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

14. Johann Rupert: $6.1 billion
15. Sandra Ortega Mera: $6.6 billion
16. Ralph Lauren: $6.7 billion
17. Anders Holch Povlsen: $8.1 billion
18. Giorgio Armani: $11 billion
19. Heinrich Deichmann: $11.5 billion
20. Alain and Gerard Wertheimer: $16.6 billion
21. Stefan Persson: $18.8 billion
22. Leonardo Del Vecchio: $24.7 billion
23. Tadashi Yanai: $29.8 billion
24. Francois Pinault: $35.1 billion
25. Phil Knight: $38.5 billion
26. Amancio Ortega: $70.7 billion
27. 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.