LVMH boss Bernard Arnault is now the richest man in the world, ahead of Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, according to estimates by Forbes magazine.
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French businessman Bernard Arnault, owner of the global luxury industry group LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy), has become the richest man in the world, announced Forbes magazine.
According to the magazine, the fortune of Bernard Arnault and his family is currently estimated at around $ 117 billion. Former number one, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is now in second place with $ 115.6 billion.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates completes the podium with $ 110.6 billion, according to Forbes.
The top 5 also includes US investor Warren Buffett ($ 90.6 billion) and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg ($ 82.2 billion).
The richest woman in the world is French
Among the 20 largest fortunes in the world is another Frenchman, or more precisely, a Frenchwoman: Françoise Bettencourt Meyers.
This daughter of Liliane Bettencourt and heiress to the cosmetic group L’Oréal, which ranks 14th with $ 59.9 billion, is the richest woman on the planet, according to Forbes.
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