Louis Vuitton’s Founder Bernard Arnault Surpasses Elon Musk As Richest Person In The World

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Bernard Arnault, the billionaire chairman and CEO of global luxury goods company LVMH, that includes brands like Louis Vuitton, is now the richest man in the world, overtaking Elon Musk.

Bernard Arnault, the billionaire chairman and CEO of global luxury goods company LVMH, that includes brands like Louis Vuitton, is now the richest man in the world, overtaking Elon Musk.

The market cap of LVMH reached $388.8 billion on Friday, compared to Tesla’s $586.14 billion market cap.

Top 10 richest person in the world
According to the Forbes real-time billionaires list, the top 10 richest people in the world are-

Bernard Arnault & Family ($207.6 billion)
Elon Musk ($204.7 billion)
Jeff Bezos ($181.3 billion)
Larry Ellison ($142.2 billion)
Mark Zuckerberg (139.1 billion)
Warren Buffett ($127.2 billion)
Larry Page ($127.1 billion)
Bill Gates ($122.9 billion)
Sergey Brin ($121.7 billion)
Steve Ballmer (118.8 billion).

India’s Reliance Industries (RIL) chairman Mukesh Ambani ranks 11th in the World’s Richest Persons list, with a net worth of $104.4 billion. Whereas Gautam Adani is at 16th spot, having a net worth of $75.7 billion.

LVMH Q4 results
Recently, LVMH posted a 10% rise in fourth-quarter sales, driven by resilient demand – including from Chinese buyers – for its high-end fashion. Sales at the world’s biggest luxury group, which owns labels, including Louis Vuitton, Dior, and Tiffany, came to nearly 24 billion euros ($26 billion) in the final three months of the year.

Sales at LVMH’s fashion and leather goods division, which includes its largest labels, Vuitton and Dior, climbed 9% during the quarter, just below expectations for 10% growth.

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LVMH also posted sales growth in perfumes, cosmetics, watches, and jewelry, with wines and spirits being the only unit to shrink, down 4% for the full year.

LVMH said its champagne operations, led by Moet Hennessy, grew but that cognac was hurt by a return to post-Covid normalcy in China and the United States.

In the annual general meeting, Arnault, 74, announced that his sons Alexandre, 31, and Frederic, 29, will be put forward to shareholders to join the board.

Tesla shares tumble
Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s Tesla shares tumbled over 12% on Thursday after CEO Elon Musk warned sales growth would slow this year. Tesla’s stock suffered its sharpest intraday percentage loss in more than a year, with $80 billion in market value wiped out on Thursday. That pushed its market capitalization loss for the month to about $210 billion.

Tesla generated $25.2 billion in revenue, less than the $25.9 billion predicted by Wall Street in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Source: livemint

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