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Richest People in Fashion & Retail 2026

The 100 richest people in the fashion & retail industry in 2026, ranked by estimated net worth. Bernard Arnault leads the field. Each name links to a full profile with wealth sources and biography. Figures are estimates from public sources and may vary.

#NameCountryNet Worth
1Bernard ArnaultFrance$150B
2Amancio OrtegaSpain$139.1B
3Rob Walton & familyUnited States$135.8B
4Jim WaltonUnited States$133.1B
5Alice WaltonUnited States$124.1B
6Françoise Bettencourt MeyersFrance$96.9B
7Tadashi YanaiJapan$70B
8Dieter SchwarzGermany$62B
9Lukas WaltonUnited States$45.8B
10Alain WertheimerFrance$39.4B
11Gérard WertheimerFrance$39.4B
12François PinaultFrance$27.6B
13Phil KnightUnited States$26.4B
14Christy WaltonUnited States$22.8B
15Stefan PerssonSweden$21.5B
16Nancy Walton LaurieUnited States$18.4B
17Eric SmidtUnited States$17.9B
18Nathan KirshEswatini (Swaziland)$17.5B
19Karl Albrecht Jr.Germany$17.3B
20Beate HeisterGermany$17.3B
21Anders Holch PovlsenDenmark$16.8B
22Johann Rupert & familySouth Africa$16.5B
23Theo Albrecht, Jr.Germany$16.1B
24John Menard, Jr.United States$16.1B
25Radhakishan DamaniIndia$15.7B
26Ralph LaurenUnited States$14.3B
27Ann Walton KroenkeUnited States$14B
28Sandra Ortega MeraSpain$12.5B
29Charles ButtUnited States$11.1B
30Jimmy HaslamUnited States$10.3B
31Michael RubinUnited States$9.6B
32Dirk Rossmann & familyGermany$9.4B
33Les WexnerUnited States$9.3B
34Juan RoigSpain$9B
35John MorrisUnited States$8.7B
36Odd Reitan & familyNorway$8.6B
37Tatyana KimRussia$8.1B
38Alain BouchardCanada$7.4B
39Miguel KrigsnerBrazil$6.9B
40Michael OttoGermany$6.8B
41Ding ShizhongChina$6.8B
42Xu GaomingChina$6.7B
43Ding ShijiaChina$6.5B
44Zhang CongyuanTaiwan$6.4B
45Lee Thiam WahMalaysia$6.4B
46Matthias Reimann-AndersenGermany$6.4B
47Renate Reimann-HaasGermany$6.4B
48Stefan Reimann-AndersenGermany$6.4B
49Wolfgang ReimannGermany$6.4B
50Stefano PessinaMonaco$6.3B
51Mark MeijerUnited States$6.2B
52Hank MeijerUnited States$6.2B
53Doug MeijerUnited States$6.2B
54Gopikishan DamaniIndia$6.1B
55Ma JianrongChina$6.1B
56Bill HaslamUnited States$6B
57Michael AshleyUnited Kingdom$6B
58Xu SkyChina$6B
59Edward Stack & familyUnited States$5.9B
60Leonardo Maria Del VecchioItaly$5.9B
61Mario VerrocchiAustralia$5.9B
62Giuseppe De'Longhi & familyItaly$5.9B
63Chip WilsonCanada$5.8B
64Michael HerzGermany$5.8B
65Wolfgang HerzGermany$5.8B
66Tom MorrisUnited Kingdom$5.8B
67Claudio Del VecchioItaly$5.7B
68Clemente Del VecchioItaly$5.7B
69Luca Del VecchioItaly$5.7B
70Marisa Del VecchioItaly$5.7B
71Nicoletta ZampilloItaly$5.7B
72Paola Del VecchioItaly$5.7B
73Rocco BasilicoItaly$5.7B
74Heinrich Otto DeichmannGermany$5.6B
75Renuka JagtianiIndia$5.6B
76Michel Leclercq & familyFrance$5.6B
77Gao Dekang & familyChina$5.5B
78M.A. Yusuff AliIndia$5.5B
79Hortensia HerreroSpain$5B
80Joy AlukkasIndia$5B
81Shen GuojunChina$5B
82Ronald LauderUnited States$4.9B
83Takao YasudaJapan$4.8B
84Igor KesaevRussia$4.8B
85Erwin Franz MuellerGermany$4.7B
86Eleanor Butt CrookUnited States$4.6B
87Laurence GraffUnited Kingdom$4.5B
88Drayton McLane, Jr.United States$4.5B
89Richard SchulzeUnited States$4.4B
90Kevin David LehmannGermany$4.3B
91Tomasz BiernackiPoland$4.3B
92Renzo Rosso & familyItaly$4.2B
93Giuliana BenettonItaly$4.2B
94Luciano BenettonItaly$4.2B
95Falguni NayarIndia$4.2B
96Todd ChristopherUnited States$4.1B
97Patrizio BertelliItaly$4.1B
98Miuccia PradaItaly$4.1B
99David NahmadMonaco$4B
100Reinold GeigerAustria$3.9B

Who is the richest person in Fashion & Retail?

Bernard Arnault is the wealthiest figure in fashion & retail on this leaderboard, with an estimated net worth of $150B. Rankings change as company valuations shift, so figures reflect the latest available data.

Net worth figures are estimates compiled from public sources and may vary. Browse more on the Richest People hub.

Richest People in Fashion & Retail 2026: Top 100 by Net Worth