Here’s the updated ranking of Italy’s top 10 richest and most successful entrepreneurs.
Who is the richest man in Italy? This country is famous for its wealthy families: Ferrari, Gucci, Prada, Agnelli... however, the ranking might surprise you! Forbes has estimated the personal net worth of Italian entrepreneurs and managers to reveal to us who is the richest in Italy.
Giovanni Ferrero (the King of Chocolate) is still at the top of the ranking: he is the richest man in Italy.
Stefano Pessina, now considered by Forbes as a Monegasque citizen, is no longer part of the ranking of the richest in Italy, with Giorgio Armani listed in second place in 2023 while Sergio Stevanato is in third place.
At the time of his death, former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi occupied third place with a family fortune estimated at 6.8 billion.
Top 10 richest men in Italy
1) Giovanni Ferrero - $38.6 billion
Son of Michele Ferrero, after the premature and tragic death of his older brother Pietro he is now leading the family company, an authentic global chocolate giant with a recorded turnover of €12.3 billion (13 billion USD) in 2020.
2) Giorgio Armani - $11.2 billion
Giorgio Armani is undoubtedly an authentic international fashion icon. Great success and popularity but also great earnings: in 2015 his company’s turnover was €2.5 billion (2.7 billion USD) and, according to People With Money, in 2018 he was the highest-paid designer in the world.
3) Sergio Stevanato - $7.5 billion
Coming in third place is Sergio Stevanato, honorary president of the Board of Directors of the Stevanato Group, a leading company in the pharmaceutical sector and the world’s leading manufacturer of insulin cartridges for the treatment of diabetes.
4) Massimiliana Landini Aleotti - 6.7 billion dollars
The richest woman in Italy is Massimiliana Landini Aleotti. She’s the widow of Alberto Aleotti, former CEO of the Menarini Group, the largest pharmaceutical company in Italy.
5) Piero Ferrari - 6.2 billion dollars
One of the new entries in the ranking is Piero Ferrari, Enzo’s son, vice president, and shareholder of the Ferrari group. Piero also owns 13.20% of the Ferretti Group, which specializes in luxury yachts.
6) Patrizio Bertelli - 4.6 billion dollars
Tuscan entrepreneur born in 1946, after marrying the designer Miuccia Prada in 1987, he is currently the CEO of the Prada Group.
7) Miuccia Prada - 5.2 billion dollars
Miuccia Prada is the granddaughter of the original founder of Prada, one of the world’s most famous fashion brands. Thanks to Miuccia, the company grew even further in size, creative scope, and wealth.
8) Luca Garavoglia - 4.3 billion dollars
Luca Garavoglia is the president of the Campari Group, a beverage company that owns brands such as Aperol, Crodino, Cinzano, Averna, Skyy, Glen Grant, and of course Campari.
9) Giuseppe Crippa - 4.0 billion dollars
Giuseppe Crippa, one of the new entries in the top 10 richest men in Italy, is a "surprise billionaire". The Lombard entrepreneur is the head of Technoprobe, a company that deals with semiconductors and microelectronics.
10 ex-equo) Alessandra Garavoglia - 3.9 billion dollars
Daughter of Cesare Garavoglia and sister of Luca, she has always worked for the family company and now leads the Campari group where she holds the role of board member.
10 ex-equo) Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone - 3.9 billion dollars
Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone makes his debut in the ranking of the ten richest people in Italy: in addition to being one of the most famous builders in the country, he is also the publisher of newspapers such as Il Messaggero, Il Gazzettino and Il Mattino .
Original article published on Money.it Italy 2023-08-28 16:12:00. Original title: Chi è il più ricco d’Italia? La classifica 2023 dei 10 miliardari: Ferrero davanti ad Armani e Stevanato
