• Slide 2 of 16: Located at number 52 on the Forbes list of billionaires, Leonardo Del Vecchio is leaving a fortune estimated at 27.3 billion dollars, Forbes estimates.

    52nd on the Forbes List

    Located at number 52 on the Forbes list of billionaires, Leonardo Del Vecchio is leaving a fortune estimated at 27.3 billion dollars, Forbes estimates.

  • Slide 3 of 16: He amassed the fortune while running the largest production and distribution company in the eyewear sector, with brands such as Oakley and Ray-Ban. Photo: Instagram - @essilorluxottica

    “Today, the world has lost a visionary”

    He amassed the fortune while running the largest production and distribution company in the eyewear sector, with brands such as Oakley and Ray-Ban.

  • Slide 4 of 16: Only surpassed by Giovanni Ferrero (Ferrero Group - 36,2 billion dollars), Italy's second-richest man leaves a multimillion-dollar legacy that will fall into the hands of the six children he had in three different marriages, as reported by Forbes.

    Italy’s second-richest man

    Only surpassed by Giovanni Ferrero (Ferrero Group – 36,2 billion dollars), Italy’s second-richest man leaves a multimillion-dollar legacy that will fall into the hands of the six children he had in three different marriages, as reported by Forbes.