List of Europeans by net worth

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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).

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Annual rankings

2023

RankName Net worth (USD) [1] AgeCountrySource(s) of wealth
1 Bernard Arnault 158 billion74Flag of France.svg  France LVMH
2 Françoise Bettencourt Meyers 80.5 billion69Flag of France.svg  France L'Oréal
3 Amancio Ortega 77.3 billion87Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Zara
4 Dieter Schwarz 42.9 billion83Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Schwarz Gruppe
5 François Pinault 40.1 billion86Flag of France.svg  France Kering
6 Klaus-Michael Kühne 39.1 billion85Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Kühne & Nagel
7 Giovanni Ferrero 38.9 billion57Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Ferrero
8 Mark Mateschitz 34.7 billion30Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Red Bull
9 Alain Wertheimer 31.6 billion72Flag of France.svg  France Chanel
9 Gerard Wertheimer 31.6 billion72Flag of France.svg  France Chanel
11 Gianluigi Aponte 31.2 billion82Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Mediterranean Shipping Company
11 Rafaela Aponte-Diamant 31.2 billion78Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Mediterranean Shipping Company
13 Reinhold Würth 29.7 billion87Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Würth
14 Susanne Klatten 27.4 billion60Flag of Germany.svg  Germany BMW, Altana
15 Andrey Melnichenko 25.2 billion51Flag of Russia.svg  Russia EuroChem, SUEK
16 Stefan Quandt 24.6 billion56Flag of Germany.svg  Germany BMW
17 Vladimir Potanin 23.7 billion62Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Norilsk Nickel
18 James Ratcliffe 22.9 billion70Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Ineos
19 Vladimir Lisin 22.1 billion65Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Novolipetsk Steel
20 Emmanuel Besnier 22.0 billion52Flag of France.svg  France Lactalis
21 Leonid Mikhelson 21.6 billion67Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Novatek
22 Alexei Mordashov 20.9 billion67Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Severstal
23 Vagit Alekperov 20.5 billion72Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Lukoil
24 Gennady Timchenko 18.5 billion70Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Novatek, Sibur Holding
25 Theo Albrecht Jr. 16.5 billion72Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Aldi Nord, Trader Joe's
26 Renata Kellnerova 16.5 billion55Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic PPF
27 Stefan Persson 16.2 billion75Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden H&M
28 Michael Platt 16.0 billion54Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom BlueCrest Capital
29 Karl Albrecht Jr. 15.8 billionN/AFlag of Germany.svg  Germany Aldi Süd, Trader Joe's
30 Beate Heister 15.8 billionN/AFlag of Germany.svg  Germany Aldi Süd, Trader Joe's

2022

RankName Net worth (USD) [2] AgeCountrySource(s) of wealth
1 Bernard Arnault 158.0 billion73Flag of France.svg  France LVMH
2 Françoise Bettencourt Meyers 74.8 billion68Flag of France.svg  France L'Oréal
3 Amancio Ortega 59.6 billion86Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Zara
4 Dieter Schwarz 47.1 billion82Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Schwarz Gruppe
5 Rodolphe Saadé 41.4 billion52Flag of France.svg  France CMA CGM
6 François Pinault 37.3 billion84Flag of France.svg  France Kering
7 Klaus-Michael Kühne 36.8 billion84Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Kühne & Nagel
8 Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr. 37.3 billion70/73Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Aldi Süd
9 Giovanni Ferrero 36.2 billion57Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Ferrero
10 Alain Wertheimer 31.2 billion73Flag of France.svg  France Chanel
10 Gerard Wertheimer 31.2 billion71Flag of France.svg  France Chanel
12 Dietrich Mateschitz 27.4 billion77Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Red Bull
13 Leonardo Del Vecchio 27.3 billion86Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Luxottica
14 Susanne Klatten 24.3 billion59Flag of Germany.svg  Germany BMW, Altana
15 Emmanuel Besnier 23.5 billion51Flag of France.svg  France Lactalis
16 Guillaume Pousaz 23.0 billion40Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Checkout.com
17 Stefan Quandt 20.7 billion55Flag of Germany.svg  Germany BMW
18 Reinhold Würth 19.0 billion86Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Würth
19 Theo Albrecht Jr. 18.7 billion71Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Aldi Nord, Trader Joe's
20 Vladimir Lisin 18.4 billion65Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Novolipetsk Steel
21 Stefan Persson 17.3 billion74Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden H&M
22 Gianluigi & Rafaela Aponte 16.8 billion81Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Mediterranean Shipping Company
23 Renata Kellnerova 16.6 billion54Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic PPF
24 James Ratcliffe 17.0 billion69Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Ineos
25 Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken 15.2 billion67Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Heineken
25 Michael Platt 15.2 billion54Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom BlueCrest Capital
27 Pavel Durov 15.1 billion37Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Telegram
28 Pallonji Mistry 15.0 billion92Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Shapoorji Pallonji Group
29 Leonid Mikhelson 14.0 billion66Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Novatek
30 Anders Holch Povlsen 13.6 billion49Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Bestseller

