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The 7 richest retail billionaires in the world (AMZN, WMT, LVMHY, ITX)

Jeff Bezos Amazon
  • There's a fortune to be made in retail.
  • Forbes' 2019 ranking of the 20 richest people in the world features seven individuals who owe their billions to major retail brands.
  • Check out which noteworthy individuals made their money off companies like Amazon, Walmart, and Zara.

The realm of retail sure has produced a slew of billionaires.

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At least, that's what Forbes' 2019 report on the 20 richest people in the world seems to indicate.

Seven of the names on the list got their money from major companies in the retail space. The only industry that fared better was tech, which boasted 10 billionaires.

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From Jeff Bezos to the surviving children of Sam Walton, check out which billionaires owe their vast fortunes to retail:

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Final net worth : $44.3 billion

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Origin of wealth : Walmart

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Final net worth : $44.4 billion

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Origin of wealth : Walmart

Rick T. Wilking /Stringer/Getty

Final net worth : $44.6 billion

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Origin of wealth : Walmart

Francois Mori/AP

Final net worth : $49.3 billion

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Origin of wealth : L'Oral

AP Photo/Iago Lopez

Final net worth : $62.7 billion

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Origin of wealth : Zara

AP Photo/Michel Euler, Pool

Final net worth : $76 billion

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Origin of wealth : LVMH

Alex Wong/Getty Images

Final net worth : $131 billion

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Origin of wealth : Amazon

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SEE ALSO: A look inside the 25-year marriage of the richest couple in history, Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos who met at work, were engaged in 3 months, and together own more land than almost anyone else in America

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