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Quote 500: Crypto Billionaire Passes Heineken Heiress for Richest Person in Netherlands

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Crypto entrepreneur Jean-Louis van der Velde has surpassed Heineken heiress Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken as the richest Dutch person in the world, according to the 30th edition of the Quote 500 - the annual list of the 500 wealthiest Dutch by the business magazine Quote.

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After years at the top, Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken has been knocked off the top spot in the Quote 500 by a Dutchman shrouded in mystery. Jean-Louis…

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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The 500 richest Dutch people have become even richer over the past year, the Netherlands has more billionaires, and this year the richest Dutch person is no longer Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken but a newcomer: Jean-Louis van der Velde, who made his money with cryptocurrencies. This is evident from the annual list of the 500 wealthiest Dutch people compiled by business magazine Quote. The total wealth of the 500 richest Dutch people amounts to 3…

·Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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The Netherlands has 56 billionaires, four more than last year. And a virtually unknown crypto billionaire dethrones Heineken subsidiary Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken as the richest person in the Netherlands after fourteen years, according to the latest Quote 500.

·Rotterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Crypto billionaire Jean-Louis van der Velde dethrones Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken as the richest Dutch person. In the new edition of the Quote 500 list of the wealthiest people published this morning, the 62-year-old's net worth is estimated at 26 billion euros. This makes him twice as wealthy as the Heineken heiress, who held the top spot for years. "He didn't come entirely out of nowhere," says Tim Jansen of Quote.

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Quote broke the news on Monday, October 26, 2026.
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