The story of the 'Pope of Fashion'
With a net worth of $210.8 billion (£168bn) at the time of writing, according to Forbes, Bernard Arnault is the richest person in the world. The chairman and CEO of fashion giant LVMH Möet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Arnault, went from taking over his father's construction company to managing one of the planet's biggest conglomerates.
Read on to discover the story of the so-called Pope of Fashion, who recently dethroned Elon Musk as the world's wealthiest man. All dollar values are in US dollars.
6 February 2024