In January, Arnault was ranked fourth in both Bloomberg's Billionaires Index and Forbes Billionaires List, behind Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and Jeff Bezos.
His net worth was $68.6 billion on January 1, according to Bloomberg.
Now, it's $108 billion, according to Bloomberg.
By March, Arnault had already added over $14 billion to his net worth, pushing his net worth ahead of Buffett's according to Bloomberg.
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In July, Arnault overtook Bill Gates to become the second-richest person in the world, Business Insider reported.
Arnault is now one of only six people to ever hold one of the top two spots on Forbes' billionaires list, according to the magazine. The others are Bezos, Gates, Buffett, Zara cofounder Amancio Ortega, and Mexican telecom magnate Carlos Slim Helu.
Arnault has made $39 billion so far in 2019, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Bill Gates, for comparison, who currently sits in spot No. 3, has made $16 billion so far in 2019. And Jeff Bezos, who holds onto his spot as No. 1, has lost about $1 billion, according to the Index.
Arnault's wealth has increased by $39 billion so far in 2019. That's equivalent to Apple's App Store and Google Play combined revenue in the first half of 2019, as reported by TechCrunch.
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