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

10-Vladimir Lisin

Russia

Net worth:$15.8 billion
Source: steel

11-Mikhail Prokhorov

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

12-Birgit Rausing & family

Sweden
Net worth:$13 billion
Source: packaging

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

15-Roman Abramovich

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

16-Susanne Klatten

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

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

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

[Source: Forbes billionaire list]