List of Europeans by net worth

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The list of Europeans by net worth is based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine in 2022. In the same year, the continent of Europe had over 500 billionaires (in USD). The countries with the most billionaires are: Germany (134), Russia (83), Italy (52), France (49), United Kingdom (49), Sweden (45) and Switzerland (41).

Annual rankings

2023

Rank Name Net worth (USD)[1] Age Country Source(s) of wealth
1 Bernard Arnault 158 billion 74  France LVMH
2 Françoise Bettencourt Meyers 80.5 billion 69  France L'Oréal
3 Amancio Ortega 77.3 billion 87  Spain Zara
4 Dieter Schwarz 42.9 billion 83  Germany Schwarz Gruppe
5 François Pinault 40.1 billion 86  France Kering
6 Klaus-Michael Kühne 39.1 billion 85  Germany Kühne & Nagel
7 Giovanni Ferrero 38.9 billion 57  Italy Ferrero
8 Mark Mateschitz 34.7 billion 30  Austria Red Bull
9 Alain Wertheimer 31.6 billion 72  France Chanel
9 Gerard Wertheimer 31.6 billion 72  France Chanel
11 Gianluigi Aponte 31.2 billion 82  Switzerland Mediterranean Shipping Company
11 Rafaela Aponte-Diamant 31.2 billion 78  Switzerland Mediterranean Shipping Company
13 Reinhold Würth 29.7 billion 87  Germany Würth
14 Susanne Klatten 27.4 billion 60  Germany BMW, Altana
15 Andrey Melnichenko 25.2 billion 51  Russia EuroChem, SUEK
16 Stefan Quandt 24.6 billion 56  Germany BMW
17 Vladimir Potanin 23.7 billion 62  Russia Norilsk Nickel
18 James Ratcliffe 22.9 billion 70  United Kingdom Ineos
19 Vladimir Lisin 22.1 billion 65  Russia Novolipetsk Steel
20 Emmanuel Besnier 22.0 billion 52  France Lactalis
21 Leonid Mikhelson 21.6 billion 67  Russia Novatek
22 Alexei Mordashov 20.9 billion 67  Russia Severstal
23 Vagit Alekperov 20.5 billion 72  Russia Lukoil
24 Gennady Timchenko 18.5 billion 70  Russia Novatek, Sibur Holding
25 Theo Albrecht Jr. 16.5 billion 72  Germany Aldi Nord, Trader Joe's
26 Renata Kellnerova 16.5 billion 55  Czech Republic PPF
27 Stefan Persson 16.2 billion 75  Sweden H&M
28 Michael Platt 16.0 billion 54  United Kingdom BlueCrest Capital
29 Karl Albrecht Jr. 15.8 billion N/A  Germany Aldi Süd, Trader Joe's
29 Beate Heister 15.8 billion N/A  Germany Aldi Süd, Trader Joe's

2022

Rank Name Net worth (USD)[2] Age Country Source(s) of wealth
1 Bernard Arnault 158.0 billion 73  France LVMH
2 Françoise Bettencourt Meyers 74.8 billion 68  France L'Oréal
3 Amancio Ortega 59.6 billion 86  Spain Zara
4 Dieter Schwarz 47.1 billion 82  Germany Schwarz Gruppe
5 Rodolphe Saadé 41.4 billion 52  France CMA CGM
6 François Pinault 37.3 billion 84  France Kering
7 Klaus-Michael Kühne 36.8 billion 84  Germany Kühne & Nagel
8 Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr. 37.3 billion 70/73  Germany Aldi Süd
9 Giovanni Ferrero 36.2 billion 57  Italy Ferrero
10 Alain Wertheimer 31.2 billion 73  France Chanel
10 Gerard Wertheimer 31.2 billion 71  France Chanel
12 Dietrich Mateschitz 27.4 billion 77  Austria Red Bull
13 Leonardo Del Vecchio 27.3 billion 86  Italy Luxottica
14 Susanne Klatten 24.3 billion 59  Germany BMW, Altana
15 Emmanuel Besnier 23.5 billion 51  France Lactalis
16 Guillaume Pousaz 23.0 billion 40  Switzerland Checkout.com
17 Stefan Quandt 20.7 billion 55  Germany BMW
18 Reinhold Würth 19.0 billion 86  Germany Würth
19 Theo Albrecht Jr. 18.7 billion 71  Germany Aldi Nord, Trader Joe's
20 Vladimir Lisin 18.4 billion 65  Russia Novolipetsk Steel
21 Stefan Persson 17.3 billion 74  Sweden H&M
22 Gianluigi & Rafaela Aponte 16.8 billion 81  Switzerland Mediterranean Shipping Company
23 Renata Kellnerova 16.6 billion 54  Czech Republic PPF
24 James Ratcliffe 17.0 billion 69  United Kingdom Ineos
25 Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken 15.2 billion 67  Netherlands Heineken
25 Michael Platt 15.2 billion 54  United Kingdom BlueCrest Capital
27 Pavel Durov 15.1 billion 37  Russia Telegram
28 Pallonji Mistry 15.0 billion 92  Ireland Shapoorji Pallonji Group
29 Leonid Mikhelson 14.0 billion 66  Russia Novatek
30 Anders Holch Povlsen 13.6 billion 49  Denmark Bestseller

