10. Alexey Mordashov & family


Russian businessman, main shareholder and CEO of Severstal.

  • estimated assets in 2021: $29,100,000,000
  • country: Russia

8. Gerard Wertheimer


French businessman, co-owner and major shareholder of the Chanel fashion house.

  • estimated assets in 2021: $34,500,000,000
  • country: France

8. Alain Wertheimer


French businessman, co-owner and major shareholder of the Chanel fashion house.

  • estimated assets in 2021: $34,500,000,000
  • country: France

7. Giovanni Ferrero


Italian businessman, CEO of Ferrero SpA.

  • estimated assets in 2021: $35,100,000,000
  • country: Italy

6. Dieter Schwarz


German businessman, owner of Schwarz-Gruppe, former president of supermarket chains Lidl and Kaufland.

Dieter Schwarz grafika

fot. Danor Shtruzman / wikipedia.org (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • estimated assets in 2021: $36,900,000,000
  • country: Germany

5. Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr.


Heirs to Aldi’s fortune.

Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr. grafika

fot. Danor Shtruzman / wikipedia.org (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • estimated assets in 2021: $39,200,000,000
  • country: Germany

4. François Pinault


French businessman, founder of the luxurious Kering group and the investment company Artémis.

François Pinault grafika

fot. S. Plaine / wikipedia.org (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • estimated assets in 2021: $42,300,000,000
  • country: France

3. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers


The richest woman in the world, the main shareholder of the L’Oréal concern.

  • estimated assets in 2021: $73,600,000,000
  • country: France

2. Amancio Ortega


Spanish businessman, founder and former president of the Inditex fashion group, best known for the Zara clothing and accessories chain.

Amancio Ortega grafika

fot. Coentor / wikipedia.org (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • estimated assets in 2021: $77,000,000,000
  • country: Spain

1. Bernard Arnault


French investor, businessman and art collector. Chairman and CEO of LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton SE.

Bernard Arnault grafika

fot. Jérémy Barande / Ecole polytechnique Université Paris-Saclay (CC BY-SA 2.0)

  • estimated assets in 2021: $150,000,000,000
  • country: France