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REVEALED: The richest people in Europe, 2021

Bernard Arnault

Europe’s billionaires have thrived during the pandemic year – with a net worth of roughly $192.4 billion, the French fashion tycoon Bernard Arnault is the richest person in Europe, followed by Francoise Bettencourt Meyers (No. 2, $89.6 billion), Amancio Ortega (No. 3, $88.4 billion); and François Pinault (No. 4, $57 billion).

Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr. are the fifth-richest person in Europe, with $41.5 billion. Giovanni Ferrero ranked 6th with a personal wealth of $35.9 billion, followed by Klaus-Michael Kuehne with $34.4 billion. Alain Wertheimer is placed 8th with a net worth of $34.3 billion. Gerard Wertheimer ($34.3 billion) occupied the 9th position on the top 10 richest people in Europe list, followed by Dieter Schwarz (No. 10, $33.8 billion).

The richest people in Europe, 2021

  1. Bernard Arnault: $192.4 billion (France)
  2. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers: $89.6 billion (France)
  3. Amancio Ortega: $88.4 billion (Spain)
  4. François Pinault: $57 billion (France)
  5. Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr.: $41.5 billion (Germany)
  6. Giovanni Ferrero: $35.9 billion (Italy)
  7. Klaus-Michael Kuehne: $34.4 billion (Germany)
  8. Alain Wertheimer: $34.3 billion (France)
  9. Gerard Wertheimer: $34.3 billion (France)
  10. Dieter Schwarz: $33.8 billion (Germany)
  11. Alexey Mordashov: $33.1 billion (Russia)
  12. Vladimir Potanin: $30.8 billion (Russia)
  13. Susanne Klatten: $30.2 billion (Germany)
  14. Vladimir Lisin: $29.8 billion (Russia)
  15. Dietrich Mateschitz: $28.6 billion (Austria)
  16. Leonardo Del Vecchio: $28.4 billion (Italy)
  17. Leonid Mikhelson: $25.8 billion (Russia)
  18. Stefan Quandt: $24.4 billion (Germany)
  19. Vagit Alekperov: $24.3 billion (Russia)
  20. Gennady Timchenko: $22.9 billion (Russia)
  21. Stefan Persson: $22.7 billion (Sweden)
  22. Emmanuel Besnier: $20.2 billion (France)
  23. Theo Albrecht Jr: $20 billion (Germany)
  24. Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken: $18.9 billion (Netherlands)
  25. Lakshmi Mittal: $18.8 billion (UK)
  26. Alisher Usmanov: $18.5 billion (Russia)
  27. Andrey Melnichenko: $18.4 billion (Russia)
  28. Reinhold Wuerth: $17.4 billion (Germany)
  29. Suleiman Kerimov: $17.2 billion (Russia)
  30. Pavel Durov: $17.2 billion (Russia)
  31. James Ratcliffe: $17.1 billion (UK)
  32. Thomas Struengmann: $17.1 billion (Germany)
  33. Andreas Struengmann:17.1 $ billion (Germany)
  34. Mikhail Fridman: $15.6 billion (Russia)
  35. Pallonji Mistry: $15.5 billion (Ireland)
  36. Georg Schaeffler: $15.4 billion (Germany)
  37. Roman Abramovich: $15.2 billion (UK)
  38. Hinduja brothers: $15 billion (UK)
  39. Kirsten Rausing: $14.4 billion (Sweden)
  40. Finn Rausing: $14.4 billion (Sweden)
  41. Jorn Rausing: $14.4 billion (Sweden)
  42. Anders Holch Povlsen: $13.6 billion (Denmark)
  43. Tatyana Bakalchuk: $13.2 billion (Russia)
  44. Michael Platt: $13 billion (UK)
  45. Patrick Drahi: $12.6 billion (France)
  46. Viktor Rashnikov: $12.5 billion (Russia)
  47. Alexander Otto: $12.4 billion (Germany)
  48. Melker Schorling: $12.3 billion (Sweden)
  49. Dietmar Hopp: $12.2 billion (Germany)
  50. Mikhail Prokhorov: $11.4 billion (Russia)
  51. John Fredriksen: $11 billion (Cyprus)
  52. Leonid Fedun: $10.9 billion (Russia)
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