The founder of the Swedish furniture chain has died.
Ingvar Kamprad has passed away at the age of 91.
The Swedish founder of Ikea has passed away in his hometown of Småland in Sweden.
According to BBC, the billionaire was born in 1926 and founded the Swedish furniture giant at the age of 17.
A statement from Ikea said that Kamprad had "peacefully passed away at his home".
The statement included: "He worked until the very end of his life, staying true to his own motto that most things remain to be done..
"Ingvar Kamprad was a great entrepreneur of the typical southern Swedish kind - hard working and stubborn, with a lot of warmth and a playful twinkle in his eye."
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