2Johann Rupert – Net worth – $8.5 bilion
Born on June 1, 1950, Johann Peter Rupert is the chairman of the luxury goods company ‘Richemont’, about which we already said is one of the richest fashion labels in the world : Richest Fashion Labels | Top 10 : Richemont.
While he was in New York City, Johann Rupert worked 2 years for ‘Chase Manhattan’ and 3 for ‘Lazard Freres’. In 1979, he returned to his home land, founding ‘Rand Merchant Bank’, of which he is the CEO.
Johann is South Africa’s richest man thanks to Swiss-based Richemont.
And so you know how much money Johann Rupert is willing to throw on stuff, he spent $4 million on a buffalo bull.
