Rank #93
François Pinault & family
Net worth $27.4B
Luxury goods · France
- Born
- Aug 21, 1936
- Age
- 89
- Source
- Luxury goods
- Residence
- Paris
- Citizenship
- France
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 3
- Education
- Drop Out, High School
Net worth over time
Biography
- François Pinault is honorary chairman of luxury group Kering, which owns fashion brands Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen and Gucci.
- Pinault founded Kering, which started as a wood and building materials company, in 1963.
- In 1999, Pinault changed the direction of the business toward luxury goods when he bought a controlling stake in Gucci Group.
- Today the $17.2 billion (2025 sales) company, which also owns Balenciaga and Saint Laurent, is run by Pinault's son, François-Henri.
- Pinault and his family own iconic auction house Christie's, plus a 3,000-piece art collection with works by Picasso, Mondrian and Koons.
- In 2023, they bought a majority stake in talent agency Creative Artists Agency from private-equity firm TPG.
- Pinault and his family also own several vineyards, a French soccer club, a theater in Paris and a luxury yacht and expedition company.
- The Pinault family gave more than $100 million to help rebuild the Notre Dame Cathedral following the 2019 fire.
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