He’s someone Trump really looks up to and wants to make happy,” a source said of LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault, the wealthiest man in France.

LVMH chief Bernard Arnault and Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani—the world’s fifth- and eighteenth-wealthiest people—attended President Donald Trump’s inauguration events Monday, marking a pair of surprise billionaire appearances at the event attended by a cadre of moguls worth well over $1 trillion.

Bernard Arnault, billionaire chairman and CEO of global luxury goods company LVMH; such as Louis Vuitton. Posted: January 21, 2025 | Last updated: January 21, 2025

Bernard Arnault is outpacing Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg in wealth gain this year after signs of a rebound in luxury demand boosted LVMH stock.

A who's who of tech titans, business magnates, and global elites attended President Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration, including Musk, Bezos, and Zuckerberg.

The world will soon have five trillionaires as the wealth growth rate of its richest people rises faster than earlier estimates, according to a recent forecast.

Mr Trump is more transactional than presidents before him, which increases the risk of cronyism and self-dealing. But America’s economy, including its technology industry, is too unwieldy and dynamic to petrify into an actual oligarchy, whatever diplomats and departing presidents say. ■

The world could soon see its first trillionaires, with five individuals projected to reach the milestone within the next decade if current trends persist, according to Oxfam's annual inequality report released Sunday reported CNN Business.

The list of global businessmen and CEOs sitting on the dais for the inauguration adds up to more than $12 trillion in market value and more than $1 trillion in global wealth. From Elon Musk, to Bernard Arnault,

From the color of their neckties to the fit of their suits, male politicians can be intentional with their choices.

Following Quang's removal, Vietnam had only five billionaires on the Forbes list as of January 24, 2025, with a combined net worth exceeding $12 billion. Pham Nhat Vuong, chairman of Vingroup, continues to lead the pack as the wealthiest Vietnamese billionaire, with a net worth of $4.1 billion.

The rest of the top 10, in order, are Mark Zuckerberg, Bernard Arnault, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Warren Buffet, Steve Ballmer, and Jensen Huang.