Lars Larsen, who died in August 2019, was a Danish entrepreneur with a net worth of $4 billion.
The JYSK retail conglomerate was founded and owned by Lars Larsen, who went on to become a billionaire.
During his lifetime, Lars Larsen was the second richest person in Denmark and the 363rd richest person globally. He was raised on a potato farm and worked as an apprentice at a bedding store.
Despite his lack of financial resources, he encouraged the creation of his own bed linen stores.
On April 2, 1979, Larsen inaugurated his first bedding warehouse in Aarhus, Jutland.