French Rich List
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Since 1996 the French weekly magazine Challenges has published the annual report "Les 500", a list of the richest people in France.
Forbes Rich List 2010
| # | Name | Net worth Net worth In business, net worth is the total assets minus total outside liabilities of an individual or a company. For a company, this is called shareholders' preference and may be referred to as book value. Net worth is stated as at a particular year in time... |
Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship is the state of being a citizen of a particular social, political, national, or human resource community. Citizenship status, under social contract theory, carries with it both rights and responsibilities... |
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| 1 | Bernard Arnault Bernard Arnault Bernard Arnault is a French business magnate who is best known as the chairman and CEO of the French conglomerate LVMH. According to Forbes Magazine, Arnault is the world's 4th and Europe's richest person, with a 2011 net worth of US$41 billion.-Education and business career:Arnault was born... |
US$27.5 billion | LVMH LVMH LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton S.A., better known as LVMH, is a French multinational luxury goods conglomerate headquartered in Paris, Île-de-France, France. The company was formed after the 1987 merger of fashion house Louis Vuitton with Moët Hennessy, a company formed after the 1971 merger... |
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| 2 | Liliane Bettencourt Liliane Bettencourt Liliane Bettencourt is a French heiress, socialite, businesswoman and philanthropist. She is one of the principal shareholders of L'Oréal and, with a fortune estimated at US$23.5 billion, is one of the wealthiest people in the world.-Biography:... |
US$20.0 billion | L'Oréal L'Oréal The L'Oréal Group is the world's largest cosmetics and beauty company. With its registered office in Paris and head office in the Paris suburb of Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France, it has developed activities in the field of cosmetics... |
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| 3 | François Pinault François Pinault François Pinault is a French businessman who runs the retail company PPR. He is a friend of former French President Jacques Chirac.... |
US$8.7 billion | PPR PPR (company) PPR is a French multinational holding company specializing in retail shops and luxury brands. The company was founded in 1963 by the businessman François Pinault and is now run by his son François-Henri Pinault. It is quoted on Euronext Paris and is a constituent of the CAC 40 index... |
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| 4 | Serge Dassault Serge Dassault Serge Dassault is a French entrepreneur and conservative politician. According to Forbes magazine, he was the 96th richest person in the world, with a net worth of $9.3 billion.... |
US$7.6 billion | Dassault | |
| 5 | Alain Alain Wertheimer Alain Wertheimer is a Jewish French businessman based in France who, with his brother Gerard own the controlling interest in the House of Chanel. The son of Jacques Wertheimer and Eliane Fischer, it was his grandfather Pierre who co-founded the Chanel business... and Gérard Wertheimer Gerard Wertheimer Gerard Wertheimer is a Jewish French businessman based in France who owns and controls the House of Chanel perfume company in partnership with his brother, Alain.... |
US$7.5 billion | Chanel Chanel Chanel S.A. is a French fashion house founded by the couturier Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, well established in haute couture, specializing in luxury goods . She gained the name "Coco" while maintaining a career as a singer at a café in France... |
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| 6 | Jean-Claude Decaux Jean-Claude Decaux Jean-Claude Decaux is a French entrepreneur who earned his fortune in advertising. He is the chair of the advertising firm JCDecaux, which is now run by his sons, Jean-François Decaux and Jean-Charles Decaux.-See also:* French Rich List... and family |
US$4.6 billion | JC Decaux | |
| 7 | Alain Mérieux | US$4.0 billion | BioMerieux BioMérieux bioMérieux is a multinational biotechnology company founded and headquartered in France and listed on the NYSE Euronext Paris stock exchange. The company specializes in the field of in vitro diagnostics for the medical and industrial sectors... |
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| 8 | Martin Bouygues Martin Bouygues Martin Bouygues, born 1952,is chairman and chief executive officer of the French company Bouygues; founded by his father Francis in 1952. In 2006 he was listed at the worlds 214th richest person, and a billionaire.... |
US$3.4 billion | Bouygues Bouygues Bouygues S.A. is a French industrial group headquartered in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. Bouygues is listed on Euronext Paris exchange and is a blue chip in the CAC 40 stock market index. The company was founded in 1952 by Francis Bouygues and since 1989 has been led by his son Martin... |
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| 9 | Pierre Bellon Pierre Bellon Pierre Bellon is the founder of Sodexo, a multinational food service and facilities management company. He founded the company in France in 1966. Sodexo is a public traded company on New York and Paris exchanges.... |
US$2.2 billion | Sodexho Sodexho Sodexo is a French multinational corporation headquartered in the Paris suburb of Issy-les-Moulineaux, France. Sodexo is one of the largest food services and facilities management companies in the world, with 380,000 employees, representing 130 nationalities, present on 34,000 sites in 80 countries... |
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| 10 | Philippe Foriel-Destezet Philippe Foriel-Destezet Philippe Foriel-Destezet is one of the world's richest people, according to a 2004 listing by Forbes. He owns 18% of the Swiss employment agency Adecco as well as a significant interest in AKILA Finance. With Klaus Jacobs, he was instrumental in bringing about the merger of the French agency,... |
US$2.0 billion | Adecco Adecco Adecco S.A. is a human resources company, based in Glattbrugg near Zurich, Switzerland. Adecco employs 700,000 temporary workers and contractors who are supplied to business clients, and has over 32,000 employees and 5,500 offices in 60 countries and territories around the world... |
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| 11 | Vincent Bolloré Vincent Bolloré Vincent Bolloré is a French industrialist, corporate raider and businessman.He heads the family investment group Bolloré and is ranked 736th richest person in the world according to Forbes, with an estimated fortune of US$1.7 billion... |
US$1.1 billion | Bolloré Bolloré Bolloré is a French investment and industrial holding group headquartered in Puteaux, on the western outskirts of Paris, France. The company, a paper-energy-plantations-logistics conglomerate, employs 28,000 people around the world.... |
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| 12 | Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière | US$1.1 billion | FIMALAC FIMALAC FIMALAC is a French credit rating and risk management corporation.-Biography:FIMALAC was created by Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière in 1991. He serves as the CEO, and holds 100% of the shares of the Fimalac Group, that holds ~80% of Fimalac. It is headquartered in Paris... |
Previous years
- Challenges Rich List 2005
- Challenges Rich List 2004
- Challenges Rich List 2003