2021

Rank Name Net worth (USD):[3] Age Country Source(s) of wealth
1 Bernard Arnault 198.9 billion 72  France LVMH
2 Amancio Ortega 77.0 billion 85  Spain Zara
3 Françoise Bettencourt Meyers 73.6 billion 67  France L'Oréal
4 François Pinault 42.3 billion 84  France Kering
5 Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr. 39.2 billion 69/72  Germany Aldi Sud
6 Dieter Schwarz 36.9 billion 81  Germany Schwarz Gruppe
7 Giovanni Ferrero 35.1 billion 56  Italy Ferrero SpA
8 Len Blavatnik 32.0 billion 63  United Kingdom Access Industries
9 Alexei Mordashov 29.1 billion 55  Russia Severstal
10 Susanne Klatten 27.7 billion 58  Germany BMW, Altana
11 Vladimir Potanin 27.0 billion 60  Russia Interros
12 Dietrich Mateschitz 26.9 billion 76  Austria Red Bull
13 Klaus-Michael Kühne 26.3 billion 83  Germany Kühne & Nagel
14 Vladimir Lisin 26.2 billion 64  Russia Novolipetsk Steel
15 Leonardo Del Vecchio 25.8 billion 85  Italy Luxottica
16 Leonid Mikhelson 24.9 billion 65  Russia Novatek
17 Vagit Alekperov 24.9 billion 70  Russia Lukoil
18 Gennady Timchenko 22.0 billion 68  Russia Volga Group
19 Stefan Quandt 21.6 billion 54  Germany BMW
20 Stefan Persson 21.3 billion 73  Sweden H&M
21 Emmanuel Besnier 19.1 billion 50  France Lactalis
22 Theo Albrecht Jr. 18.8 billion 70  Germany Aldi Nord, Trader Joe's
23 Alisher Usmanov 18.4 billion 67  Russia Metalloinvest
24 Andrey Melnichenko 17.9 billion 49  Russia EuroChem, SUEK
25 Petr Kellner 17.5 billion 56  Czech Republic PPF
26 James Ratcliffe 17.0 billion 68  United Kingdom Ineos
27 Reinhold Würth 16.8 billion 85  Germany Würth
28 Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken 16.7 billion 66  Netherlands Heineken
29 Suleyman Kerimov 15.8 billion 55  Russia Polyus
30 Mikhail Fridman 15.5 billion 56  Russia Alfa Group

2019

Rank Name Net worth (USD):[4] Age Country Source(s) of wealth
1 Bernard Arnault 96.1 billion 70  France LVMH
2 Amancio Ortega 68.5 billion 83  Spain Zara
3 Françoise Bettencourt Meyers 49.3 billion 65  France L'Oréal
4 Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr. 36.1 billion 67/71  Germany Aldi Sud
5 François Pinault 29.7 billion 82  France Kering
6 Leonid Mikhelson 24.0 billion 63  Russia Novatek
7 Dieter Schwarz 22.9 billion 79  Germany Schwarz Gruppe
8 Giovanni Ferrero 22.4 billion 54  Italy Ferrero SpA
9 Vladimir Lisin 21.3 billion 63  Russia Novolipetsk Steel
10 Susanne Klatten 21.0 billion 57  Germany BMW, Altana
11 Vagit Alekperov 20.7 billion 68  Russia Lukoil
12 Alexei Mordashov 20.5 billion 53  Russia Severstal
13 Gennady Timchenko 20.1 billion 66  Russia Volga Group
14 Leonardo Del Vecchio 19.8 billion 84  Italy Luxottica
15 Dietrich Mateschitz 18.9 billion 75  Austria Red Bull
16 Vladimir Potanin 18.1 billion 58  Russia Interros
17 Stefan Quandt 17.5 billion 53  Germany BMW
18 Theo Albrecht Jr. 17.4 billion 68  Germany Aldi Nord, Trader Joe's
19 Hinduja brothers 16.9 billion -  United Kingdom Hinduja Group
20 Stefan Persson 15.6 billion 71  Sweden H&M
21 Petr Kellner 15.5 billion 55  Czech Republic PPF
22 Mikhail Fridman 15.0 billion 55  Russia Alfa Group
22 Pallonji Mistry 15.0 billion 90  Ireland Shapoorji Pallonji Group
24 Alain Wertheimer 14.6 billion 70  France Chanel
24 Gérard Wertheimer 14.6 billion 68  France Chanel
26 Emmanuel Besnier 14.3 billion 48  France Lactalis
27 Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken 14.2 billion 65  Netherlands Heineken
28 Andrey Melnichenko 13.8 billion 47  Russia EuroChem, SUEK
28 Heinz Hermann Thiele 13.8 billion 78  Germany Vossloh
30 Hasso Plattner 13.5 billion 75  Germany SAP SE

See also

References

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  2. ^ Dawkins, David. "The Richest People In Europe 2022". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
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