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Maria Franca Fissolo

Maria Franca Fissolo

Maria Franca Fissolo (#1742)

Global Rank #1742
Country Rank #51
Country Italy

Maria Franca Fissolo is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

  • $ 2 B
  • Nutella, chocolates
  • Italy
  • F
  • 91 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #1,742
Country Rank #51
Net Worth $2.4B
Previous Worth $2.4B
Worth Change +$0.0B
Country Italy
Industry Nutella, chocolates
Age 91 Years
Gender F
Last Refreshed 09 Sep 2026, 12:00 AM
Citizenship Italy
Self Made Score 1
World Billionaires List Italy Billionaires Nutella, chocolates

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Personal Stats

Source Of Wealth Nutella, chocolates
Self Made Score 1
Citizenship Italy
Children 2
Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $2.4B
Current Net Worth $2.4B

About Me

Maria Franca Fissolo (d. 2026) was the widow of Michele Ferrero, who built Ferrero Group into one of the world's leading sweets companies. The firm is best known for its iconic Nutella chocolate-hazelnut spread, Kinder chocolates and Tic Tac mints. Michele Ferrero died in February 2015, leaving the majority of the business to his and Maria's son Giovanni, who now chairs the company. Giovanni and his brother, Pietro, had previously served as co-chief executives, until Pietro died in a biking accident in 2011. Giovanni stepped down as CEO in 2017. Maria, who lives in Monaco, is not actively involved in the business.

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Did You Know?

Prior to their marriage, Maria worked as Michele Ferrero's secretary.

Ferrero was founded in 1946 by Maria's father-in-law, Pietro. He started out selling a chocolate alternative, since the real stuff was too costly in war-torn Italy.

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Current Net Worth: $2.4B ()

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