to Whom in 2026
Etiquette
What Windsor’s White Tie Card Is Actually Asking For
Mindset
What United Airlines Boss Scott Kirby’s Inheritance Tax Idea Would Mean in 2026
Mindset
Gloria Vanderbilt’s Estate Came to Less Than $1.5 Million
Mindset
John D. Rockefeller Jr. Fined His Children a Nickel for Bad Bookkeeping
Mindset
The $90,000 Buffett Inheritance and the Billionaires Not Leaving Money to Their Children in 2026
Pioneers
What We Know About Who Owns Dylan’s Candy Bar in 2026
Pioneers
How Alva Vanderbilt Played Mrs Astor’s New York in Three Moves
Pioneers
Ray-Ban’s Founder Was Too Fair to His Heirs
Pioneers
The 10-Part Answer to Who Owns Fendi Now in 2026
Opinion
Why Aristotle’s Good King and a Hereditary Aristocracy Beat Democracy’s Illusion of Choice in 2026
Opinion
8 Points Against Central Banks Repatriating Gold, the 2026 Opinion That Dutch Bullion Backs
Opinion
8 Reasons Oxford Was Right About the Schwarzman Centre, an Opinion for 2026
Opinion
How Donald Trump’s Jupiter Golf Club Became Forbes’ $825m Bird Sanctuary in 13 Years
Guillaume Glipa
2020’s top 10 cocktails and where to have them in 2021
‘Louie’ is London’s Hottest New Restaurant
Guillaume Glipa — ddw ® magazine | travel, mindset, etiquette, lifestyle