Wertheimer family remains richest in Switzerland

The top three places of Switzerland's biggest fortunes remain unchanged in 2024, dominated by the co-owner of the Parisian label Chanel. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Gérard Wertheimer, owner with his brother Alain of the luxury couture and perfume house Chanel, retains his top position in the ranking of the 300 richest people in Switzerland published on Thursday by Bilan magazine. This despite the slowdown in the luxury goods sector this year and the decline in his fortune, estimated at around CHF37 billion ($42 billion). "These uncertainties are reflected in our valuation of the company, estimated at between $80 billion (CHF70 billion) and $90 billion. Calculated in francs, the fall in Gérard Wertheimer's fortune is the result of the sharp year-on-year decline in the US currency," the magazine points out. + Heirs beat self-made billionaires for first time in UBS survey In second place is the Hoffmann, Oeri and Duschmalé family, which controls ...