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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Ziyad Jamal

French Businessman Beats Bezos and Musk As World's Richest Billionaire

LVMH's Bernard Arnault has a total net worth of $228 billion according to Bloomberg, making him the world's richest person. (Credit: Benoit Tessier/Reuters)

French luxury goods pioneer Bernard Arnault has cemented his position as the world's richest person, with the Bloomberg Billionaires Index listing him as wealthier than Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk.

It was found that Arnault currently holds a net worth of around $230 billion, having generated at least $22 billion in recent months. The 75-year-old's primary source of wealth derives from the luxury goods conglomerate Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy, which he founded and sits as the CEO of.

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