Overview
- Forbes tallies $357.2 billion in combined wealth for Italians on the list, based on valuations at the Dec. 12 market close.
- Giovanni Ferrero holds the top spot at $41.3 billion after record €18.4 billion revenue and the $3.1 billion Kellogg acquisition at his group.
- Tech and crypto figures gain prominence with Andrea Pignataro at $36.9 billion and Giancarlo Devasini at $22.4 billion, while Paolo Ardoino ranks fifth with $9.5 billion.
- Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone climbs to fourth as Piero Ferrari slips to seventh; Menarini’s Massimiliana Landini Aleotti is the highest‑placed woman at sixth with $8.1 billion.
- Five new entries come from Giorgio Armani’s estate and Filippo Ghirelli also debuts, alongside the joint listing of eight heirs of Leonardo Del Vecchio in the upper ranks.