Jorge Paulo Lemann is cofounder of 3G Capital, alongside Carlos Sicupira and Marcel Telles, and is the only Brazilian to surpass a fortune surpassing the US$20 billion mark, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. He has been the richest person in the country for nine years almost non-stop, and this year he is back in the first position, taking the place of Eduardo Saverin, co-founder of Facebook. 3G, founded in 2004, controls beverage giant AB-Inbev, Kraft Heinz, and Lojas Americanas.
Jorge Paulo Lemann
Brazil | 3G/AB InBev | Food and Beverage
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