page_title: House of Saud
section_title: Wealth
hierarchical_section_title: House of Saud / Wealth
caption_attribution_description: English: Kingdom 5KR is a 281 foot/85.65 metre superyacht owned by Al-Waleed bin Talal.
context_page_description: The House of Saud is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia. It is composed of the descendants of Muhammad bin Saud, founder of the Emirate of Diriyah, known as the First Saudi state, and his brothers, though the ruling faction of the family is primarily led by the descendants of Ibn Saud, the modern founder of Saudi Arabia. The most influential position of the royal family is the King of Saudi Arabia. The family in total is estimated to comprise some 15,000 members, however the majority of power, influence and wealth is possessed by a group of about 2,000 of them.
  The House of Saud has had three phases: the Emirate of Diriyah, the First Saudi State, marked by the expansion of Wahhabism; the Emirate of Nejd, the Second Saudi State, marked with continuous infighting; and the Third Saudi State, which evolved into Saudi Arabia in 1932 and now wields considerable influence in the Middle East. The family has had conflicts with the Ottoman Empire, the Sharif of Mecca, the Al Rashid family of Ha'il and their vassal houses in Najd, numerous Islamist groups both inside and outside Saudi Arabia and Shia minority in Saudi Arabia.
context_section_description: In June 2015 Forbes listed Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal as the 34th-richest man in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$22.6 billion. Prince Al-Waleed had a net worth of $20.4 billion in 2014. By 2016, according to the TeleSUR, King Salman "net worth was estimated at US$17.0 billion".
  As of 2020 the combined net worth of the entire royal family has been estimated at around $100 billion which makes them the richest royal family among all monarchs as well as one of the wealthiest families in the world.
caption: Luxury yacht Kingdom 5KR owned by Saudi royal family, docked in Antibes, French Riviera
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