Julia Koch: The Story Behind the Fortune
Julia Koch and her children inherited a roughly 42% stake in Koch Industries, one of the largest private companies in the United States, after the death of her husband David Koch in 2019.
Julia Koch and her children inherited a roughly 42% stake in Koch Industries, one of the largest private companies in the United States, after the death of her husband David Koch in 2019.
Julia Koch inherited the foundation of this fortune and has stewarded it since.
She is based in New York City.
A few of the highlights on the public record: Inherited her Koch Industries stake in 2019; She and her children own about 42% of the conglomerate; Active in philanthropy and the arts in New York.
The fortune shows up across our lists, too: #4 on The World's Richest Women (out of 11 tracked).
On net worth alone, the closest companies are Elon Musk ($417.59B) and Michael Dell ($324.48B) — a reminder of how tightly bunched the very top of the wealth list really is.
On the giving side: active in philanthropy and the arts in New York.
Today, Julia is worth an estimated $40.00B — #25 in the world on our real-time list, a figure that moves with the latest public reporting on her holdings.