Richest people in France
57 billionaires worth a combined $548B, ranked by Forbes real-time estimates on October 11, 2026. Bernard Arnault & family leads at $116B.
Ranking
| Name | Rank | Net worth | Since 2026 list | Age | Source | Country |
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| Bernard Arnault & family | 15 | $116B | -$55.2B | 77 | LVMH | France |
| Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family | 21 | $91.6B | -$8.4B | 73 | L'Oréal | France |
| Alain Wertheimer | 55 | $39.4B | -$1M | 78 | Chanel | France |
| Gerard Wertheimer | 55 | $39.4B | -$1M | 75 | Chanel | France |
| François Pinault & family | 108 | $24.0B | -$5.5B | 90 | Luxury goods | France |
| Emmanuel Besnier | 115 | $23.0B | -$5.3B | 56 | Cheese | France |
| Xavier Niel & family | 226 | $13.8B | -$752M | 59 | Internet, telecom | France |
| Carrie Perrodo & family | 309 | $11.4B | +$1.2B | 75 | Oil | France |
| Laurent Dassault | 467 | $8.2B | -$830M | 73 | Diversified | France |
| Marie-Hélène Habert-Dassault | 471 | $8.1B | -$894M | 61 | Diversified | France |
| Thierry Dassault | 471 | $8.1B | -$894M | 69 | Diversified | France |
| Jean-Michel Besnier | 479 | $8.0B | -$1.9B | 59 | Cheese | France |
| Marie Besnier Beauvalot | 479 | $8.0B | -$1.9B | 46 | Cheese | France |
| Jacques Saadé Jr | 485 | $7.9B | +$26M | 55 | Shipping | France |
| Rodolphe Saadé | 485 | $7.9B | +$26M | 56 | Shipping | France |
| Tanya Saadé Zeenny | 485 | $7.9B | +$26M | 58 | Shipping | France |
| Stéphane Bancel | 550 | $7.2B | +$5.2B | 54 | Biotech, vaccines | France |
| Patrick Drahi | 553 | $7.2B | -$1.2B | 63 | Telecom | France |
| Vincent Bolloré & family | 568 | $7.0B | -$2.8B | 74 | Investments | France |
| Mohed Altrad | 630 | $6.4B | -$334M | 78 | Scaffolding, cement mixers | France |
| Alain Merieux & family | 665 | $6.2B | -$1.1B | 88 | Pharmaceuticals | France |
| Michel Leclercq & family | 807 | $5.3B | -$823M | 87 | Sporting goods | France |
| Olivier Pomel | 876 | $4.9B | +$2.3B | 49 | Cloud computing | France |
| Danielle Bellon & family | 883 | $4.9B | +$587M | 86 | Food services | France |
| Marc Ladreit de Lacharriere | 987 | $4.4B | -$205M | 85 | Finance | France |
| Gilles Martin | 1071 | $4.0B | +$262M | 62 | Laboratory services | France |
| Bernard Fraisse & family | 1080 | $3.9B | -$965M | 70 | Pharmaceuticals | France |
| Norbert Dentressangle & family | 1110 | $3.8B | -$191M | 72 | Transport, logistics | France |
| Anne Beaufour | 1144 | $3.7B | -$796M | 63 | Pharmaceuticals | France |
| Louis Le Duff | 1269 | $3.3B | -$659M | 80 | Bakeries | France |
| Martin Bouygues | 1284 | $3.3B | -$998M | 74 | Construction, media | France |
| Olivier Bouygues | 1317 | $3.2B | -$970M | 76 | Construction, media | France |
| Christian Latouche & family | 1518 | $2.8B | -$36M | 86 | Accounting services | France |
| Charles Edelstenne & family | 1602 | $2.6B | +$185M | 88 | Aviation | France |
| Daniel Rocher | 1655 | $2.5B | -$109M | 72 | cosmetics | France |
| Bris Rocher | 1655 | $2.5B | -$109M | 47 | cosmetics | France |
| Francois Feuillet & family | 1772 | $2.3B | -$683M | 77 | Motorhomes, RVs | France |
| Helena Dassault | 1910 | $2.2B | -$249M | 36 | Inherited | France |
| Remi Dassault | 1910 | $2.2B | -$249M | 25 | Diversified | France |
