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The European Billionaires for 2011

The richest people in Europe. All numbers in billions, with main source(s) of revenue listed, as of March, 2011.

Source: www.forbes.com/wealth/billionaires

Austria $17.5

  1. Dietrich Mateschitz, $5 - Red Bull
  2. Karl Wlaschek, $4.5 - Retail
  3. Heidi Horten, $3.2 - Retail
  4. Johann Graf, $2.7 - Gaming machines
  5. Helmut Sohmen, $2.1 - shipping


Belgium $7.8

  1. Patokh Chodiev, $3.7 - Mining, metals
  2. Albert Frere, $3.1 - Investments
  3. Wang Xingchun, $1 - Coal


Cyprus $11.7

  1. John Fredriksen, $10.7 - Shipping
  2. Suat Gunsel, $1 - Real estate, education


Czech Republic $12.3

  1. Petr Kellner, $9.2 - Insurance
  2. Zdenek Bakala, $2 - Coal
  3. Andrej Babis, $1.1 - Agriculture


Denmark $10.1

  1. Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, $4.7 - Lego
  2. Lars Larsen, $3.6 - Retail
  3. Niels Peter Louis-Hansen, $1.8 - Medical devices


Finland $1.9

  1. Antti Herlin, $1.9 - Elevators, escalators


France $118.5

  1. Bernard Arnault, $41 - LVMH
  2. Liliane Bettencourt, $23.5 - L'Oréal
  3. Francois Pinault & family, $11.5 - Retail
  4. Serge Dassault & family, $9.3 - Aviation
  5. Alain & Gerard Wertheimer, $6 - Chanel
  6. Jean-Claude Decaux & family, $6 - Advertising
  7. Alain Merieux & family, $4.3 - Pharmaceuticals
  8. Xavier Niel, $3.7 - Internet, telecom
  9. Martin & Olivier Bouygues, $3.6 - Construction, media
  10. Pierre Bellon & family, $2.9 - Food services
  11. Philippe-Foriel Destezet, $2.5 - Temp agency
  12. Vincent Bollore, $1.7 - Investments
  13. Reinold Geiger, $1.4 - Cosmetics
  14. Marc Ladreit de Lacharriere, $1.1 - Finance


Germany $246.4

  1. Karl Albrecht, $25.5 - Aldi
  2. Michael Otto & family, $16.6 - Retail
  3. Susanne Klatten, $14.6 - BMW, pharmaceuticals
  4. Berthold & Theo Jr. Albrecht & family, $14.4 - Aldi, Trader Joes
  5. Stefan Quandt, $10.7 - BMW
  6. Klaus-Michael Kuhne, $10 - Shipping
  7. Johanna Quandt, $9.8 - BMW
  8. Maria-Elisabeth & Georg Schaeffler, $9.8 - Ball bearings
  9. August von Finck, $8.4 - Investments
  10. Hasso Plattner, $6.9 - SAP
  11. Curt Engelhorn, $6.6 - Drugs
  12. Karl-Heinz Kipp, $5.1 - Retail
  13. Heinz-Horst Deichmann, $4.6 - Shoes
  14. Otto Beisheim, $4.5 - Retail
  15. Erivan Haub & family, $4.5 - Retail
  16. Michael & Rainer Schmidt-Ruthenbeck, $4.3 - Retail
  17. Reinhold Wurth, $4.1 - Fasteners
  18. Thomas Strungmann, $3.9 - Pharmaceuticals
  19. Andreas Strungmann, $3.9 - Pharmaceuticals
  20. Dieter Schnabel, $3.9 - Chemicals
  21. Elizabeth Mohn & family, $3.8 - Media
  22. Michael Herz, $3.8 - Coffee
  23. Wolfgang Herz, $3.8 - Coffee
  24. Friede Springer, $3.7 - Publishing
  25. Axel Oberwelland, $3.4 - Candy
  26. Aloys Wobben, $3.1 - Wind energy
  27. Anton Schlecker, $3.1 - Retail
  28. Otto Happel, $2.9 - Engineering
  29. Friedhelm Loh, $2.7 - Manufacturing
  30. Gunter Herz, $2.4 - Coffee
  31. Heinz Hermann Thiele & family, $2.3 - Brakes
  32. Alexandra Schorghuber, $2.3 - Real estate
  33. Andreas von Bechtolsheim, $2.3 - Google
  34. Daniela Herz, $2.3 - Coffee
  35. Thomas Bruch, $2.3 - Food retailing
  36. Hans-Werner Hector, $2.2 - SAP
  37. Bernard Broermann, $2.1 - Healthcare
  38. Stefan von Holtzbrinck, $2 - Publishing
  39. Monika Schoeller, $2 - Publishing
  40. Albert von Thurn und Taxis, $2 - Diversified
  41. Hans Riegel, $2 - Candy
  42. Klaus Tschira, $2 - SAP
  43. Sylvia Stroher, $1.9 - Cosmetics
  44. Martin Viessmann, $1.9 - Heating equipment
  45. Heinz Bauer, $1.8 - Publishing
  46. Rolf Gerling, $1.6 - Insurance
  47. Georg von Opel, $1.6 - Real estate, investments
  48. Vladimir Iorich, $1.6 - Mining, steel
  49. Ralph Dommermuth, $1.5 - Internet service provider
  50. Hubert Burda, $1.5 - Publishing
  51. Peter Unger, $1.3 - Auto repair
  52. Ingeburg Herz, $1.1 - Coffee


