Ingvar Kamprad

Ingvar Kamprad {{Audio|sv-Ingvar_Kamprad.ogg|listen}} (born March 30, 1926) is an industrialist from Sweden.

Net worth

According to Swedish business weekly Veckans Affärer (http://www.va.se/magasinet/artikel.asp?artikelid=1029), he is the wealthiest person in the world. However, IKEA denies this assertion, noting that since Kamprad no longer owns the company, it should not be included in calculations of his wealth. Forbes magazine continues to rank Bill Gates at #1, ranking Kamprad at #6. It was in the aftermath of the Veckans Affärer article that Kamprad advanced from #12 to his current position on the Forbes list.

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Wealthiest - Forbes - Magazine - Bill Gates

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As of April 2005, the sliding value of the U.S. dollar put Kamprad ahead as the richest person in the world in another report. However, this report used Veckans Affärer as its source. (Reuters/Yahoo! India)

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April 2005 - U.S. dollar

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