The 15 Richest Faces in the Fashion Industry with a Combined Wealth of $2.5 Trillion
Bernard Arnault, with a wealth of $105.6 billion, leads the list as the chairman of LVMH – the world’s largest luxury goods producer, owning leading fashion brands such as Louis Vuitton, Dom Perignon, Christian Dior, and Tiffany & Co.
Summary: 15. Ding Shizhong: $5.8 billion
- Johann Rupert: $6.1 billion
- Sandra Ortega Mera: $6.6 billion
- Ralph Lauren: $6.7 billion
- Anders Holch Povlsen: $8.1 billion
- Giorgio Armani: $11 billion
- Heinrich Deichmann: $11.5 billion
- Alain and Gerard Wertheimer: $16.6 billion
- Stefan Persson: $18.8 billion
- Leonardo Del Vecchio: $24.7 billion
- Tadashi Yanai: $29.8 billion
- Francois Pinault: $35.1 billion
- Phil Knight: $38.5 billion
- Amancio Ortega: $70.7 billion
- Bernard Arnault: $105.6 billion
The fashion industry is a global $2.5 trillion industry that has brought wealth to top players, from designers to CEOs and founders, and heirs.
Business Insider has compiled a list of the wealthiest faces in the fashion industry, based on Forbes’ Real Time Billionaires ranking, with a combined estimated wealth of $395.6 billion.
The richest face in the fashion industry is Bernard Arnault, chairman of the LVMH conglomerate. Other notable figures on the list include Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren, Japan’s billionaire behind the Uniqlo brand, and the Spanish retail tycoon who owns the fast fashion brand Zara.
Bernard Arnault: $105.6 billion Bernard Arnault is the chairman and CEO of the LVMH conglomerate, the world’s largest luxury goods company. The French billionaire is the third richest person in the world, after Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos.
LVMH is the parent company of 75 global fashion brands, including big names like Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Sephora, Bulgari, and the recently acquired Tiffany & Co. Arnault’s wealth has increased by $34.3 billion since the beginning of 2019, according to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index.