2021

RankName Net worth (USD): [3] AgeCountrySource(s) of wealth
1 Bernard Arnault 198.9 billion72Flag of France.svg  France LVMH
2 Amancio Ortega 77.0 billion85Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Zara
3 Françoise Bettencourt Meyers 73.6 billion67Flag of France.svg  France L'Oréal
4 François Pinault 42.3 billion84Flag of France.svg  France Kering
5 Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr. 39.2 billion69/72Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Aldi Sud
6 Dieter Schwarz 36.9 billion81Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Schwarz Gruppe
7 Giovanni Ferrero 35.1 billion56Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Ferrero SpA
8 Len Blavatnik 32.0 billion63Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Access Industries
9 Alexei Mordashov 29.1 billion55Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Severstal
10 Susanne Klatten 27.7 billion58Flag of Germany.svg  Germany BMW, Altana
11 Vladimir Potanin 27.0 billion60Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Interros
12 Dietrich Mateschitz 26.9 billion76Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Red Bull
13 Klaus-Michael Kühne 26.3 billion83Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Kühne & Nagel
14 Vladimir Lisin 26.2 billion64Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Novolipetsk Steel
15 Leonardo Del Vecchio 25.8 billion85Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Luxottica
16 Leonid Mikhelson 24.9 billion65Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Novatek
17 Vagit Alekperov 24.9 billion70Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Lukoil
18 Gennady Timchenko 22.0 billion68Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Volga Group
19 Stefan Quandt 21.6 billion54Flag of Germany.svg  Germany BMW
20 Stefan Persson 21.3 billion73Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden H&M
21 Emmanuel Besnier 19.1 billion50Flag of France.svg  France Lactalis
22 Theo Albrecht Jr. 18.8 billion70Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Aldi Nord, Trader Joe's
23 Alisher Usmanov 18.4 billion67Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Metalloinvest
24 Andrey Melnichenko 17.9 billion49Flag of Russia.svg  Russia EuroChem, SUEK
25 Petr Kellner 17.5 billion56Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic PPF
26 James Ratcliffe 17.0 billion68Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Ineos
27 Reinhold Würth 16.8 billion85Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Würth
28 Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken 16.7 billion66Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Heineken
29 Suleyman Kerimov 15.8 billion55Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Polyus
30 Mikhail Fridman 15.5 billion56Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Alfa Group

2019

RankName Net worth (USD): [4] AgeCountrySource(s) of wealth
1 Bernard Arnault 96.1 billion70Flag of France.svg  France LVMH
2 Amancio Ortega 68.5 billion83Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Zara
3 Françoise Bettencourt Meyers 49.3 billion65Flag of France.svg  France L'Oréal
4 Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr. 36.1 billion67/71Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Aldi Sud
5 François Pinault 29.7 billion82Flag of France.svg  France Kering
6 Leonid Mikhelson 24.0 billion63Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Novatek
7 Dieter Schwarz 22.9 billion79Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Schwarz Gruppe
8 Giovanni Ferrero 22.4 billion54Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Ferrero SpA
9 Vladimir Lisin 21.3 billion63Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Novolipetsk Steel
10 Susanne Klatten 21.0 billion57Flag of Germany.svg  Germany BMW, Altana
11 Vagit Alekperov 20.7 billion68Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Lukoil
12 Alexei Mordashov 20.5 billion53Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Severstal
13 Gennady Timchenko 20.1 billion66Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Volga Group
14 Leonardo Del Vecchio 19.8 billion84Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Luxottica
15 Dietrich Mateschitz 18.9 billion75Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Red Bull
16 Vladimir Potanin 18.1 billion58Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Interros
17 Stefan Quandt 17.5 billion53Flag of Germany.svg  Germany BMW
18 Theo Albrecht Jr. 17.4 billion68Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Aldi Nord, Trader Joe's
19 Hinduja brothers 16.9 billion-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Hinduja Group
20 Stefan Persson 15.6 billion71Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden H&M
21 Petr Kellner 15.5 billion55Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic PPF
22 Mikhail Fridman 15.0 billion55Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Alfa Group
22 Pallonji Mistry 15.0 billion90Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Shapoorji Pallonji Group
24 Alain Wertheimer 14.6 billion70Flag of France.svg  France Chanel
24 Gérard Wertheimer 14.6 billion68Flag of France.svg  France Chanel
26 Emmanuel Besnier 14.3 billion48Flag of France.svg  France Lactalis
27 Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken 14.2 billion65Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Heineken
28 Andrey Melnichenko 13.8 billion47Flag of Russia.svg  Russia EuroChem, SUEK
28 Heinz Hermann Thiele 13.8 billion78Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Vossloh
30 Hasso Plattner 13.5 billion75Flag of Germany.svg  Germany SAP SE

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