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List of the Richest People in Fashion
The FashionUnited List of Richest people in Fashion is a list of the world’s richest people who have earned their wealth and assets in fashion. Estimated in US dollars, their capital varies from $1B up to $134B.
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| # | Name | Company | Net worth in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amancio Ortega | Inditex | $134B |
| 2 | Bernard Arnault | LVMH | $126B |
| 3 | Hermès fortune - Dumas, Guerrand, Puech | Hermès International | $124B |
| 4 | Alain & Gerard Wertheimer & family | Chanel | $102B |
| 5 | Tadashi Yanai & family | Fast Retailing, Uniqlo | $60B |
| 6 | Del Vecchio heirs | Luxottica | $54.4B |
| 7 | The Brenninkmeijer family | C&A | $27B |
| 8 | Francois Pinault & family | Kering | $26B |
| 9 | Phil Knight | Nike | $25B |
| 10 | The Reimann family | JAB Holding Company | $24B |
| 11 | Lauder family | Estée Lauder | $22B |
| 12 | Stefan Persson | Hennes & Mauritz | $21B |
| 13 | The family Holch Povlsen | Bestseller | $17B |
| 14 | Johann Rupert & family | Richemont | $16B |
| 15 | Ralph Lauren | Ralph Lauren | $15B |
| 16 | Sandra Ortega Mera | Inditex | $13B |
| 17 | Giorgio Armani Foundation & family | Armani | $12B |
| 18 | Weston family | Selfridges and Primark | $8.7B |
| 19 | Ding Shizhong & family | Anta Sports | $6.9B |
| 20 | Michael Otto & family | Otto Group | $6.7B |
| 21 | Jim Davis & family | New Balance | $6.5B |
| 22 | Mike Ashley | Frasers Group | $6.1B |
| 23 | Chris Xu | SHEIN | $6.1B |
| 24 | Jagtiani family | Landmark International | $6B |
| 25 | Gao Dekang & family | Bosideng | $5.8B |
| 26 | Heinrich Deichmann | Deichmann-Schuhe | $5.6B |
| 27 | Edward Stack | Dick's Sporting Goods | $5.4B |
| 28 | Michel Leclercq & family | Decathlon | $5.3B |
| 29 | Ma Jianrong & family | Shenzhou International Group | $5.3B |
| 30 | Shen Guojun | Intime Department Store | $4.9B |
| 31 | Chip Wilson | Lululemon, Kit and Ace | $4.6B |
| 32 | Alberto & Marina Prada | Prada | $4.2B |
| 33 | Miuccia Prada | Prada | $4.1B |
| 34 | Patrizio Bertelli | Prada | $4.1B |
| 35 | Renzo Rosso | Diesel | $4.1B |
| 36 | Benetton family | Benetton | $4.1B |
| 37 | Andic family | Mango | $4B |
| 38 | Masahiro Miki | ABC Mart | $3.9B |
| 39 | Remo Ruffini | Moncler | $3.9B |
| 40 | Milliken family | Milliken & Co. | $3.8B |
| 41 | Miguel Fluxá Rosselló | Camper | $3.8B |
| 42 | Lawrence Stroll | Tommy Hilfiger, Michael Kors | $3.8B |
| 43 | John Fisher | Gap | $3.5B |
| 44 | Juan Abello Gallo | Pepe Jeans | $3.5B |
| 45 | Brunello Cucinelli | Brunello Cucinelli | $3.5B |
| 46 | Zhou Jianping | Heilan Home, apparel manufacturing | $3.4B |
| 47 | Lottie Tham | Hennes & Mauritz | $3.4B |
| 48 | William & Robert Fisher | Gap | $3.4B |
| 49 | Silas Chou | Tommy Hilfiger, Michael Kors | $3.2B |
| 50 | Knapp family holding foundation | New Yorker | $3.2B |
| 51 | Danny Harris | Alo Yoga | $3.2B |
| 52 | Marco DeGeorge | Alo Yoga | $3.2B |
| 53 | Qiu Guanghe & family | Zhejiang Semir Garment | $3.1B |
| 54 | Solomon Lew | Just Group | $3.1B |
| 55 | Ginette Moulin & family | Galeries Lafayette | $3B |
| 56 | Richard Hayne | Urban Outfitters | $2.9B |
| 57 | Bernard Lewis & family | River Island | $2.8B |
| 58 | Stephen Rubin | Pentland Group | $2.8B |
