• Net worth: $38.7 billion

French businessman Bernard Arnault is chairman and CEO of the luxury goods conglomerate LVMH.

The company owns well-known brands including Fendi, Givenchy, Louis Vuitton, TAG Heuer and Benefit Cosmetics.

The Arnault family own a 5.6% stake in the group, which has a market value of 85 billion euros ($92.5 billion).

Arnault's second wife Helene Mercier is an acclaimed pianist from Quebec.

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