Johann Rupert & family
Luxury goods · Cape Town
Net worth
$16.2B
Today
+$36M+0.22%Past month
+$496M+3.16%As of Nov 11, 2026, 1:50 PM EST
Johann Rupert is chairman of Swiss luxury goods firm Compagnie Financiere Richemont. The company is best known for the brands Cartier and Montblanc. It was formed in 1998 through a spinoff of assets owned by Rembrandt Group Limited (now Remgro Limited), which his father Anton formed in the 1940s. He owns 7% of diversified investment firm Remgro, which he chairs, as well as 26% of Reinet, an investment holding company based in Luxembourg. Rupert has been a vocal opponent of plans to allow fracking in the Karoo, a region of South Africa where he owns land.
Net worth over time
Principal holdings
5 positions| Company | Industry | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Compagnie Financiere Richemont S.A. SIX SWISS: CFR-CH | Fashion & Retail | 82.8% | $13.4B |
Reinet Investments SCA LUXEMBOURG: REINI-LU | Fashion & Retail | 8.2% | $1.3B |
Private and other holdings | Fashion & Retail | 5.9% | $958M |
Remgro Ltd. JSE: REM-ZA | Fashion & Retail | 3.1% | $504M |
RMB Holdings JSE: RMH-ZA | Fashion & Retail | 0.0% | $925K |
Also known for
- Rupert was an investor in the Saracens English rugby team and Anthonij Rupert Wines, named after his deceased brother.
- Rupert says his biggest regret was not buying half of Gucci when he had the opportunity to do so for just $175 million.