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Rank #153
Anders Holch Povlsen
$11965.8B
Aarhus, , Denmark
Fashion & Retail
Biography
Fashion maven Anders Holch Povlsen's fortune stems primarily from his nearly $4 billion (sales) 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 his four children and was himself injured in a terrorist attack in Sri Lanka in 2019.
Financial Assets
About You Holding
XETRA: YOU-DEShares: 36,670,000
ASOS plc
LONDON: ASC-GBShares: 26,000,000
Numis Corp. PLC
LONDON: NUM-GBShares: 23,825,000
Zalando
XETRA: ZAL-DEShares: 26,020,000