Greece $7.3

  1. Spiro Latsis & family, $4.8 - Banking, shipping
  2. Philip Niarchos, $2.5 - Art collection


Ireland $18.9

  1. Pallonji Mistry, $8.8 - Construction
  2. Denis O'Brien, $4.2 - Telecom
  3. John Dorrance, $2.4 - Campbell Soup
  4. Martin Naughton, $1.9 - Heating equipment
  5. Dermot Desmond, $1.6 - Finance


Italy $62.6

  1. Michele Ferrero & family, $18 - Chocolates
  2. Leonardo Del Vecchio, $11 - Eyewear
  3. Silvio Berlusconi & family, $7.8 - Media
  4. Giorgio Armani, $7 - Fashion
  5. Luciano Benetton, $2.4 - Benetton
  6. Gilberto Benetton, $2.4 - Benetton
  7. Carlo Benetton, $2.4 - Benetton
  8. Guiliana Benetton, $2.4 - Benetton
  9. Mario Moretti Polegato, $2.3 - Shoes
  10. Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone, $1.5 - Cement, diversified
  11. Ennio Doris & family, $1.5 - Insurance
  12. Stefano Pessina, $1.4 - Pharmaceuticals
  13. Diego Della Valle, $1.3 - Retail
  14. Andrea Della Valle, $1.2 - Shoes


Monaco $4.2

  1. David Nahmad & family, $3 - Art
  2. Lily Safra, $1.2 - Inheritance


Netherlands $17.9

  1. Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken, $7.5 - Heineken
  2. Frits Goldschmeding, $3.9 - Temp agency
  3. John de Mol, $2 - TV
  4. Ralph Sonnenberg, $1.6 - Blinds
  5. Hans Melchers, $1.6 - Chemical, investments
  6. Joop van den Ende, $1.3 - TV


Norway $12

  1. Olav Thon, $4 - Real estate
  2. Stein Erik Hagen & family, $3.8 - Retail
  3. Arne Wilhelmsen, $2.1 - Royal Caribbean
  4. Kjell Inge Rokke, $2.1 - Shipping, seafood


Poland $8.9

  1. Jan Kulczyk, $2.6 - Telecom, oil, beer
  2. Zygmunt Solorz-Zak, $2.4 - TV broadcasting
  3. Leszek Czarnecki, $2 - Finance
  4. Michal Solowow, $1.9 - Investments


Portugal $8.9

  1. Americo Amorim, $5.1 - Cork, investments
  2. Eliseo Alexandre Soares dos Santos & family, $2.3 - Retail
  3. Belmiro de Azevedo, $1.5 - Retail


