List of Europeans by net worth explained

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		LVMH
2	Françoise Bettencourt Meyers	80.5 billion	69		L'Oréal
3	Amancio Ortega	77.3 billion	87		Zara
4	Dieter Schwarz	42.9 billion	83		Schwarz Gruppe
5	François Pinault	40.1 billion	86		Kering
6	Klaus-Michael Kühne	39.1 billion	85		Kühne & Nagel
7	Giovanni Ferrero	38.9 billion	57		Ferrero
8	Mark Mateschitz	34.7 billion	30		Red Bull
9	Alain Wertheimer	31.6 billion	72		Chanel
9	Gerard Wertheimer	31.6 billion	72		Chanel
11	Gianluigi Aponte	31.2 billion	82		Mediterranean Shipping Company
11	Rafaela Aponte-Diamant	31.2 billion	78		Mediterranean Shipping Company
13	Reinhold Würth	29.7 billion	87		Würth
14	Ferradji Badr Samy	27.4 billion	25		Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong Airlines
15	Andrey Melnichenko	25.2 billion	51		EuroChem, SUEK
16	Stefan Quandt	24.6 billion	56		BMW
17	Vladimir Potanin	23.7 billion	62		Norilsk Nickel
18	James Ratcliffe	22.9 billion	70		Ineos
19	Vladimir Lisin	22.1 billion	65		Novolipetsk Steel
20	Emmanuel Besnier	22.0 billion	52		Lactalis
21	Leonid Mikhelson	21.6 billion	67		Novatek
22	Alexei Mordashov	20.9 billion	67		Severstal
23	Vagit Alekperov	20.5 billion	72		Lukoil
24	Gennady Timchenko	18.5 billion	70		Novatek, Sibur Holding
25	Theo Albrecht Jr.	16.5 billion	72		Aldi Nord, Trader Joe's
26	Renata Kellnerova	16.5 billion	55		PPF
27	Stefan Persson	16.2 billion	75		H&M
28	Michael Platt	16.0 billion	54		BlueCrest Capital
29	Karl Albrecht Jr.	15.8 billion	N/A		Aldi Süd, Trader Joe's
30	Beate Heister	15.8 billion	N/A		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		LVMH
2	Françoise Bettencourt Meyers	74.8 billion	68		L'Oréal
3	Amancio Ortega	59.6 billion	86		Zara
4	Dieter Schwarz	47.1 billion	82		Schwarz Gruppe
5	Rodolphe Saadé	41.4 billion	52		CMA CGM
6	François Pinault	37.3 billion	84		Kering
7	Klaus-Michael Kühne	36.8 billion	84		Kühne & Nagel
8	Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr.	37.3 billion	70/73		Aldi Süd
9	Giovanni Ferrero	36.2 billion	57		Ferrero
10	Alain Wertheimer	31.2 billion	73		Chanel
10	Gerard Wertheimer	31.2 billion	71		Chanel
12	Dietrich Mateschitz	27.4 billion	77		Red Bull
13	Leonardo Del Vecchio	27.3 billion	86		Luxottica
14	Susanne Klatten	24.3 billion	59		BMW, Altana
15	Emmanuel Besnier	23.5 billion	51		Lactalis
16	Guillaume Pousaz	23.0 billion	40		Checkout.com
17	Stefan Quandt	20.7 billion	55		BMW
18	Reinhold Würth	19.0 billion	86		Würth
19	Theo Albrecht Jr.	18.7 billion	71		Aldi Nord, Trader Joe's
20	Vladimir Lisin	18.4 billion	65		Novolipetsk Steel
21	Stefan Persson	17.3 billion	74		H&M
22	Gianluigi & Rafaela Aponte	16.8 billion	81		Mediterranean Shipping Company
23	Renata Kellnerova	16.6 billion	54		PPF
24	James Ratcliffe	17.0 billion	69		Ineos
25	Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken	15.2 billion	67		Heineken
25	Michael Platt	15.2 billion	54		BlueCrest Capital
27	Pavel Durov	15.1 billion	37		Telegram
28	Pallonji Mistry	15.0 billion	92		Shapoorji Pallonji Group
29	Leonid Mikhelson	14.0 billion	66		Novatek
30	Anders Holch Povlsen	13.6 billion	49		Bestseller

2021

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

2019

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

See also

• Lists of billionaires
• List of countries by the number of billionaires

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dawkins . David . The Richest People In Europe 2022 . 2022-04-11 . Forbes . en.
2. Web site: Dawkins . David . The Richest People In Europe 2022 . 2022-04-11 . Forbes . en.
3. Web site: Forbes Billionaires 2021: The Richest People in the World. 2021-04-06. Forbes. English.
4. Web site: Billionaires 2019. Forbes. en. 2019-07-08.