Bernard Arnault Net Worth 2023

According to Forbes, the net worth of Bernard Arnault & family is $196.5 billion. You may also visit Forbes website to track his real time net worth.

Bernard Arnault is the most successful art collector, investor and business magnate who is the chairman of LVMH. He is the richest person who always appears in the top five wealthiest list. He is the principal shareholder in the fashion corporation, which made him the wealthiest man in France. Also, Bernard Arnault chases giants like Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Warren Buffet and Gautam Adani in a battle for positioning at the top of Forbes wealthiest list.

Are you excited to know about Bernard Arnault’s net worth? How much does he earns nowadays? How did he earn from his career? Don’t worry; this article will help you to give all the answers and clear your doubts. So let’s start discussing and take a look at Bernard Arnault’s life.

Bernard Arnault Net Worth 2023

He made a lot of money from Christian Dior, which is 41% owner of the largest expensive goods company LVMH. In 2019, his net worth was $ 100 billion, and today he became the 2nd wealthiest man on the planet. then his net worth increased day after day.

Here is the history of Bernard Arnault’s net worth from the last few years.

Net worth in 2023	$196.5 billion
Net worth in 2022	$ 157 billion
Net worth in 2021	$ 150 billion
Net worth in 2020	$ 140 billion
Net worth in 2019	$ 135 billion

Bernard Arnault biography

Real Name	Bernard Jean Etienee Arnault
Nickname	Bernard Arnault
Date of Birth and Place	March 5, 1949, France
Nationality	French
Height and weight	6’0″ and 80 kg
Spouse	Anne Dewavrin, Helene Mercier
Number of kids	5
Name of children	Delphine, Alexandre, Antoine, Jean and Frederic
Source of wealth	Business magnate, art collector and media proprietor
Net worth	$196.5 billion

Bernard Arnault’s early life

Bernard Arnault was born in Roubaix, France, on March 5 1949. His father’s name is Jean Leon Arnault, who was a manufacturer and his mother was named Marie Josephe Savinel, who owned the civil engineering company Ferret Savinel. He enrolled at Maxence Van Der Meersch high school in France. Then he attended Ecole Polytechnique and completed graduation in engineering in 1971.

Bernard Arnault career

After graduating from college, Bernard Arnault became involved in his father’s business. He planned for the company to extend its horizons and also included in some other profitable businesses. His 1st action in the company was to convince his dad to disband the construction division. After that, the family started investing in real estate.

He was fastly moving up the ranks in the firm. In 1974, Bernard Arnault was the director of development in the company. His father died in 1979, and he handled alone all the business. He got an opportunity to expand in the textile industry. He sold the majority of shares, and in 1985, Bernard Arnault became CEO of Dior. Then he was invited to invest in the LVMH firm.

Bernard Arnault is not only in business but also he is recognized for his interest in art collection. Bernard Arnault has sponsored artistic exhibitions in France featuring such well-known artists as Pop art pioneer Andy Warhola nd abstract painter Pablo Picasso.

Bernard Arnault’s career highlights

Bernard Arnault became the CEO of Ferinel in 1977
Bernard Arnault became the CEO of Dior in 1985
He invested $ 15 million in the purchase of the Boussac Saint Freres
He also held almost 43.5% of shares in LVMH.

Bernard Arnault’s personal life

Bernard Arnault married Anne Dewavrin in 1973. They were blessed with two kids, Antoine and Delphine. But they got separated in 1990. After that, Bernard Arnault married Helene Mercier in 1991, and they welcomed their three kids named Alexandre, Jean and Frederic. Alexandre is the EVP of Tiffany & Co., Frederic is the CEO of TAG Heuer, whereas Jean is the director of marketing and development at Louis Vuitton.

Final words

It is clear that everybody knows money does not grow on trees. It can be made with hard work and effort. Bernard Arnault proves this through his hardwork and making huge money with his talent. He is not only the richest man but also a successful person. Thanks to his dedication, his net worth is increasing each year rapidly.