Richest people in fashion & retail
298 billionaires worth a combined $2.111T, ranked by Forbes real-time estimates on October 11, 2026. Amancio Ortega leads at $141B.
Ranking
| Name | Rank | Net worth | Since 2026 list | Age | Source | Country |
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| Amancio Ortega | 11 | $141B | -$7.4B | 90 | Zara | Spain |
| Rob Walton & family | 12 | $135B | -$10.6B | 81 | Walmart | United States |
| Jim Walton & family | 13 | $132B | -$10.8B | 78 | Walmart | United States |
| Alice Walton | 14 | $122B | -$12.1B | 77 | Walmart | United States |
| Bernard Arnault & family | 15 | $116B | -$55.2B | 77 | LVMH | France |
| Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family | 21 | $91.6B | -$8.4B | 73 | L'Oréal | France |
| Tadashi Yanai & family | 31 | $62.5B | +$655M | 77 | Fashion retail | Japan |
| Dieter Schwarz | 34 | $56.1B | -$11.1B | 87 | Retail | Germany |
| Lukas Walton | 45 | $45.5B | -$3.4B | 40 | Walmart | United States |
| Alain Wertheimer | 55 | $39.4B | -$1M | 78 | Chanel | France |
| Gerard Wertheimer | 55 | $39.4B | -$1M | 75 | Chanel | France |
| Phil Knight & family | 102 | $24.7B | -$6.4B | 88 | Nike | United States |
| François Pinault & family | 108 | $24.0B | -$5.5B | 90 | Luxury goods | France |
| Christy Walton | 119 | $22.5B | -$1.8B | 77 | Walmart | United States |
| Stefan Persson | 132 | $20.7B | -$3.5B | 79 | H&M | Sweden |
| Nathan Kirsh | 149 | $18.4B | +$9.3B | 94 | Retail, real estate | Eswatini (Swaziland) |
| Nancy Walton Laurie | 152 | $17.8B | -$2.2B | 75 | Walmart | United States |
| Eric Smidt | 153 | $17.8B | -$145M | 66 | Hardware stores | United States |
| Beate Heister | 157 | $17.2B | -$1.9B | 75 | Supermarkets | Germany |
| Karl Albrecht Jr. & family | 157 | $17.2B | -$1.9B | 78 | Supermarkets | Germany |
| Theo Albrecht Jr & family | 173 | $16.2B | -$1.8B | 75 | Aldi, Trader Joe's | Germany |
| Anders Holch Povlsen | 174 | $16.2B | -$695M | 53 | Fashion retail | Denmark |
| Johann Rupert & family | 179 | $15.6B | -$504M | 76 | Luxury goods | South Africa |
| Ralph Lauren & family | 190 | $15.3B | +$1.2B | 86 | Apparel | United States |
| John Menard Jr | 201 | $14.7B | -$4.7B | 86 | Home improvement stores | United States |
| Ann Walton Kroenke | 217 | $14.2B | -$409M | 77 | Walmart | United States |
| Radhakishan Damani | 234 | $13.5B | -$2.2B | 71 | Retail, investments | India |
| Sandra Ortega Mera | 252 | $12.8B | -$395M | 58 | Zara | Spain |
| Jimmy Haslam | 270 | $12.2B | +$1.9B | 72 | Gas stations, retail | United States |
| Michael Rubin | 292 | $11.7B | +$2.1B | 54 | Online retail | United States |
| Charles Butt | 312 | $11.3B | +$225M | 88 | Supermarkets | United States |
| Juan Roig | 325 | $11.0B | +$894M | 77 | Supermarkets | Spain |
| Les Wexner & family | 389 | $9.3B | +$504M | 89 | Retail | United States |
| Dirk Rossmann & family | 439 | $8.6B | +$724M | 80 | Drugstores | Germany |
| Odd Reitan & family | 455 | $8.3B | -$769M | 75 | Retail, real estate | Norway |
| John Morris | 457 | $8.3B | -$611M | 78 | Sporting goods retail | United States |
| Tatyana Kim | 470 | $8.1B | +$24M | 50 | E-commerce | Russia |
| Alain Bouchard | 562 | $7.1B | -$795M | 77 | Convinience stores | Canada |
