Luciano Hang

Brazil's Luciano Hang has found success with department store chain Havan by focusing heavily on physical stores rather than online sales.

Hang cofounded Havan in 1986; today it employs approximately 20,000 people in over 150 locations.

Hang bought out his cofounder early on and today owns nearly all of Havan, which had about $1.9 billion in 2020 revenues.

Hang has many followers on social media; he regularly live streams about politics on Facebook and gets up to 1 million views.

Hang is a vocal supporter of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, a right-wing candidate who was elected in October 2018.