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Francois Pinault

François Pinault is a French billionaire businessman, founder of the luxury group Kering and the investment company Artémis. In 2022, Francois Pinault's net worth is estimated to be $28 billion dollars.

March 29, 2022

Words by Matthew Taylor

Francois Pinault Net Worth

$28 billion

Est. Range $21.7B - $34.3B

Medium Confidence

In 1992, he created the François Pinault Foundation, a private contemporary art museum housed in the Palazzo Grassi in Venice, and in 2009, the second one at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris.

François Pinault is a French businessman and billionaire. He started his business in the timber industry in the early 1960s. In 1988, his company went public and invested in specialized retail business. By the end of 1999, PPR shifted towards luxury and fashion. In 2003, he passed on the management of his companies to his elder son François-Henri to follow his passion for contemporary art. Pinault is a major contemporary art collector and has created two private contemporary art museums.

You vs. Francois Pinault

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Richest Business

While many of us work in business, you’re not going to make your fortune staying at your day job – the average office worker in the US earns about $41,000 a year. If you manage to get to an executive level, you’re getting closer, but you still have a long way to go. If you can reach the top, CEO salaries know no bounds, but you’ll have to pick the right company!

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Buying Power

Francois Pinault's net worth of 28 billion can buy...

213024x
Tesla Model S
Priced at $131,440
45901x
Prestige 420 yacht
Priced at $610,000
736x
Gulfstream G450
Priced at $38,000,000

Methodology

The Wealthiest Index is a ranking of the world's richest people. In calculating Andre Agassi’s net worth, we strive to provide the most transparent calculations available with detailed analysis of how that Andre Agassi’s fortune was made. Each net worth figure is updated at regular intervals to reflect market movements.

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