The youngest billionaire in the world is a recently turned 19-year-old Italian who inherited a fortune currently estimated at US$3,8 billion (around R$19 billion), according to data from Forbes billionaires ranking.
He is Clemente Del Vecchio, the youngest of the six children of Leonardo Del Vecchio, the tycoon who founded Luxottica, the largest eyewear brand in the world, who passed away at the age of 87 in June 2022.
The company is responsible for manufacturing glasses from famous brands, such as Ray-Ban, Oakley, Giorgio Armani, Prada, Vogue and Dolce & Gabbana, for example.
In 2018, Del Vecchio's company merged with a French lens company and became EssilorLuxottica, which has an estimated market value of more than US $ 80 billion.
💰 The division of inheritance
Upon his father's death, Clemente inherited a 12,5% stake in Delfin, which is the holding company (a company that holds majority ownership of shares in other companies) of EssilorLuxottica.
This holding also owns shares in the Italian banks Mediobanca and UniCredit, the insurance company Generali and the real estate developer Covivio.
Clemente's wealth comes from these holdings.
Del Vecchio's inheritance was also divided between his other five children - Claudio, Marisa, Paola, Luca and Leonardo -, his wife, Nicoletta Zampillo (Clemente's stepmother), and other executives who worked with the tycoon throughout his life. .
💎 Italians in the ranking of billionaires
Italy currently has 65 people on the Forbes billionaires ranking, 46 men and 19 women.
The richest man in the country is Giovanni Ferrero (58), executive president of the Ferrero chocolate brand, with a fortune estimated at US $ 38,9 billion. Giorgio Armani (88), a friend of Leonardo Del Vecchio, occupies second place on the list, with US $ 11,1 billion.
The richest woman in Italy is Massimiliana Landini Aleotti (80), owner of the Menarini pharmaceutical chain, with assets of US $ 7,1 billion.
Of all 65 Italian billionaires, 29 are from the fashion industry, as is the Del Vecchio family. Among them are the founders of the Dolce & Gabbana fashion house and the heirs of Prada, Bulgari and Benetton.
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