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Bernard Arnault: the story of the world's third richest man

The story of the 'Pope of Fashion'
An engineer by education
Company president by 30
Entering the fashion world
Taking over at LVMH
Shopping spree
LVMH towers over New York
Gucci: the one that got away
dot-com boom... and bust
Admired by Jobs
Hitting the slopes
Smooth sailing
Open house
Bernard Arnault, KBE
The rise and fall of Galliano
Belgian citizenship row
Handbag wars
Passing Dior to LVMH
All aboard
A portfolio of brands
Restoring a French landmark
From perfume to PPE
Private island
Art collector
Federer’s no.1 fan
Family life
Family affair
Family affair
Potential succession battle
Now the world's second richest person
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The story of the 'Pope of Fashion'

With a net worth of $192.3 billion (£151bn) at the time of writing, according to Forbes, Bernard Arnault is the third richest person in the world. The chairman and CEO of fashion giant Möet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH), Arnault, went from working for his father's construction company to managing one of the planet's biggest conglomerates and, in recent years, he's been vying for the title of world's richest person with Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk.

Read on to discover the story of the so-called Pope of Fashion, some of the surprising brands under his control, and why his secretive (and super-rich) kids have been labelled "nepo babies".

All dollar values in US dollars

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Suzanne Locke

19 June 2024

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