Ingvar Feodor Kamprad ( pronunciation (help·info)) (born March 30, 1926) is a Swedish entrepreneur who is the founder of the home furnishing retail chain IKEA. As of 2009 he is the richest person in Europe and the 5th wealthiest person in the world according to Forbes magazine, with an estimated net worth of around US$22 billion.
Ingvar Kamprad was born in Pjätteryd in Älmhult Municipality and grew up on a farm called Elmtaryd (now spelled Älmtar...
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Ingvar Feodor Kamprad ( pronunciation (help·info)) (born March 30, 1926) is a Swedish entrepreneur who is the founder of the home furnishing retail chain IKEA. As of 2009 he is the richest person in Europe and the 5th wealthiest person in the world according to Forbes magazine, with an estimated net worth of around US$22 billion.
Ingvar Kamprad was born in Pjätteryd in Älmhult Municipality and grew up on a farm called Elmtaryd (now spelled Älmtaryd), near the small village of Agunnaryd in Ljungby Municipality in the province of Småland, Sweden.
Kamprad began to develop a business as a young boy, selling matches to neighbors from his bicycle. He found that he could buy matches in bulk very cheaply from Stockholm, sell them individually at a low price and still make a good profit. From matches, he expanded to selling fish, Christmas tree decorations, seeds and later ballpoint pens and pencils. When Kamprad was 17, his father gave him a reward for succeeding in his studies . He used this...
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