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Ivgar Kamprad is the founder of Ikea. Kamprad is classified as the richest man in Europe, and the fourth richest man in the world. According to Forbes magazine, Kamprad is worth $33 Billion in US currency. Ivgar Kamprad was born in 1926 on Småland, Sweden. Kamprad’s first job was selling matches to the town on his bike. Kamprad started purchasing his matches from Stockholm, where he found that they were cheaper to purchase in bulk. Kamprad soon expanded his buisness, adding fish, Christmas decorations, seeds and ball point pens to the list.