#73 Stefan Persson
Chairman, H&M
- Stefan Persson is Sweden's richest person by way of global cheap chic fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz.
- Persson owns a 29% stake of H&M and serves as chairman.
- H&M was founded by Persson's father Erling in 1947.
- Son Karl-Johan, also a billionaire, is the company's CEO.
- Persson's two other children, Charlotte Söderström and Tom Persson, and his sister Lottie Tham, are also billionaires.
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Age71
Source of WealthH&M;
ResidenceStockholm, Sweden
CitizenshipSweden
Marital StatusMarried
Children3
EducationAssociate in Arts/Science, University of Stockholm
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Net worth over time
$14.5B
Billionaires
March 2009
March 2009
$22.4B
Billionaires
March 2010
March 2010
$24.5B
Billionaires
March 2011
March 2011
$26B
Billionaires
March 2012
March 2012
$28B
Billionaires
March 2013
March 2013
$34.4B
Billionaires
March 2014
March 2014
$24.5B
Billionaires
March 2015
March 2015
$20.8B
Billionaires
March 2016
March 2016
$19.6B
Billionaires
March 2017
March 2017
$16.8B
Billionaires
March 2018
March 2018
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Tom Persson
Parent
Hexagon
Holds stake in Hexagon
Sweden
Citizen of Sweden
Karl-Johan Persson
Parent
Assa Abloy
Holds stake in Assa Abloy
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Related by financial asset: Melker Schorling AB
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