| Natacha Nikolajevic | 1932 | $2.1B | -$173M | 59 | Inherited | France |
| Alex Bouaziz | 2026 | $2.0B | +$40M | 33 | HR Software | France |
| Alain Taravella | 2127 | $1.9B | -$761M | 78 | Real estate development | France |
| Philippe Ginestet & family | 2165 | $1.9B | -$95M | 72 | Retail stores | France |
| Arthur Mensch | 2291 | $1.8B | $0M | 34 | Artificial intelligence | France |
| Guillaume Lample | 2291 | $1.8B | $0M | 36 | Artificial intelligence | France |
| Timothée Lacroix | 2291 | $1.8B | $0M | 35 | Artificial intelligence | France |
| Stephane Courbit | 2322 | $1.8B | -$17M | 61 | Entertainment | France |
| Yves-Loic Martin | 2367 | $1.7B | +$142M | 60 | Laboratory services | France |
| Clément Delangue | 2404 | $1.7B | n/a | 38 | AI models | France |
| Julien Chaumond | 2404 | $1.7B | n/a | 42 | AI models | France |
| Thomas Wolf | 2404 | $1.7B | n/a | 41 | AI models | France |
| Jean-Pierre Cayard & family | 2469 | $1.7B | -$748M | 83 | Spirits | France |
| Eric Hémar | 2906 | $1.3B | -$383M | 63 | Logistics | France |
| Edouard Carmignac | 3131 | $1.2B | -$47M | 79 | Asset management | France |
| Christian Louboutin | 3242 | $1.1B | -$14M | 63 | Shoes | France |
| Jacques Merceron-Vicat & family | 3336 | $1.0B | n/a | 88 | cement | France |
| Cesar Maklary | 3372 | $1.0B | n/a | 29 | AI datacenter builder | France |
Wealth by industry
- Fashion & Retail: 10 billionaires, $323B combined, richest Bernard Arnault & family
- Food & Beverage: 5 billionaires, $44.0B combined, richest Emmanuel Besnier
- Diversified: 6 billionaires, $30.8B combined, richest Laurent Dassault
- Logistics: 5 billionaires, $28.9B combined, richest Jacques Saadé Jr
- Healthcare: 6 billionaires, $26.8B combined, richest Stéphane Bancel
- Telecom: 2 billionaires, $21.0B combined, richest Xavier Niel & family
- Technology: 9 billionaires, $18.5B combined, richest Olivier Pomel
- Finance & Investments: 4 billionaires, $15.4B combined, richest Vincent Bolloré & family
- Construction & Engineering: 4 billionaires, $13.9B combined, richest Mohed Altrad
- Energy: 1 billionaires, $11.4B combined, richest Carrie Perrodo & family
- Service: 1 billionaires, $4.9B combined, richest Danielle Bellon & family
- Manufacturing: 1 billionaires, $2.6B combined, richest Charles Edelstenne & family
- Automotive: 1 billionaires, $2.3B combined, richest Francois Feuillet & family
- Real Estate: 1 billionaires, $1.9B combined, richest Alain Taravella
- Media & Entertainment: 1 billionaires, $1.8B combined, richest Stephane Courbit
Questions people ask
Who is the richest person in France?
Bernard Arnault & family is the richest person in France, worth $116B on October 11, 2026, according to Forbes real-time estimates. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family is next at $91.6B.
How many billionaires are there in France?
Forbes tracks 57 billionaires in France as of October 11, 2026, worth a combined $548B. The median net worth among them is $3.7B.
Are billionaires in France getting richer this year?
The 52 of them who were also on the 2026 Forbes billionaires list are down 13.7% (-$86.2B) together since that list, comparing each person's real-time worth with their figure on it.
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