| 59 | Chalhoub family | Chalhoub Group | $2.8B |
| 60 | Roger Wang | Golden Eagle Retail Group | $2.6B |
| 61 | Tom Ford | Tom Ford International | $2.4B |
| 62 | Michael Ying | Esprit | $2.3B |
| 63 | Esther Grether & family | Swatch | $2.3B |
| 64 | Tang Yiu & family | Belle International | $2.2B |
| 65 | Hanni Toosbuy Kasprzak | Ecco | $2.1B |
| 66 | Christina Ong & family | Club 21 | $2.1B |
| 67 | William Fung | Li & Fung Group, sourcing | $2.1B |
| 68 | Cassegrain family | Longchamp | $2.1B |
| 69 | Domenico Dolce & Stefano Gabbana | Dolce & Gabbana | $2.1B |
| 70 | Paolo Bulgari & family | Bulgari, LVMH | $2B |
| 71 | Christopher Descours and family | Kookaï, Naf-Naf | $2B |
| 72 | Li Rucheng & Family | Youngor Group | $2B |
| 73 | Richard Saghian | Fashion Nova | $2B |
| 74 | Karl-Johan & Thomas Persson | Hennes & Mauritz | $1.9B |
| 75 | Bernd Freier | S.Oliver | $1.9B |
| 76 | Mario Moretti Polegato | Geox | $1.8B |
| 77 | Nobutoshi Shimamura & family | Shimamura | $1.8B |
| 78 | Horst Wortmann | Wortmann-Group | $1.7B |
| 79 | Jove family | Caramelo | $1.7B |
| 80 | Pier Luigi Loro Piana | Loro Piana | $1.7B |
| 81 | Doris Fisher | Gap | $1.6B |
| 82 | Diego Della Valle | Tod’s Group, Saks | $1.6B |
| 83 | Sidney Kimmel | Jones Group | $1.6B |
| 84 | Sefik Yilmaz Dizdar | LC Waikiki | $1.5B |
| 85 | Paul Fireman | Reebok | $1.5B |
| 86 | Barclay family | Shop Direct, Very Group | $1.4B |
| 87 | Sara Blakely | Spanx | $1.4B |
| 88 | James Jannard | Oakley | $1.3B |
| 89 | Jacky Xu | Trendy Global | $1.3B |
| 90 | Aras Agalarov | Retail business | $1.3B |
| 91 | Rocha family | Guararapes Confeccoes | $1.3B |
| 92 | Thomas Meyer | Desigual | $1.3B |
| 93 | Cloppenburg family | Peek & Cloppenburg | $1.2B |
| 94 | Philip & Cristina Green | Arcadia Group, Topshop | $1.1B |
| 95 | Kevin Plank | Under Armour | $1.1B |
| 96 | Victor Fung | Li & Fung Group, sourcing | $1.1B |
| 97 | Andrea Della Valle | Tod’s Group, Saks | $1.1B |
| 98 | Aldo Bensadoun | Aldo, Shoes | $1.1B |
| 99 | Ben Francis | Gymshark | $1.1B |
| 100 | Christian Louboutin | Louboutin | $1B |
| 101 | Leslie Wexner | Limited Brands | unknown |
| 102 | Guerlain family | Christian Dior | unknown |
| 103 | Herbert Hainer | Adidas | unknown |
| 104 | Jin Sook & Do Won Chang | Forever 21 | unknown |
| 105 | Heidi Horten | Horten (Galeria Kaufhof) | unknown |
| 106 | Nicolas Puech | Hermès International | unknown |
| 107 | Zhou Chengjian | Metersbonwe Group | unknown |
| 108 | Gilles Hennessy & family | LVMH | unknown |
| 109 | Mohamed Al Fayed | Harrod's, Cocosa | unknown |
| 110 | John Hargreaves | Matalan | unknown |
| 111 | Marcel Boekhoorn | McGregor, Suitsupply | unknown |
| 112 | Lord Alliance & family | N Brown | unknown |
| 113 | Lee Myung-Hee | Shinsegae International | unknown |
| 114 | Philip Day | Edinburgh Woollen Mill | unknown |
| 115 | Huang Maoru & family | Maoye International | unknown |
| 116 | Yvon Chouinard | Patagonia | unknown |
Source: Berlingske Nyhedsmagasin, Challenges, el Mundo, Forbes, Manager Magazin, Quote, The Sunday Times, Veckans Affäre
The List of Richest People in Fashion by FashionUnited is a summary of richest people in fashion collected from various sources, varying from Forbes, Sunday Times, Quote magazine, Therichest.org and many more.
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