Bill Gates is no longer the second-richest man in the world
Bernard Arnault, the CEO of LVMH Moet Hennessy — Louis Vuitton SE (OTC: LVMUY), has replaced Bill Gates as the world’s second-richest person on the Forbes’ list, real-time data on the website showed Tuesday.
The 70-year-old chairman of the luxury fashion brand is now worth $107 billion — above Bill Gates’s $106.9 billion, whose primary source of income remains Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), a company he co-founded in 1975.
Amazon.com Inc’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos has remained the world’s richest person with a net worth of $112.2 billion, a significant distance ahead of Arnault.
Arnault’s personal growth is driven by LVMH’s impressive performance so far this year. The company reported 16% growth in revenue in the first three quarters of 2019 earlier in October.
The French luxury brand is also in talks to acquire the New York-based legacy luxury brand Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF). If finalized, it would be the biggest deal ever signed by Arnault, according to Bloomberg.