The Richest People In Europe 2010,Europe’s Richest People 2010

Europe now has 248 billionaires with a total wealth of $1 trillion. More than one-third of that wealth is held by the region’s 25 richest.

1-Bernard Arnault

France
Net worth:$27.5 billion
Source: LVMH

2-Amancio Ortega

Spain
Net worth:$25 billion
Source: Zara

3-Karl Albrecht

Germany
Net worth:$23.5 billion
Souce: Aldi

4-Ingvar Kamprad & family

Sweden
Net worth:$23 billion
Source: Ikea

5-Stefan Persson

Sweden
Net worth:$22.4 billion
Source: Hennes & Mauritz

6-Liliane Bettencourt

France
Net worth:$20 billion
Source: L’Oreal

7-Michael Otto & family

Germany
Net worth:$18.7 billion
Source: retail

8-Michele Ferrero & family

Italy
Net worth:$17 billion
Source: Chocolates

9-Theo Albrecht

Germany
Net worth:$16.7 billion
Source: Aldi, Trader Joe’s

Theo Albrecht , died on July 24 -2010a aged 88.

10-Vladimir Lisin

Russia

Net worth:$15.8 billion
Source: steel

Russia’s richest is a proletarian success story.

11-Mikhail Prokhorov

Russian
Net worth:$13.4 billion
Source: cash, investments

Bachelor billionaire making moves in the U.S. Last fall his Onexim signed an agreement to buy 45% of the Atlantic Yards development project, a stadium and apartment complex in New York, for $200 million; he will also get an 80% stake in the New Jersey Nets basketball team.

12-Birgit Rausing & family

Sweden
Net worth:$13 billion
Source: packaging

After death of her husband Gad Rausing in 2000, she and her three children inherited packaging giant Tetra Laval.

13-Mikhail Fridman

Russia
Net worth:$12.7 billion
Source: oil, banking, telecom

14-Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor & family

U.K.
Net worth:$12 billion
Source: real estate

The sixth Duke of Westminster is the U.K.’s wealthiest land owner.

15-Roman Abramovich

Russia
Net worth:$11.2 billion
Source: steel, investments

Owner of Chelsea F.C,his fortune up on steel price recovery; value of stake in steel giant Evraz increased nearly threefold. Celebrating birth of son with girlfriend and art enthusiast Dasha Zhukova. Threw New Year’s bash for his friends and partners on St. Barts, which cost a reported $5 million; Beyoncé, Prince and Gwen Stefani performed.

16-Susanne Klatten

Gemany
Net worth:$11.1 billion
Source: BMW, drugs

Inherited stake in automaker BMW from late father Herbert Quandt, who rescued it from bankruptcy decades ago.

17-Oleg Deripaska

Russia
Net worth:$10.7 billion
Source: aluminum

18-Vagit Alekperov

Russia
Net worth:$10.6 billion
Source: Lukoil

19-Leonardo Del Vecchio

Italy
Net worth:$10.5 billion
Source: eyewear

20-Vladimir Potanin

Russia
Net worth:$10.3 billion
Source: metals

21-Ernesto Bertarelli & family

Italy
Net worth:$10 billion
Source: biotech

22-Hans Rausing

Sweden
Net worth:$10 billion
Source: packaging

Father founded packaging giant Tetra Laval in 1944. Hans and brother Gad inherited the business. Hans sold his share to Gad for estimated $7 billion in 1995. Moved to U.K. in early 1980s to avoid punitive Swedish taxes.

23-Alexei Mordashov

Russia
Net worth:$9.9 billion
Souce: steel

24-Viktor Rashnikov

Russia
Net worth:$9.8 billion
Source: steel

25-Silvio Berlusconi & family

Italy
Net worth:$9 billion
Source: media

Suffering from more than just a bruised reputation; in December 2009, man broke the billionaire’s nose and teeth with a statue of Milan’s cathedral. Politico with 9 lives became Italy’s prime minister for a third time in April 2008 after his predecessor lost a confidence vote and new elections were held.

Source:[forbes billionaire list]