5. Maria Franca Fissolo – Net Worth: $23.4 billion
Maria Franca Fissolo is one of the oldest billionaires in the world because at the age of 97, she is worth $23.4 billion. Maria Franca inherited her wealth from her husband Michele Ferrero. Michele Ferrero was an entrepreneur who transformed the small café and bakery he inherited from his father into a billion dollar Confectionery Company. Ferrero SpA is one of Europe’s largest companies today, and some of the products from the Ferrero group of companies include the world famous Nutella chocolate spread, Tic-Tac mints, and Kinder chocolates. Following the death of Ferrero in February 2014, Maria become the richest Italian and is the 32nd richest person in the world.
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