2025 list of the top 15 wealthiest individuals in EUROPE

As of March 2025, the top 15 richest individuals in Europe are:

1. Bernard Arnault & Family (France) – Bernard Arnault is the chairman and CEO of LVMH, the world’s biggest luxury goods company. LVMH owns brands like Louis Vuitton, Dior, and Mot & Chandon. Arnault has a net worth of $187.6 billion.
2. Amancio Ortega (Spain) – Ortega started Inditex, which is the parent company of Zara. He is worth $122.1 billion and is a major figure in the fashion business around the world.
3. Françoise Bettencourt Meyers & Family (France) – Bettencourt Meyers is the richest woman in Europe. She is the heiress to the L’Oréal company and is worth about.
4. Michael Platt (United Kingdom) – Platt is the richest person in the UK. He co-founded BlueCrest Capital Management and is thought to be worth £14.29 billion.
5. Jim Ratcliffe (United Kingdom) – Ratcliffe is the founder and CEO of INEOS, a global chemicals company. He is worth nearly £13.1 billion.
   
6. James Dyson (United Kingdom) – Dyson is the founder and CEO of Dyson Ltd., a company that makes stylish hoover cleaners and other home goods. There is a lot of money in Dyson.
7. Giovanni Ferrero (Italy) – Ferrero’s wealth is thought to be $39.1 billion. He is the executive head of Ferrero Group, which makes Nutella and Ferrero Rocher.
8. Alain Wertheimer (France) – Wertheimer has a net worth of $31.2 billion and owns parts of Chanel with his brother Gérard.
9. Gérard Wertheimer (France) – Gérard co-owns Chanel with his brother Alain, which adds to his $31.2 billion wealth.
10. Susanne Klatten (Germany) – Klatten is an investor who has big shares in both BMW and the drug company Altana. He is worth about $29.5 billion.
11. Stefan Quandt (Germany) – Quandt is a big partner in BMW and is thought to be worth $28.8 billion.
12. Dieter Schwarz (Germany) – Schwarz is worth $27.5 billion and owns the Schwarz Group, which has stores like Lidl and Kaufland.
13. Theo Albrecht Jr. & Family (Germany) – Albrecht is worth $26.7 billion because he owns a share of the Aldi Nord grocery store company.
14. Alexandre Behring (Portugal) – Co-founder of 3G Capital, Behring has amassed a net worth of $25.4 billion through investments in companies like Anheuser-Busch InBev and Burger King.
15. Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken (Netherlands) – As a controlling partner in Heineken, de Carvalho-Heineken is worth about $24.8 billion.