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), the United Kingdom (49), Sweden (45) and Switzerland (41).
Annual rankings 2025 RankNameNet worth (USD)AgeCountrySource(s) of wealth1Bernard Arnault158 billion74LVMH2Françoise Bettencourt Meyers80.5 billion69L'Oréal3Amancio Ortega77.3 billion87Zara4Gopichand Hinduja 46.9 billion84Hinduja Group5Dieter Schwarz42.9 billion83Schwarz Gruppe6François Pinault40.1 billion86Kering7Klaus-Michael Kühne39.1 billion85Kühne & Nagel8Giovanni Ferrero38.9 billion57Ferrero9Mark Mateschitz34.7 billion30Red Bull10=Alain Wertheimer31.6 billion72Chanel10=Gerard Wertheimer31.6 billion72Chanel11=Gianluigi Aponte31.2 billion82Mediterranean Shipping Company11=Rafaela Aponte-Diamant31.2 billion78Mediterranean Shipping Company12Reinhold Würth29.7 billion87Würth13Susanne Klatten27.4 billion60BMW, Altana14Andrey Melnichenko25.2 billion51EuroChem, SUEK15Stefan Quandt24.6 billion56BMW16Vladimir Potanin23.7 billion62Norilsk Nickel17James Ratcliffe22.9 billion70Ineos18Vladimir Lisin22.1 billion65Novolipetsk Steel19Emmanuel Besnier22.0 billion52Lactalis20Leonid Mikhelson21.6 billion67Novatek21Alexei Mordashov20.9 billion67Severstal22Vagit Alekperov20.5 billion72Lukoil23Lakshmi Mittal20.1 billion74ArcelorMittal23=Gennady Timchenko18.5 billion70Novatek, Sibur Holding23=Theo Albrecht Jr.16.5 billion72Aldi Nord, Trader Joe's24Renata Kellnerova16.5 billion55PPF25Stefan Persson16.2 billion75H&M26Michael Platt16.0 billion54BlueCrest Capital27=Karl Albrecht Jr.15.8 billionN/AAldi Süd, Trader Joe's27=Beate Heister15.8 billionN/AAldi Süd, Trader Joe's
2022 RankNameNet worth (USD)AgeCountrySource(s) of wealth1Bernard Arnault158.0 billion73LVMH2Françoise Bettencourt Meyers74.8 billion68L'Oréal3Amancio Ortega59.6 billion86Zara4Dieter Schwarz47.1 billion82Schwarz Gruppe5Rodolphe Saadé41.4 billion52CMA CGM6François Pinault37.3 billion84Kering7Klaus-Michael Kühne36.8 billion84Kühne & Nagel8Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr.37.3 billion70/73Aldi Süd9Giovanni Ferrero36.2 billion57Ferrero10Alain Wertheimer31.2 billion73Chanel10Gerard Wertheimer31.2 billion71Chanel12Dietrich Mateschitz27.4 billion77Red Bull13Leonardo Del Vecchio27.3 billion86Luxottica14Susanne Klatten24.3 billion59BMW, Altana15Emmanuel Besnier23.5 billion51Lactalis16Guillaume Pousaz23.0 billion40Checkout.com17Stefan Quandt20.7 billion55BMW18Reinhold Würth19.0 billion86Würth19Theo Albrecht Jr.18.7 billion71Aldi Nord, Trader Joe's20Vladimir Lisin18.4 billion65Novolipetsk Steel21Stefan Persson17.3 billion74H&M22Gianluigi & Rafaela Aponte16.8 billion81Mediterranean Shipping Company23Renata Kellnerova16.6 billion54PPF24James Ratcliffe17.0 billion69Ineos25Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken15.2 billion67Heineken25Michael Platt15.2 billion54BlueCrest Capital27Pavel Durov15.1 billion37Telegram28Pallonji Mistry15.0 billion92Shapoorji Pallonji Group29Leonid Mikhelson14.0 billion66Novatek30Anders Holch Povlsen13.6 billion49Bestseller
2021 RankNameNet worth (USD):AgeCountrySource(s) of wealth1Bernard Arnault198.9 billion72LVMH2Amancio Ortega77.0 billion85Zara3Françoise Bettencourt Meyers73.6 billion67L'Oréal4François Pinault42.3 billion84Kering5Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr.39.2 billion69/72Aldi Sud6Dieter Schwarz36.9 billion81Schwarz Gruppe7Giovanni Ferrero35.1 billion56Ferrero SpA8Len Blavatnik32.0 billion63Access Industries9Alexei Mordashov29.1 billion55Severstal10Susanne Klatten27.7 billion58BMW, Altana11Vladimir Potanin27.0 billion60Interros12Dietrich Mateschitz26.9 billion76Red Bull13Klaus-Michael Kühne26.3 billion83Kühne & Nagel14Vladimir Lisin26.2 billion64Novolipetsk Steel15Leonardo Del Vecchio25.8 billion85Luxottica16Leonid Mikhelson24.9 billion65Novatek17Vagit Alekperov24.9 billion70Lukoil18Gennady Timchenko22.0 billion68Volga Group19Stefan Quandt21.6 billion54BMW20Stefan Persson21.3 billion73H&M21Emmanuel Besnier19.1 billion50Lactalis22Theo Albrecht Jr.18.8 billion70Aldi Nord, Trader Joe's23Alisher Usmanov18.4 billion67Metalloinvest24Andrey Melnichenko17.9 billion49EuroChem, SUEK25Petr Kellner17.5 billion56PPF26James Ratcliffe17.0 billion68Ineos27Reinhold Würth16.8 billion85Würth28Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken16.7 billion66Heineken29Suleyman Kerimov15.8 billion55Polyus30Mikhail Fridman15.5 billion56Alfa Group
2019 RankNameNet worth (USD):AgeCountrySource(s) of wealth1Bernard Arnault96.1 billion70LVMH2Amancio Ortega68.5 billion83Zara 3Françoise Bettencourt Meyers49.3 billion65L'Oréal4Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr.36.1 billion67/71Aldi Sud5François Pinault29.7 billion82Kering6Leonid Mikhelson24.0 billion63Novatek7Dieter Schwarz22.9 billion79Schwarz Gruppe8Giovanni Ferrero22.4 billion54Ferrero SpA9Vladimir Lisin21.3 billion63Novolipetsk Steel10Susanne Klatten21.0 billion57BMW, Altana11Vagit Alekperov20.7 billion68Lukoil12Alexei Mordashov20.5 billion53Severstal13Gennady Timchenko20.1 billion66Volga Group14Leonardo Del Vecchio19.8 billion84Luxottica15Dietrich Mateschitz18.9 billion75Red Bull16Vladimir Potanin18.1 billion58Interros17Stefan Quandt17.5 billion53BMW18Theo Albrecht Jr.17.4 billion68Aldi Nord, Trader Joe's19Hinduja brothers16.9 billion -Hinduja Group20Stefan Persson15.6 billion71H&M21Petr Kellner15.5 billion55PPF22Mikhail Fridman15.0 billion55Alfa Group22Pallonji Mistry15.0 billion90Shapoorji Pallonji Group24Alain Wertheimer14.6 billion70Chanel24Gérard Wertheimer14.6 billion68Chanel26Emmanuel Besnier14.3 billion48Lactalis27Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken14.2 billion65Heineken28Andrey Melnichenko13.8 billion47EuroChem, SUEK28Heinz Hermann Thiele13.8 billion78Vossloh30Hasso Plattner13.5 billion75SAP SE
See also
Lists of billionaires List of countries by the number of billionaires
References