Rank #169
Anders Holch Povlsen
Net worth $16.8B
Fashion retail · Denmark
- Born
- Nov 04, 1972
- Age
- 53
- Source
- Fashion retail
- Residence
- Aarhus
- Citizenship
- Denmark
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 4
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- Anders Holch Povlsen built his fortune on fashion, primarily from retailer Bestseller.
- Povlsen's parents opened the family's first store in 1975 in the small Danish town of Ringkobing.
- He took over at age 28 and is now the sole owner of Bestseller, which peddles apparel under 11 brand names, including Jack&Jones, Only and Vero Moda.
- Povlsen also has significant stakes in retailer ASOS, online grocery store Nemlig and payments company Klarna.
- Povlsen lost three of four children and was himself injured in a terrorist attack in Sri Lanka in 2019. He and his wife had twins the following year.
- Povlsen owns more than 1% of all the land in Scotland.
- Povlsen owns a large reserve in Romania, tasked with protecting wolves, bears and lynxes.
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