List of the 3,000 largest Family Offices in the World [2025]

The world’s largest family offices – and what you should know about them

After years of dedicated work, we’ve compiled and published the most comprehensive database of single and multi-family offices at familyofficehub.io. This curated list features both single family offices — which manage the assets of individual families — and multi-family offices, which provide wealth management and advisory services to multiple clients. Below, we address the most frequently asked questions about the world’s leading family offices.

How many family offices exist worldwide?

According to estimates by our analyst team at familyofficehub.io and insights from our industry network, the global number of large-scale single and multi-family offices exceeds 6,000. Our proprietary database currently includes detailed profiles of over 3,000 of these entities. It is important to note that some family offices intentionally maintain a low profile, often by operating through shell companies in jurisdictions such as Luxembourg, Jersey, or the Caribbean, or by integrating their activities within tehir family-owned enterprises. As a result, a portion of the world’s largest family offices remains undisclosed and outside the scope of any available database. Despite this, familyofficehub.io offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date global directory of family offices available on the market today.

What are the key geographies?

The majority of family offices are concentrated in the United States, Europe, and Singapore. However, family investment vehicles are also experiencing rapid growth in regions such as the Middle East, Canada, and Australia. In contrast, countries like Japan are gradually developing their own family office ecosystems.

In Europe alone, the number of single family offices has surpassed 1,000, while the U.S. now hosts more than 500. According to data from FamilyOfficeHub.io, the leading international hubs for family offices include London, New York, Singapore, Geneva, Zurich, Zug, Paris, Dubai, and Luxembourg.

What are the main investment verticals?

Single family offices are active investors across a broad spectrum of asset classes, reflecting their goals of long-term wealth growth, diversification, and often, personal values. An analysis of global single family offices from the familyofficehub.io global database reveals primary areas where investment focus is most prominent.

1. Private Equity

The most widely pursued investment area is private equity, with around 61% of family offices involved in this vertical. Many families favor direct investments in private companies, where they can leverage their industry knowledge, exercise control, and pursue long-term capital appreciation. This often includes co-investments or majority stakes in sectors like manufacturing, healthcare, or technology. We count shareholding of the family company (when it is not listed) also as private equity investment, which is the case for many European family offices.

2. Real Estate

Approximately 53% of single family offices are active in real estate — a time-tested asset class that offers both income and capital gains. Real estate investments can span residential, commercial, industrial, and hospitality sectors, and are often preferred for their tangible nature and resilience during market volatility. An increasing number of family offices is also developing green- or brownfield assets.

3. Venture Capital

Venture capital attracts nearly 46% of single family offices, a reflection of the growing interest in innovation and early-stage businesses. Family offices are backing startups in fields such as fintech, life sciences, and clean technology, often driven by next-generation family members who are closely attuned to new trends.

4. Financial Markets and Products

A large share of family offices are involved in capital markets, investing in instruments such as stocks, bonds, and structured products. This exposure provides liquidity, diversification, and risk-adjusted returns to balance more illiquid holdings like private equity or real estate.

5. Funds and external managers

While not being a dedicated asset class, most family offices rely on external managers for their capital markets, private equity, venture captial and real estate strategies. This is especially relevant for smaller family offices and ones without knowledge in target areas. Also hedge funds often have a certain allocation.

6. Renewables

While smaller in proportion, around 6% of single family offices are focusing on renewables investments. This is either through investments in companies developing or acquiring assets (e.g. Baltisse, the Balcaen family office, has invested in clean energy firms like Origis Energy), or by directly owning solar and wind assets (e.g., the Wirtgen family office).

7. Alternatives: Agriculture, Crypto, Art and Wine

Finally, many modern family offices also allocate a small portion of their assets to alternative asset classes like agriculture and forestry, collectibles (e.g. art, fine wines, cars) or crypto.

Where does our data come from?

Our approach to building and maintaining the familyofficehub.io database is based on several key pillars. We rely on a broad network of industry professionals and direct family office contacts, allowing us to ensure the accuracy and relevance of our entries. In parallel, our team actively monitors global investment activity to identify family office involvement. The research team at familyofficehub.io reviews hundreds of transactions and news articles to curate and continuously update the world’s leading family office database.

Why are we offering the most up-to-date family office database?

The global database of single and multi-family offices at familyofficehub.io is the most up-to-date directory available, thanks to our rigorous and systematic update process. We refresh our listings two to three times per year, ensuring the highest level of accuracy. Each update cycle involves verifying existing entries for changes in executive leadership, investment focus, and organizational structure. We also actively remove inactive offices and add newly founded investment vehicles. Our proprietary technology enables constant monitoring of global family office activity, while our team of industry experts ensures that each update reflects meaningful developments. Together, this allows us to deliver the most reliable and comprehensive family office database in the world.

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