Richest People In Europe 2014 – Forbes Rich List

The old and beloved continent Europe is the home of 468 billionaires according to Forbes Magazine. Find out who are the wealthiest of them all!
Let’s see the 10 Richest People In Europe as of 2014:

# 10 Alisher Usmanov – $17.3 Billion

Russian steel and mining magnate, Alisher Usmanov operates in telecom and investments as well, and he is the richest man in Russia at the time being.

# 9 Leonardo Del Vecchio – $20 Billion

Italian Eyewear tycoon Leonardo is the owner of Luxottica; the world’s largest retailer and manufacturer of sunglasses, he founded the company in 1961. Sunglass Hut, Ray-Ban, Oakley and LensCrafters are all owned by Luxottica.

# 8 Theo Albrecht, Jr. & family – 19.5 Billion

Together with his brotherBerthold, Theo inherited German retailer chain Aldi Nord and Trader Joe’s when their father died in 2010.

# 7 Dieter Schwarz – 22.9 Billion

Dieter now runs the company founded by his father Josef, Schwarz Group comprised of the Lidl and Kaufland store chains, some of Germany’s largest retailers. In fact, Kaufland is Germany’s second biggest discounter behind Aldi.

# 6 Karl Albrecht – $25.7 Billion

Another billionaire, another German citizen, Karl Albrecht who is known as Germany’s 94-year-old grocery king. This tycoon is the owner of Aldi Sud who plans to increase the number of Aldis in America in the years to come.

# 5 Michele Ferrero & family – $26.9 Billion

Italy’s richest person according to Forbes, Michele Ferrero is the richest candy man on the face of the Earth. He owns the delicious Ferrero Group, maker of Kinder and Ferrero Rocher, Nutella and Tic Tac.

# 4 Stefan Persson – $31.4 Billion

Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) clothing brand owner Stefan Persson is Sweden’s richest person. He inherited the company from his father Erling who founded it back in 1947 as a cheap and chic clothing line.

# 3 Liliane Bettencourt & family – $35.7 Billion

Meet world’s second richest woman and beauty line grand dame Liliane Bettencourt, the French tycoon who owns L’Oreal. At a whopping 91, Liliane no longer runs the company, being diagnosed with dementia. The company is now run by her 25-year-old grandson Jean-Victor Meyers.

# 2 Bernard Arnault & family – $35.7 Billion

France’s richest man Bernard Arnault,  the king of luxe, is the owner and CEO of luxury empire LVMH which controls over 60 brands including Dom Perignon, Bulgari, Louis Vuitton, Fendi and Sephora.

# 1 Amancio Ortega – $63.2 Billion

Both Spain and Europe’s richest person, Amancio Ortega owns the clothing retailer Zara. Although he stepped down as chairman of Inditex in 2011, he still owns around 60% of its shares and can grow old without any worries in the world.

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