3. Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen
Kristiansen has a net worth of approximately $9.5 billion and resides in Denmark. He is the grandson of the guy who created the Lego company. Kjeld ran the Lego company for 25 years, but when Lego started to take a significant amount of financial losses, he stepped down in 2004. However, he is still the vice chairman of the board, and remains the sole owner of Lego. After some company restructuring and selling some of Lego’s assets (like its four Legoland amusement parks), the Lego company is finally starting to make a comeback. Lego is still the sixth largest toy-making company in terms of sales, and is starting to make an impressive financial comeback.
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