No. 250United States
Victoria Mars
Candy, pet food · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Net worth
$12.6B
Today
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$00.00%As of Nov 11, 2026, 1:50 PM EST
Victoria Mars and her three sisters are heirs to the family's giant candy and pet food company, Mars, Incorporated. She and her sisters all inherited their own estimated 8% stakes in the company when their father Forrest Mars Jr. died in 2016. Her great-grandfather Frank Mars founded the candy company in 1911. The $65 billion (sales) company is best known for making candy such as M&Ms, Milky Way and Skittles. Mars acquired snack company Kellavova in December 2025 for $35.9 billion including debt.
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Principal holdings
1 positions| Company | Industry | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Private holdings | Food & Beverage | 100.0% | $12.6B |
Also known for
- Victoria Mars stepped down as chair of the Mars Incorporated board of directors in 2017 after serving in that role for three years.
- Mars began working at her family's company in 1978 in France, where she was an assistant brand manager for Milky Way.