Today, family-owned businesses account for two-thirds of the world's businesses and generate most of the world's economic output, employment and wealth. In many regions of the world, family companies dominate the economy. "Family-controlled firms now make up 19% of the companies in the Fortune Global 500," states The Economist. In India alone, 67% businesses are family run. McKinsey forecasts, that by 2025,there will be more than 15,000 companies worldwide with at least $1 billion in annual revenues, of which 37% will be emerging-market family firms.
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