Romania $3.3

  1. Dinu Patriciu, $2.2 - Refineries
  2. Frank (Vasile) Timis, $1.1 - Mining


Russia $431.7

  1. Vladimir Lisin, $24 - Steel
  2. Alexei Mordashov, $18.5 - Steel
  3. Mikhail Prokhorov, $18 - Investments
  4. Vladimir Potanin, $17.8 - Non-ferrous metals
  5. Alisher Usmanov, $17.7 - Steel, telecom, stocks
  6. Oleg Deripaska, $16.8 - Aluminum
  7. Mikhail Fridman, $15.1 - Oil, banking, telecom
  8. Vagit Alekperov, $13.9 - Lukoil
  9. Roman Abramovich, $13.4 - Steel, investments
  10. Viktor Vekselberg, $13 - Oil, metals
  11. Viktor Rashnikov, $11.2 - Steel
  12. Iskander Makhmudov, $9.9 - Mining, metals, machinery
  13. German Khan, $9.6 - Oil, banking, telecom
  14. Dmitry Rybolovlev, $9.5 - Fertilizer
  15. Leonid Mikhelson, $9.1 - Natural gas
  16. Igor Zyuzin, $8.9 - Steel
  17. Andrey Melnichenko, $8.6 - Coal, fertilizers
  18. Sergei Popov, $7.9 - Banking, coal
  19. Suleiman Kerimov, $7.8 - Investments
  20. Vladimir Yevtushenkoz, $7.7 - Telecom
  21. Alexander Abramov, $7.5 - Steel, mining
  22. Alexei Kuzmichev, $7.5 - Oil, banking, telecom
  23. Leonid Fedun, $7.1 - Lukoil
  24. Boris Ivanishvili, $5.5 - Investments
  25. Gennady Timchenko, $5.5 - Oil trading
  26. Sergei Galitsky, $5.5 - Retail
  27. Nikolai Tsvetkov, $5.3 - Banking, retail
  28. Pyotr Aven, $4.5 - Oil banking, telecom
  29. Andrei Skoch, $3.9 - Metals
  30. Vasily Anisimov, $3.6 - Metals, real estate
  31. Filaret Galchev, $3.5 - Construction materials
  32. Vladimir Bogdanov, $3.3 - Oil
  33. Alexander Frolov, $3.3 - Mining, steel
  34. Andrei Molchanov, $3.2 - Construction materials
  35. Dmitry Pumpyansky, $3.2 - Steel pipes
  36. Vadim Novinsky, $2.7 - Steel
  37. Andrei Klyamko, $2.7 - Steel
  38. Mikhail Gutseriev, $2.5 - Oil, real estate
  39. Alexander Nesis, $2.5 - Metals, banking, fertilizers
  40. Alexander Mamut, $2.3 - Investments
  41. Mikhail Balakin, $2.3 - Construction
  42. Andrei Guriev, $2.3 - Fertilizers
  43. Anatoly Skurov, $2.3 - Coal
  44. Ziyad Manasir, $2.1 - Construction
  45. Alexander Lebedev, $2.1 - Investments, banking
  46. Alexander Dzhaparidze, $2.1 - Oil services
  47. Valery Kogan, $2 - Airport
  48. Alexei Ananyev, $1.9 - Banking, IT, real estate
  49. Dmitry Ananyev, $1.9 - Banking, IT, real estate
  50. Anatoly Sedykh, $1.9 - Steel pipes
  51. Roustam Tariko, $1.9 - Banking
  52. Lev Kvetnoi, $1.8 - Cement, airport
  53. Igor Kesaev, $1.8 - Tobacco, distribution, retail
  54. Valentin Bukhtoyarov, $1.8 - Coal
  55. Alexander Shchukin, $1.8 - Coal
  56. Vladimir Melnichenko, $1.8 - Coal
  57. Alexander Ponomarenko, $1.7 - Port
  58. Alexander Skorobogatko, $1.7 - Port
  59. David Davidovich, $1.6 - Food, metals
  60. Vyacheslav Kantor, $1.6 - Fertilizer, real estate
  61. Gleb Fetisov, $1.6 - Telecom, finance
  62. Megdet Rahimkulov, $1.6 - Investments
  63. Vadim Moshkovich, $1.6 - Agriculture, development
  64. Sergei Sarkisov, $1.5 - Insurance, real estate
  65. Nikolai Sarkisov, $1.5 - Insurance, real estate
  66. Andrei Kozitsyn, $1.5 - Metals
  67. Dmitry Mazepin, $1.5 - Chemicals
  68. Aras Agalarov, $1.5 - Retail, real estate
  69. Yuri Kovalchuk, $1.5 - Banking, insurance, media
  70. Viktor Kharitonin, $1.5 - Pharmaceuticals
  71. Danil Khachaturov, $1.5 - Insurance, banking, real estate
  72. Vladimir Gridin & family, $1.4 - Coal, engineering
  73. Samvel Karapetyan, $1.4 - Development
  74. Gennady Kozovoy, $1.3 - Coal
  75. Alexander Vagin, $1.3 - coal
  76. Elena Baturina, $1.2 - Construction
  77. Andrei Kosogov, $1.2 - Oil, telecom, banking
  78. Andrei Rogachev, $1.2 - Retail
  79. Pyotr Kondrashev, $1.2 - Fertilizers
  80. Gavril Yushvaev, $1.2 - Food industry, real estate
  81. Anatoly Lomakin, $1.2 - Fertilizers
  82. Nikolai Maximov & family, $1.2 - Investments
  83. Mikhail Abyzov, $1.2 - Power
  84. Igor Altushkin, $1.1 - Metals
  85. Alexander Putilov, $1.1 - Oil
  86. Zarakh Iliev, $1.1 - Real estate
  87. God Nisanov, $1.1 - Real estate
  88. Arkady Rotenberg, $1.1 - Construction, pipes, finance
  89. Konstantin Nikolaev, $1.1 - Ports, railway transport
  90. Nikita Mishin, $1.1 - Ports, railway transport
  91. Andrei Filatov, $1.1 - Ports, railway transport
  92. Dmitry Kamenshchik, $1.1 - Airport
  93. Andrei Kuzyaev, $1.1 - Telecom, oil service, real estate
  94. Oleg Boyko, $1 - Entertainment, retail, real estate
  95. Andrei Kamarov, $1 - Manufacturing
  96. Yuri Milner, $1 - Social networking
  97. Andrei Borodin, $1 - Banking
  98. Vadim Yakunin, $1 - Pharmacy
  99. Alexander Girda, $1 - Retail
  100. Dmitry Korzhev, $1 - Retail
  101. Dmitry Troitsky, $1 - Retail


