For Centuries, France has always been known for its magnificent history and scenic beauty. Whether it it be Paris in depth or France as a whole, its a land of beautiful people with brilliant business strategies. France is the principal member of most leading industrialized nations of the world. It is due to the mixed economy of the world and has seventh largest economy because of its purchasing power parity.
Top ten richest people of France in 2016 are as shared below.
Liliane Bettencourt
Net worth: 37.6 billion dollars
Known for: Shareholder of L’Oréal Paris
She is a famous French heiress, businesswomen, philanthropist and socialite and is one of the richest women in the world. She was born in Paris and owns the world’s largest cosmetic company of the world L’Oréal Paris. She is married to Andre Bettencourt who is a famous French politician and used to serve as a cabinet minister I French government.
Bernard Arnault
Net worth: 31.7 billion dollars
Known for: CEO of LVMH
He is a famous businessman, collector, philanthropist, investor and business magnet. He is running Moet Hennessey Louis Vuitton since 1989. According to Forbes he is the 13th richest businessman of the world who is running his company very ambitiously and professionally.
Francois Pinault
Net worth: 15.8 billion dollars
Known for: Businessman
A famous businessman and art collector, Francois Pinault is a chief shareholder and honorary chairman of a leading retail chain in France. His company Artemis S.A holds Samsonite Luggage, Converse Shoes Company, Colorado Vail Ski Resort, and Chateau Latour.
Serge Dassault
Net worth: 16 billion dollars
Known for: CEO of Groupe Dassault
He is a famous 89 year old French senator who is also the CEO and chairman of Groupe Dassault. His company interests in making media products, software products and aerospace products.
Carrie Perrodo
Net worth: 11.2 billion dollars
Known for: Former model and businesswoman
She is a Singapore born French businesswomen and used to be a successful model of her time. She was also the founder of Carries models, a leading model agency that she later sold years ago. According to Forbes, she is ranked number 149 among the richest people of the world.
Alain Wertheimer
Net worth: 8.7 billion dollars
Known for: co-owner of Chanel
Alain Wertheimer along with his brother Gerard, he is the co-owner of House of Chanel and is among the principle investor of Bell & Ross. Both the brothers have inherited a horse racing stable called as La Presle Farm which is used for racing purposes in United States.
Gerard Wertheimer
Net worth: 8.7 billion dollars
Known for: Owner of Chanel
He is 63 years old and own Chanel along with his brother Alain Wertheimer. He is the head of his corporation and is responsible for looking after the watch division of the company.
Patrick Drahi
Net worth: 8.6 billion dollars
Known for: Self-Made Businessman
He is a Moroccan born business tycoon and has citizenships of both France and Israel. He is the founder and CEO of Luxembourg based telecom Group Corporation of France. He is ranked at number 60th in the list of world’s richest people according to Forbes survey.
Vincent Bollore
Net worth: 8.6 billion dollars
Known for: Chairman and CEO of Bollore
He is the head of Bollore group and found his company in 1822 after which he held the entire business on his own. It was his leadership characteristic and diversified empire that he is among 500 richest people of the world.
Xavier Neil
Net worth: 8.4 billion dollars
Known for: Chief strategy officer of Iliad
He is the most famous French entrepreneur and is very active in technology industry as well as telecommunication industry and is among the major shareholders of internet service provider Iliad.
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