W.B.D.

Top Billionaires in Europe

European wealth skews toward luxury houses, family-held industrial groups and private banking — fortunes that are frequently inherited and measured in generations.

Billionaires
139
Combined Wealth
$2.92T
Countries
19
Average Age
68

Regional Spotlights

The Magnates of Europe

Luxury Assets Tracker

Property, Yachts, Jets & Collectibles

Reported acquisitions, sales and auctions across Europe.

Live from the Region

Business & Investment in Europe

Nation by Nation

Wealth Across Europe

The Full Europe Ranking

  1. 1Amancio OrtegaSpain$148.5B
  2. 2Bernard ArnaultFrance$148.2B
  3. 3Bernard Arnault & familyFrance$148.2B
  4. 4Francoise Bettencourt MeyersFrance$95.4B
  5. 5Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & familyFrance$95.4B
  6. 6Giancarlo DevasiniItaly$89.3B
  7. 7Dieter SchwarzGermany$64.3B
  8. 8Ingvar KampradSweden$58.0B
  9. 9Giovanni FerreroItaly$47.6B
  10. 10Gianluigi AponteSwitzerland$45.9B
  11. 11Rafaela Aponte-DiamantSwitzerland$45.9B
  12. 12Mark MateschitzAustria$44.7B
  13. 13Klaus-Michael KuehneGermany$41.7B
  14. 14Andrea PignataroItaly$41.6B
  15. 15Alain WertheimerFrance$39.4B
  16. 16Gerard WertheimerFrance$39.4B
  17. 17Andreas von Bechtolsheim & familyGermany$38.2B
  18. 18Paolo ArdoinoItaly$38.0B
  19. 19Jean-Louis van der VeldeNetherlands$38.0B
  20. 20Alexey Mordashov & familyRussia$37.0B
  21. 21Reinhold Wuerth & familyGermany$29.8B
  22. 22Vladimir PotaninRussia$29.7B
  23. 23Vagit AlekperovRussia$29.5B
  24. 24François Pinault & familyFrance$29.1B
  25. 25Leonid Mikhelson & familyRussia$28.3B
  26. 26Dietrich MateschitzAustria$27.0B
  27. 27Emmanuel BesnierFrance$26.4B
  28. 28Suleiman Kerimov & familyRussia$25.7B
  29. 29Vladimir LisinRussia$25.5B
  30. 30Vicky Safra & familyGreece$25.3B
  31. 31Torstein HagenNorway$25.0B
  32. 32Susanne KlattenGermany$24.9B
  33. 33Gennady TimchenkoRussia$24.2B
  34. 34Stefan QuandtGermany$24.1B
  35. 35Stefan PerssonSweden$22.3B
  36. 36Michael PlattUnited Kingdom$20.9B
  37. 37Andrey Melnichenko & familyRussia$20.4B
  38. 38Renata Kellnerova & familyCzech Republic$19.7B
  39. 39Nik StoronskyUnited Kingdom$18.8B
  40. 40Alexei MordashovRussia$18.0B
  41. 41James RatcliffeUnited Kingdom$18.0B
  42. 42Beate HeisterGermany$17.5B
  43. 43Karl Albrecht Jr. & familyGermany$17.5B
  44. 44John CollisonIreland$17.5B
  45. 45Patrick CollisonIreland$17.5B
  46. 46Charlene de Carvalho-HeinekenNetherlands$17.4B
  47. 47Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken & familyNetherlands$17.4B
  48. 48Michal StrnadCzech Republic$17.3B
  49. 49Anders Holch PovlsenDenmark$16.8B
  50. 50Theo Albrecht Jr & familyGermany$16.4B