LVMH Chairman & France Billionaire Bernard Arnault Becomes World Richest Man with $165 Billion Fortune, Elon Musk Drops to 2nd Richest Man with $161 Billion Fortune & India Gautam Adani as the 3rd Richest Man with $125 Billion
16th December 2022 | Hong Kong
Luxury group Chairman LVMH & France billionaire Bernard Arnault has become the world richest man with $165 billion fortune, with Elon Musk dropping to the 2nd richest man with $161 billion fortune and India Gautam Adani as the world 3rd richest man with $125 billion fortune. The world’s top 10 richest man are Bernard Arnault, Elon Musk, Gautam Adani, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, Larry Ellison, Steve Ballmer, Mukesh Ambani. The top 10 richest man in Asia are Gautam Adani, Mukesh Ambani, Zhong Shanshan, Zhang Yiming, Pony Ma Huateng, Zeng Yuqun, Jack Ma, Colin Huang, Shapoor Mistry & Li Ka-shing. See below for Top 10 richest man in the world and top 10 richest man in Asia.
“ LVMH Chairman & France Billionaire Bernard Arnault Becomes World Richest Man with $165 Billion Fortune, Elon Musk Drops to 2nd Richest Man with $161 Billion Fortune & India Gautam Adani as the 3rd Richest Man with $125 Billion “
Bernard Arnault, World Richest Man with $165 Billion Fortune

Bernard Arnault is Chairman and CEO of LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton, the world’s leading luxury products group. Born to an industrial family in Roubaix, France on March 5, 1949, Mr. Arnault attended the Roubaix lycée and the Faidherbe lycée in Lille. He then went on to study at the Ecole Polytechnique. He began his professional career that year as an engineer with the Ferret-Savinel construction company and successively was promoted to various executive management positions before becoming Chairman in 1978. Mr. Arnault remained there until 1984, when he undertook the reorganization of the Financière Agache holding company. He returned the group to profitability as he embarked upon a strategy of developing the world’s leading luxury products company. In the process, he reinvigorated Christian Dior as the cornerstone of the new organization.
In 1989, Mr. Arnault became the majority shareholder of LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton, creating the world’s leading luxury products group. Mr. Arnault has been Chairman and CEO of the company since that date. Mr. Arnault is also President of the Board of Directors of Groupe Arnault S.E. (his family holding company). Mr. Arnault is married and has five children. He has been awarded the honorary titles of Grand Officier de la Légion d’Honneur and Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres.
World’s top 10 richest man:
- Bernard Arnault
- Elon Musk
- Gautam Adani
- Bill Gates
- Jeff Bezos
- Warren Buffett
- Larry Ellison
- Steve Ballmer
- Mukesh Ambani
Top 10 richest man in Asia:
- Gautam Adani
- Mukesh Ambani
- Zhong Shanshan
- Zhang Yiming
- Pony Ma Huateng
- Zeng Yuqun
- Jack Ma
- Colin Huang
- Shapoor Mistry
- Li Ka-shing
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