3Francois Pinault – Net worth – $15.4 billion
On #3 we have Francois Pinault, a French businessman and art collector. The 78-year-old billionaire is the owner of Christie’s, which sold $5.9 billion worth of art at auction in 2013.
His son, Francois Henri Pinault is the major shareholder and Honorary Chairman of the retail company Kering.
And Kering is one of the richest fashion labels in the world, with a total revenue of $13.243 billion. For more detail check out our article Richest Fashion Labels in the World.
His personal collection features more than 2.000 works of Picasso, Jeff Koons and Mondrian.
Some of those masterpieces were displayed in 2 Venice museums, the Palazzo Grasi and the Punta della Dogana.
