Not surprisingly, with a net worth of roughly $88.6 billion, French businessman Bernard Arnault, the chairman of LVMH, is the wealthiest person in the fashion world, followed by Francoise Bettencourt Meyers ($66.9 billion), Amancio Ortega ($58.5 billion) and Francois Pinault ($43.5 billion). The 21 wealthiest people in the fashion world are worth a combined $523.68 billion, as of September 12, 2020.
Phil Knight is the 4th-richest person in the fashion world, with $40.4 billion. After running track at the University of Oregon, he created Nike shoes with his former track coach, Bill Bowerman.
Fashion’s richest billionaires: The CEOWORLD magazine has compiled a list of the wealthiest people in the fashion world, based on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Fashion is a $2.5 trillion global industry. So without further ado, here are the men and women who have made more money from the fashion industry than any other.
- Bernard Arnault
Net worth: $88.6 billion
Source: LVMH group, Louis Vuitton and Sephora - Francoise Bettencourt Meyers
Net worth: $66.9 billion
Source: L’Oreal - Amancio Ortega
Net worth: $58.5 billion
Source: Inditex, Zara, Massimo Dutti and Pull & Bear - Francois Pinault
Net worth: $43.5 billion
Source: Kering, Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen and Gucci - Phil Knight
Net worth: $40.4 billion
Source: Nike - Gerard Wertheimer
Net worth: $32.8 billion
Source: Chanel, the French luxury brand - Alain Wertheimer
Net worth: $32.7 billion
Source: Chanel, the French luxury brand - Tadashi Yanai
Net worth: $32.5 billion
Source: Tokyo-listed retail clothing empire Fast Retailing, Uniqlo - Leonard Lauder
Net worth: $23.3 billion
Source: Estee Lauder - Leonardo Del Veccho
Net worth: $20.5 billion
Source: luxury eyewear giant Luxottica, Ray-Ban and Oakley - Stefan Persson
Net worth: $16.9 billion
Source: Hennes & Mauritz – H&M - Ma Jianrong
Net worth: $11.2 billion
Source: Shenzhou International Group, a knitwear and textile manufacturer that supplies leading clothiers including Uniqlo and Adidas - Heinrich Deichmann
Net worth: $7.23 billion
Source: International shoe manufacturer Deichmann - Sandra Ortega Mera
Net worth: $6.82 billion
Source: Inditex, Zara, Massimo Dutti and Pull & Bear - Anders Holch Povlsen
Net worth: $6.79 billion
Danish fashion retailer Bestseller, Vero Moda, Only, and Jack & Jones - Ralph Lauren
Net worth: $6.57 billion
Source: Ralph Lauren Corp - Ding Shizhong
Net worth: $6.14 billion
Source: Anta Sports Products, a manufacturer of sport shoes and athletic apparel - Giorgio Armani
Net worth: $6.25 billion
Source: Armani high-end menswear - Ding Shijia
Net worth: $5.97 billion
Source: Deputy chairman of Anta Sports Products, a manufacturer of sport shoes and athletic apparel - Chip Wilson
Net worth: $5.41 billion
Source: Lululemon Athletica - Laurence Graff
Net worth: $4.70 billion
Source: Graff Diamonds
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