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How IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad became one of the richest self-made billionaires

Tanza Loudenback   

How IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad became one of the richest self-made billionaires
Finance1 min read

Ingvar Kamprad

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Swedish business magnate Ingvar Kamprad has been at the helm of IKEA, one of the world's largest furniture stores and most beloved brands, for more than 70 years.

With a net worth of $48.1 billion, he's now one of the world's richest self-made billionaires.

Kamprad remains boldly innovative, inherently simplistic, and incredibly wealthy.

From humble beginnings selling holiday tchotchkes to his neighbors as a child, here's how Kamprad started a privately held $11.8 billion furniture revolution and became a billionaire.

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