| Miguel Krigsner | 573 | $7.0B | +$230M | 76 | Cosmetics | Brazil |
| Ding Shizhong | 592 | $6.9B | -$508M | 55 | Sports apparel | China |
| Ding Shijia | 613 | $6.6B | -$513M | 62 | Sports apparel | China |
| Michael Otto | 614 | $6.6B | -$334M | 83 | Retail, real estate | Germany |
| Zhang Congyuan | 629 | $6.4B | -$1.9B | 78 | Shoes | Taiwan |
| Matthias Reimann-Andersen | 631 | $6.4B | -$48M | 61 | Consumer goods | Germany |
| Renate Reimann-Haas | 631 | $6.4B | -$48M | 75 | Consumer goods | Germany |
| Stefan Reimann-Andersen | 631 | $6.4B | -$48M | 63 | Consumer goods | Germany |
| Wolfgang Reimann | 631 | $6.4B | -$48M | 74 | Consumer goods | Germany |
| Stefano Pessina | 637 | $6.3B | +$7M | 85 | Drugstores | Monaco |
| Bill Haslam | 659 | $6.3B | +$265M | 68 | Gas stations | United States |
| Doug Meijer & family | 662 | $6.2B | -$65M | 72 | Supermarkets | United States |
| Hank Meijer & family | 662 | $6.2B | -$65M | 74 | Supermarkets | United States |
| Mark Meijer & family | 662 | $6.2B | -$65M | 68 | Supermarkets | United States |
| Michael Ashley | 666 | $6.2B | +$516M | 62 | Sports retailing | United Kingdom |
| Hortensia Herrero | 674 | $6.1B | +$532M | 76 | Supermarkets | Spain |
| Lee Thiam Wah | 676 | $6.1B | -$691M | 62 | Retailing | Malaysia |
| Gao Dekang & family | 677 | $6.1B | +$5M | 74 | Apparel | China |
| Giuseppe De'Longhi & family | 680 | $6.1B | -$219M | 87 | Coffee makers | Italy |
| Michael Herz | 684 | $6.0B | -$2.1B | 83 | Coffee | Germany |
| Wolfgang Herz | 684 | $6.0B | -$2.1B | 75 | Coffee | Germany |
| Renuka Jagtiani | 691 | $6.0B | +$400M | 72 | Retail | India |
| M.A. Yusuff Ali | 724 | $5.7B | -$65M | 70 | Retail | India |
| Ma Jianrong | 726 | $5.7B | -$1.6B | 62 | Textiles, apparel | China |
| Sky Xu | 738 | $5.7B | -$346M | 42 | E-commerce | China |
| Tom Morris | 743 | $5.6B | -$494M | 72 | Retail | United Kingdom |
| Heinrich Otto Deichmann | 766 | $5.4B | -$270M | 63 | Shoes, retail | Germany |
| Ronald Lauder | 769 | $5.4B | +$523M | 82 | Estee Lauder | United States |
| Joy Alukkas | 783 | $5.4B | +$175M | 70 | Jewelry | India |
| Falguni Nayar | 789 | $5.4B | +$951M | 63 | Retailing | India |
| Mario Verrocchi | 799 | $5.3B | -$385M | 69 | Pharmacies | Australia |
| Gopikishan Damani | 801 | $5.3B | -$893M | 68 | Retail, investments | India |
| Michel Leclercq & family | 807 | $5.3B | -$823M | 87 | Sporting goods | France |
| Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio | 815 | $5.2B | -$1.8B | 31 | Eyeglasses | Italy |
| Claudio Del Vecchio | 845 | $5.1B | -$1.7B | 69 | Eyeglasses | Italy |
| Marisa Del Vecchio | 848 | $5.1B | -$1.7B | 68 | Eyeglasses | Italy |
| Clemente Del Vecchio | 848 | $5.1B | -$1.7B | 22 | Eyeglasses | Italy |
| Luca Del Vecchio | 848 | $5.1B | -$1.7B | 25 | Eyeglasses | Italy |
| Nicoletta Zampillo | 848 | $5.1B | -$1.7B | 68 | Eyeglasses | Italy |
| Paola Del Vecchio | 848 | $5.1B | -$1.7B | 65 | Eyeglasses | Italy |
| Rocco Basilico | 848 | $5.1B | -$1.7B | 37 | Eyeglasses | Italy |
| Richard Schulze | 861 | $5.0B | +$831M | 85 | Best Buy | United States |
| Todd Christopher | 862 | $5.0B | +$927M | 64 | Hair care products | United States |
| Shen Guojun | 864 | $5.0B | +$114M | 64 | Retail | China |
