Private company

Chanel

French fashion house

Chanel ( shə-NEL, French: [ʃanɛl] ) is an Anglo-French luxury fashion house founded in 1910 by Coco Chanel in Paris. It is privately owned by French brothers, Alain and Gérard Wertheimer, through the holding company Chanel Limited, established in 2018 and headquartered in London.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

2010Founded1
  • IndustryWholesale trade (business-to-business) of clothing and footwear1
  • HeadquartersParis1
  • Founded inParis1
  • Websitewww.chanel.com
  • Legal formsociété par actions simplifiée1

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The story

Founded by Coco Chanel in 2010, in Paris.1

Leadership

Who has led Chanel, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Leena Nair2021–now
201520202025

Products and brands

  • clothing
  • costume jewelry
  • fashion accessory
  • jewelry
  • perfume

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Fondation d'entreprise Chanel

From Wikidata.1

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Chanel revenue by year1$19.7B in 2023+129% since 2016
0$5.0B$10.0B$15.0B$20.0B2016: $8.6B$8.6B20162017: $9.6B$9.6B2017+12%2018: $11.1B$11.1B2018+16%2019: $12.3B$12.3B2019+10%2020: $10.1B$10.1B2020−18%2021: $15.6B$15.6B2021+55%2022: $17.2B$17.2B2022+10%2023: $19.7B$19.7B2023+15%
  • 2023$19.7B1
  • 2022$17.2B1
  • 2021$15.6B1
  • 2020$10.1B1
  • 2019$12.3B1
  • 2018$11.1B1

Net income

Chanel net income by year1$4.7B in 2023+213% since 2016
0$2.0B$4.0B$6.0B2016: $1.5B$1.5B20162017: $1.8B$1.8B2017+19%2018: $2.2B$2.2B2018+21%2019: $2.4B$2.4B2019+11%2020: $1.4B$1.4B2020−42%2021: $4.0B$4.0B2021+190%2022: $4.6B$4.6B2022+14%2023: $4.7B$4.7B2023+3%
  • 2023$4.7B1
  • 2022$4.6B1
  • 2021$4.0B1
  • 2020$1.4B1
  • 2019$2.4B1
  • 2018$2.2B1

Timeline

  1. Dec 2021New chief executive Leena Nair becomes CEO1
  2. 2010Founded Founded in Paris1

Sources

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