Claudio Del Vecchio

Claudio Del Vecchio (#729)

Global Rank #729

Country Rank #13

Country Italy

Claudio Del Vecchio is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

$ 6 B
Eyeglasses
Italy
M
69 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #729

Country Rank #13

Net Worth $5.7B

Previous Worth $5.7B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country Italy

Industry Eyeglasses

Age 69 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 3, 2026

Residence Muttontown, New York

Citizenship Italy

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Personal Stats

Age 69

Source Of Wealth Eyeglasses

Residence Muttontown, New York

Citizenship Italy

Marital Status Married

Children 3

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $5.7B

Current Net Worth $5.7B

Worth as of May 3, 2026

About Me

Claudio Del Vecchio is one of six children of Leonardo Del Vecchio, the late chairman (d. 2022) of EssilorLuxottica, the world's largest eyeglasses firm. He inherited a 12.5% stake in his father's Luxembourg-based holding company Delfin after his death, along with his stepmother and six siblings. Besides EssilorLuxottica, Delfin also owns shares in insurer Generali; banks Monte dei Paschi di Siena and UniCredit; and real estate developer Covivio. Claudio served as Luxottica's co-CEO in the 1990s and took the company public on the New York Stock Exchange in 1990. He acquired Brooks Brothers, America's oldest clothing retailer, in 2001; the firm filed for bankruptcy in September 2020.

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#595

Billionaires (2026)

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Claudio moved from Italy to New York in 1982 and helped spearhead Luxottica's entry into the U.S. market in the 1980s.

He was awarded the title of Cavaliere del Lavoro, one of Italy's highest civilian honors, in 2014.

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Current Net Worth: $5.7B (May 3, 2026)