| Igor Kesaev | 900 | $4.8B | -$106M | 59 | Tobacco distribution, retail | Russia |
| Xu Gaoming | 912 | $4.8B | -$4.7B | 61 | Gold and jewelry | China |
| Eleanor Butt Crook & family | 916 | $4.7B | +$134M | 94 | Supermarkets | United States |
| Drayton McLane Jr | 921 | $4.7B | +$2M | 90 | Walmart, logistics | United States |
| Chip Wilson | 930 | $4.7B | -$1.8B | 69 | Lululemon | Canada |
| Tomasz Biernacki | 944 | $4.6B | -$1.1B | 53 | Supermarkets | Poland |
| Laurence Graff & family | 957 | $4.5B | +$29M | 88 | Diamond jewelry | United Kingdom |
| Erwin Franz Mueller | 963 | $4.5B | -$205M | 94 | Drugstores | Germany |
| Edward Stack & family | 974 | $4.5B | -$949M | 71 | Dick's Sporting Goods | United States |
| Kevin David Lehmann | 1022 | $4.2B | -$731M | 24 | Drugstores | Germany |
| Patrizio Bertelli | 1037 | $4.1B | -$695M | 80 | Luxury goods | Italy |
| Miuccia Prada | 1041 | $4.1B | -$700M | 77 | Luxury goods | Italy |
| Renzo Rosso & family | 1055 | $4.0B | -$475M | 71 | Fashion | Italy |
| David Nahmad | 1059 | $4.0B | $0M | 79 | Art collection | Monaco |
| Giuliana Benetton | 1087 | $3.9B | -$285M | 89 | Fashion retail, investments | Italy |
| Luciano Benetton | 1087 | $3.9B | -$285M | 91 | Fashion retail, investments | Italy |
| Masahiro Miki | 1093 | $3.9B | +$191M | 71 | Shoes | Japan |
| Reinold Geiger | 1115 | $3.8B | -$218M | 79 | Beauty products | Austria |
Wealth by country
- United States: 57 billionaires, $749B combined, richest Rob Walton & family
- France: 10 billionaires, $323B combined, richest Bernard Arnault & family
- Germany: 32 billionaires, $205B combined, richest Dieter Schwarz
- Spain: 7 billionaires, $179B combined, richest Amancio Ortega
- Italy: 30 billionaires, $98.7B combined, richest Giuseppe De'Longhi & family
- Japan: 15 billionaires, $92.6B combined, richest Tadashi Yanai & family
- China: 32 billionaires, $90.7B combined, richest Ding Shizhong
- India: 16 billionaires, $58.5B combined, richest Radhakishan Damani
- Russia: 14 billionaires, $32.1B combined, richest Tatyana Kim
- United Kingdom: 11 billionaires, $30.0B combined, richest Michael Ashley
- Canada: 9 billionaires, $29.6B combined, richest Alain Bouchard
- Sweden: 5 billionaires, $29.0B combined, richest Stefan Persson
- Australia: 8 billionaires, $20.1B combined, richest Mario Verrocchi
- Eswatini (Swaziland): 1 billionaires, $18.4B combined, richest Nathan Kirsh
- Brazil: 7 billionaires, $17.6B combined, richest Miguel Krigsner
Questions people ask
Who is the richest person in fashion & retail?
Amancio Ortega is the richest person in fashion & retail, worth $141B on October 11, 2026, according to Forbes real-time estimates. Rob Walton & family is next at $135B.
How many billionaires are there in fashion & retail?
Forbes tracks 298 billionaires in fashion & retail as of October 11, 2026, worth a combined $2.111T. The median net worth among them is $2.5B.
Are billionaires in fashion & retail getting richer this year?
The 294 of them who were also on the 2026 Forbes billionaires list are down 8.5% (-$194B) together since that list, comparing each person's real-time worth with their figure on it.
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