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Billionaires in France
There are 57 ranked billionaires in France in our records, with combined latest estimates of $556 billion. The richest is Bernard Arnault at $118 billion as of October 2026.
Ranked
57
Combined
$556B
Self-made
28
Women
9
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Richest people in France
| World rank | Name | Net worth | Source of wealth | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Bernard Arnault 77 LVMH | $118B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | LVMH | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 21 | Françoise Bettencourt Meyers 73 L'Oréal (inherited) | $94.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | L'Oréal (inherited) | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 53 | Alain Wertheimer 78 Chanel (inherited) | $39.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Chanel (inherited) | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 54 | GĂ©rard Wertheimer 75 Chanel (inherited) | $39.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Chanel (inherited) | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 105 | François Pinault 90 Kering, Groupe Artemis | $24.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Kering, Groupe Artemis | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 111 | Emmanuel Besnier 56 Lactalis (inherited) | $23.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Lactalis (inherited) | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 214 | Xavier Niel 59 Internet, telecom | $13.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Internet, telecom | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 273 | Carrie Perrodo 56 Oil | $11.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Oil | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 454 | Laurent Dassault 73 Diversified | $8.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Diversified | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 460 | Marie-Hélène Habert-Dassault 61 Diversified | $8.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Diversified | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 461 | Thierry Dassault 69 Diversified | $8.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Diversified | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 471 | Jean-Michel Besnier 59 Cheese | $8.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cheese | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 472 | Marie Besnier Beauvalot 46 Cheese | $8.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cheese | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 487 | Jacques Saadé Jr 55 Shipping | $7.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Shipping | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 488 | Rodolphe Saadé 56 Shipping | $7.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Shipping | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 489 | Tanya Saadé Zeenny 58 Shipping | $7.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Shipping | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 539 | Patrick Drahi 63 Telecom | $7.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Telecom | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 549 | Stéphane Bancel 54 Biotech, vaccines | $7.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Biotech, vaccines | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 561 | Vincent Bolloré 74 Investments | $7.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Investments | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 622 | Mohed Altrad 56 Scaffolding, cement mixers | $6.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Scaffolding, cement mixers | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 627 | Alain MĂ©rieux 88 Pharmaceuticals | $6.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 790 | Michel Leclercq 87 Sporting goods | $5.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Sporting goods | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 863 | Danielle Bellon 86 Food services | $5.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Food services | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 928 | Olivier Pomel 49 Cloud computing | $4.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cloud computing | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 975 | Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière 85 Finance | $4.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Finance | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1065 | Gilles Martin 63 Laboratory services | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Laboratory services | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1082 | Bernard Fraisse 70 Fareva | $3.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Fareva | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1107 | Norbert Dentressangle 72 Transport, logistics | $3.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Transport, logistics | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1116 | Anne Beaufour 63 Pharmaceuticals | $3.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1258 | Louis Le Duff 80 Bakeries | $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Bakeries | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1271 | Martin Bouygues 74 Construction, media | $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Construction, media | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1306 | Olivier Bouygues 76 Construction, media | $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Construction, media | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1503 | Christian Latouche 86 Accounting services | $2.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Accounting services | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1550 | Charles Edelstenne 88 Aviation | $2.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Aviation | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1642 | Daniel Rocher 72 Cosmetics | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cosmetics | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1643 | Bris Rocher 48 Cosmetics | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cosmetics | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1760 | Francois Feuillet 77 Motorhomes, RVs | $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Motorhomes, RVs | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1841 | Helena Dassault 36 Inherited | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Inherited | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1842 | Remi Dassault 25 Diversified | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Diversified | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1865 | Natacha Nikolajevic 59 Inherited | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Inherited | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2001 | Alex Bouaziz 33 HR Software | $2.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | HR Software | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2090 | Alain Taravella 78 Real estate development | $2.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate development | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2143 | Philippe Ginestet 72 Retail stores | $1.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Retail stores | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2269 | Arthur Mensch 34 Artificial intelligence | $1.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Artificial intelligence | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2272 | Guillaume Lample 36 Artificial intelligence | $1.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Artificial intelligence | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2274 | Timothée Lacroix 35 Artificial intelligence | $1.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Artificial intelligence | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2325 | Yves-Loic Martin 60 Laboratory services | $1.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Laboratory services | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2342 | Jean-Pierre Cayard 83 Spirits | $1.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Spirits | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2349 | Stephane Courbit 61 Entertainment | $1.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Entertainment | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2388 | Clément Delangue 38 AI models | $1.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | AI models | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2391 | Julien Chaumond 42 AI models | $1.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | AI models | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2392 | Thomas Wolf 41 AI models | $1.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | AI models | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2895 | Eric HĂ©mar 63 Logistics | $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Logistics | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3106 | Édouard Carmignac 79 Asset management | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Asset management | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3217 | Christian Louboutin 63 Shoes | $1.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Shoes | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3318 | Jacques Merceron-Vicat 88 Cement | $1.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cement | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3355 | Cesar Maklary 29 AI datacenter builder | $1.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | AI datacenter builder | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
Questions people ask
Who is the richest person in France?
Bernard Arnault is the richest person in France in the BillionaireList ranking, with a latest public estimate of $118 billion dated October 2026.
How many billionaires are there in France?
57 people associated with France are ranked here: their latest public estimate is above one billion dollars and dated on or after 1 September 2026. Older estimates are not counted.
Which industries do billionaires in France come from?
Diversified (29), Technology (9), Fashion and luxury (8) lead in our records.
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