Only the stake in ESPN is worth more than $11 billion and it is owned by a trust whose beneficiaries are the heirs of William Randolph Hearst. But that’s not all as it also makes annual cash distributions. Aside from Hearst Corporation, the family has in its possession the 90,000-square-foot Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California. In 2005, they have received $95 million from the state to preserve the property.