Spain $63

  1. Amancio Ortega, $31 - Zara
  2. Isak Andic & family, $6.1 - Mango
  3. Rosalia Mera, $4.2 - Zara
  4. Manuel Jove, $3 - Real estate
  5. Juan Roig, $2.9 - Supermarkets
  6. Alicia Koplowitz, $2.3 - Construction
  7. Florentino Perez, $1.9 - Construction
  8. Esther Koplowitz, $1.9 - Construction
  9. Jose Maria Aristrain, $1.7 - Steel
  10. Emilio Botin, $1.5 - Banking
  11. Enrique Banuelos, $1.4 - Real estate
  12. Gabriel Escarrer, $1.4 - Hotels
  13. Juan Abello, $1.3 - Investments
  14. Alberto Alcocer, $1.2 - Investments
  15. Alberto Cortina, $1.2 - Investments


Sweden $76

  1. Stefan Persson, $24.5 - H & M
  2. Birgit Rausing & family, $14 - Packaging
  3. Hans Rausing, $10 - Packaging
  4. Antonia Johnson, $6.5 - Diversified
  5. Ingvar Kamprad & family, $6 - Ikea
  6. Liselott Persson, $3.4 - H & M
  7. Fredrik Lundberg, $2.9 - Real estate, investments
  8. Melker Schorling, $2.9 - Investments
  9. Gustaf Douglas, $2.6 - Security
  10. Thomas Sandell, $1.1 - Hedge funds


Switzerland $36.3

  1. Ernesto Bertarelli & family, $10 - Biotech
  2. Hansjorg Wyss, $6.4 - Medical devices
  3. Thomas Schmidheiny, $4.8 - Cement
  4. Walter Haefner, $4 - Software
  5. Stephan Schmidheiny, $2.9 - Investments
  6. Sergio Mantegazza, $2.9 - Travel
  7. Esther Grether & family, $2 - Art collection, Swatch
  8. Jean-Claude Gandur, $2 - Oil trading, exploration
  9. Thomas Straumann, $1.3 - Dental implants


UK $93.7

  1. Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor & family, $13 - Real estate
  2. David & Simon Reuben, $8 - Investments, real estate
  3. Philip & Cristine Green, $7.2 - Retail
  4. Bernard Ecclestone & family, $4.2 - Formula One
  5. Richard Branson, $4.2 - Virgin
  6. Charles Cadogan & family, $4.2 - Real estate
  7. Bruno Schroder & family, $3.7 - Banking
  8. Joe Lewis, $3.2 - Investments
  9. David & Frederick Barclay, $3.2 - Media, retail
  10. Richard Elman & family, $2.8 - Finance
  11. Eddie & Sol Zakay, $2.7 - Real estate
  12. James Dyson, $2.7 - Vacuums
  13. Laurence Graff, $2.5 - Diamond jewelry
  14. Clive Calder, $2.4 - Record label
  15. Hawken Xiu Li, $2.2 - Real estate
  16. Mark Coombs, $2.1 - Finance
  17. Ian & Richard Livingstone, $2 - Real estate
  18. James Ratcliffe, $2 - Chemicals
  19. John Caudwell, $1.9 - Mobile phones
  20. Michael Ashley, $1.9 - Sports retailing
  21. Nadhmi Auchi, $1.8 - Real estate
  22. John Whittaker, $1.8 - Real estate
  23. Alan Howard, $1.8 - Hedge funds
  24. Mohammed Ibrahim, $1.8 - Communications
  25. Richard Desmond, $1.7 - Publishing
  26. Ayman Asfari, $1.7 - Petrofac
  27. Robert Miller, $1.5 - Retail
  28. David Sainsbury, $1.3 - Retail
  29. Kenneth Morrison, $1.2 - Retail
  30. Jonathan Harmsworth, $1 - Publishing
  31. Nasser Khalili, $1 - Art, real estate
  32. Joanne (J.K.) Rowling, $1 - Harry Potter


Ukraine $30.3

  1. Rinat Akhmetov, $16 - Steel, coal mines
  2. Victor Pinchuk, $3.3 - Steel pipes
  3. Ihor Kolomoyskyy, $2.5 - Banking, investments
  4. Henadiy Boholyubov, $2.5 - Banking, investments
  5. Kostyantin Zhevago, $2.4 - Banking, mining
  6. Yuriy Kosiuk, $1.5 - Agriculture
  7. Andrey Verevskiy, $1.1 - Agriculture
  8. Oleg Bakhmatyuk, $1 - eggs