Rank #277
Marijke Mars
Net worth $11.4B
Candy, pet food · United States
- Born
- Jul 28, 1964
- Age
- 61
- Source
- Candy, pet food
- Residence
- Los Angeles, California
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Divorced
- Children
- 0
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts/Science, Duke University
Net worth over time
Biography
- Marijke Mars and her three sisters are heirs to the family's giant candy and pet food company, Mars, Incorporated.
- All four sisters inherited estimated stakes in the company of 8% apiece when their father, Forrest Mars Jr., died in 2016.
- Her great-grandfather Frank Mars founded the candy company in 1911.
- Mars serves on the company's board of directors.
- Mars acquired snack company Kellavova in December 2025 for $35.9 billion including debt.