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TIL the House of Saud, the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia, is comprised of 15K family members (although a majority of the wealth is only held by about 2K of them) and is estimated to be collectively worth $1.4 trillion. For reference, that’s nearly 16 times the British royal family’s net worth.

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