A recent survey by Boston Consulting Group showed that the world’s wealthy people represent just 0.7% of the global population and control 41% of the global wealth. This week, “Vox” released a map with the richest people in Europe.
According to the figures, one third of the 52 richest Europeans created their fortune in Europe, in the field of fashion and retail selling.
Spaniard Amancio Ortega, owner of the well-known stores Zara, Pull & Bear, Massimo Dutti and Bershka, holds the title of the richest man in Europe.
The wealthiest man in Greece is shipowner Spiros Latsis with a fortune estimated to 2.8 billion dollars.
The top ten of the wealthiest people in Europe:
- Amancio Ortega, Spain
62 billion dollars, ZARA - Liliane Bettencourt, France
37 billion dollars. L’Oréal - Stefan Persson, Sweden
32 billion dollars, H&M - Michele Ferrero, Italy
27 billion dollars, Nutella - Dieter Schwarz, Germany
21.1 billion dollars, Lidl - Alisher Usmanov, Russia
19 billion dollars, Metallonvest - John Fredriksen, Cyprus
15 billion dollars, Frontline - Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, United Kingdom
13 billion dollars, Grosvenor (Real estate) - Pallonji Mistry, Ireland
15 billion dollars, construction
- Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine
12.4 billion dollars, SCM Holdings
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