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Industry intelligence · 2026 provisional annual reference
Fashion and retail
Luxury goods, consumer brands, supermarkets, apparel and global retail groups. Reported estimates and positions come from a March 1, 2026 external annual reference and are not independently calculated Other Billionaires valuations.
311Provisional records$2320.4BCombined provisional estimates$7.5BAverage provisional estimateUSALeading country
Top wealth sourcesLVMHZaraWalmartL'OréalRetailFashion retail
| Provisional category position | Provisional global rank | Person | Reported amount | Country | Wealth source | Industry | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #7 | Bernard Arnault & familyAge 77 | $171BExternal annual reference | France | LVMH | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 2 | #10 | Amancio OrtegaAge 89 | $148BExternal annual reference | Spain | Zara | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 3 | #11 | Rob Walton & familyAge 81 | $146BExternal annual reference | USA | Walmart | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 4 | #12 | Jim Walton & familyAge 77 | $143BExternal annual reference | USA | Walmart | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 5 | #14 | Alice WaltonAge 76 | $134BExternal annual reference | USA | Walmart | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 6 | #20 | Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & familyAge 72 | $100BExternal annual reference | France | L'Oréal | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 7 | #29 | Dieter SchwarzAge 86 | $67.2BExternal annual reference | Germany | Retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 8 | #32 | Tadashi Yanai & familyAge 77 | $61.8BExternal annual reference | Japan | Fashion retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 9 | #40 | Lukas WaltonAge 39 | $48.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Walmart | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 10 | #49 | Alain WertheimerAge 77 | $39.4BExternal annual reference | France | Chanel | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 10 | #49 | Gerard WertheimerAge 75 | $39.4BExternal annual reference | France | Chanel | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 12 | #68 | Phil Knight & familyAge 88 | $31.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Nike | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 13 | #81 | François Pinault & familyAge 89 | $29.5BExternal annual reference | France | Luxury goods | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 14 | #106 | Christy WaltonAge 77 | $24.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Walmart | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 15 | #107 | Stefan PerssonAge 78 | $24.2BExternal annual reference | Sweden | H&M | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 16 | #134 | Nancy Walton LaurieAge 74 | $20BExternal annual reference | USA | Walmart | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 17 | #141 | John Menard, Jr.Age 86 | $19.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Home improvement stores | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 18 | #146 | Beate HeisterAge 75 | $19.1BExternal annual reference | Germany | Supermarkets | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 18 | #146 | Karl Albrecht Jr. & familyAge 78 | $19.1BExternal annual reference | Germany | Supermarkets | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 20 | #158 | Theo Albrecht, Jr. & familyAge 75 | $18BExternal annual reference | Germany | Aldi, Trader Joe's | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 21 | #160 | Eric SmidtAge 66 | $17.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Hardware stores | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 22 | #171 | Anders Holch PovlsenAge 53 | $16.9BExternal annual reference | Denmark | Fashion retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 23 | #178 | Johann Rupert & familyAge 75 | $16.1BExternal annual reference | South Africa | Luxury goods | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 24 | #185 | Radhakishan DamaniAge 71 | $15.7BExternal annual reference | India | Retail, investments | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 25 | #197 | Ann Walton KroenkeAge 77 | $14.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Walmart | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 26 | #208 | Ralph Lauren & familyAge 86 | $14.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Apparel | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 27 | #226 | Sandra Ortega MeraAge 57 | $13.2BExternal annual reference | Spain | Zara | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 28 | #289 | Charles ButtAge 88 | $11.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Supermarkets | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 29 | #316 | Jimmy HaslamAge 72 | $10.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Gas stations, retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 30 | #332 | Juan RoigAge 76 | $10.1BExternal annual reference | Spain | Supermarkets | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 31 | #362 | Michael RubinAge 53 | $9.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Online retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 32 | #364 | Xu GaomingAge 61 | $9.5BExternal annual reference | China | Gold and jewelry | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 33 | #383 | Nathan KirshAge 94 | $9.1BExternal annual reference | Eswatini (Swaziland) | Retail, real estate | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 33 | #383 | Odd Reitan & familyAge 74 | $9.1BExternal annual reference | Norway | Retail, real estate | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 35 | #401 | John MorrisAge 77 | $8.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Sporting goods retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 36 | #402 | Les Wexner & familyAge 88 | $8.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 37 | #430 | Zhang CongyuanAge 78 | $8.3BExternal annual reference | Taiwan | Shoes | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 38 | #444 | Michael HerzAge 82 | $8.1BExternal annual reference | Germany | Coffee | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 38 | #444 | Tatyana KimAge 50 | $8.1BExternal annual reference | Russia | E-commerce | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 38 | #444 | Wolfgang HerzAge 75 | $8.1BExternal annual reference | Germany | Coffee | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 41 | #461 | Alain BouchardAge 77 | $7.9BExternal annual reference | Canada | Convinience stores | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 41 | #461 | Dirk Rossmann & familyAge 79 | $7.9BExternal annual reference | Germany | Drugstores | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 43 | #520 | Ding ShizhongAge 55 | $7.4BExternal annual reference | China | Sports apparel | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 44 | #528 | Ma JianrongAge 62 | $7.3BExternal annual reference | China | Textiles, apparel | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 45 | #557 | Ding ShijiaAge 62 | $7.1BExternal annual reference | China | Sports apparel | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 46 | #567 | Leonardo Maria Del VecchioAge 30 | $7BExternal annual reference | Italy | Eyeglasses | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 47 | #588 | Michael OttoAge 82 | $6.9BExternal annual reference | Germany | Retail, real estate | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 48 | #595 | Claudio Del VecchioAge 69 | $6.8BExternal annual reference | Italy | Eyeglasses | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 48 | #595 | Clemente Del VecchioAge 21 | $6.8BExternal annual reference | Italy | Eyeglasses | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 48 | #595 | Lee Thiam WahAge 62 | $6.8BExternal annual reference | Malaysia | Retailing | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile |
