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The world's richest billionaires in the fashion industry

When talking about high fashion everyone thinks of brands such as Gucci, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Dior, Armani and many others. But who is really behind these brands?

Who owns them and, consequently, who benefits from the large profits they generate?

In fact, those moving the ranks of big global fashion are companies such as Inditex, H&M, Nike, LVMH or Uniqlo.

Their owners are in fact billionaires and some of them are also among the richest people in the world as evidenced by the ranking of the richest billionaires in the fashion industry in 2022.

Di Holger Motzkau 2010, Wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons (cc-by-sa-3.0), CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wi
Stefan Persson
Carl Stefan Erling Persson is ranked as the 84th richest person in the world (Forbes 2022). Former president of the fashion company Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) is currently the richest person in Sweden. (Assets $20.7 billion)
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Tadashi Yanai
Tadashi Yanai, Japan's richest person. He founded and heads Fast Retailing, the parent company of Uniqlo, the largest clothing retailer in all of Asia. (Wealth: $29.2 billion)
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Gerard and Alain Wertheimer
They are known as the quietest billionaires in fashion. The brothers Wertheimer are the co-owners of Chanel, with Alain leadingthe main branch of the company and Gerard overseeing the watch department in Switzerland. (Assets: $33.5 billion each)
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Leonardo Del Vecchio
Leonardo Del Vecchio was the president and founder of Luxottica, the world's largest eyewear, lens manufacturer and retailer. After founding Luxottica in 1961, Del Vecchio acquired Sunglass Hut, Ray-Ban, Persol and Oakley in addition to manufacturing for Chanel, Armani, Versace, Prada, Burberry, Dolce & Gabbana, Bulgari and others. (Assets: $34.9 billion)
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Francois Pinault
The renowned luxury conglomerate Kering, which owns watch brands such as Ulysse Nardin and Girard-Perregaux, as well as fashion houses such as Gucci, YSL, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen and Boucheron, has as its honorary chairman François Pinault, the founder with a passion for art. (Assets: $53.1 billion)
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Phil Knight
Phil Knight is the founder and largest shareholder of Nike. In 1964, he and his former track coach, Bill Bowerman, developed the first shoes Nike and each invested $500 to start the business. (Assets: $62.2 billion)
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Amanio Ortega
Amancio Ortega and his former wife Rosalia Mera launched Inditex in 1975 and today owns 59 percent of the world's largest fashion retailer. The Spanish retail giant is best known for its fashion chain ZARA, but also owns Pull & Bear, Bershka, Massimo Dutti, Stradivarius, ZARA Home, and Uterque. (assets: $67 billion)
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Bernard Arnault
Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault is the richest fashion manufacturer but not only that... In January 2020, he surpassed Jeff Bezos (Amazon) as the richest person in the world. He was chairman and CEO of LVMH, the world's largest luxury goods company. This man's fashion empire includes more than 70 companies including Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Moet-Hennessy, Bulgari, Marc Jacobs, Hublot and many others. (assets: $180 billion)
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