Fifty-three is the number of billionaires in France. This year, eleven newcomers are entering the ranking of the biggest fortunes on the planet, published this Friday by the magazine Forbes. A ranking dominated by far and wide by Bernard Arnault, elected for the second year in a row “the richest man in the world” with his 215 billion euros ($233 billion), sorry.
For the first time, the heirs of Olivier Dégal, who died in 2021 in a helicopter accident, are included in the list. These are his children Helena and Rémi and his widow Natacha Nikolajevic. Between them, they now weigh 2.5 billion dollars, according to the magazine.
Heirs and CEOs
Daniel and Bris Rocher are also among the ten new French entrants. They inherited the Yves Rocher cosmetics empire with a fortune estimated at $2.4 billion.
Then comes the Peugeot family: Marie-Hélène Peugeot-Ronconi, the daughter of industrialist Pierre Peugoet, and Robert Peugeot, the current president of Peugeot Invest. The first is credited with 1.4 billion dollars, the second with 1.3 billion.
Luxury shoe and handbag designer Christian Louboutin is also on the list ($1.2 billion), as are Bernard Charlès, CEO of the Dassault Systèmes group, and Jean Madar, founder of the company Interparfums ( 1.1 billion). Finally, Phillippe Bénacin (1 billion) also enters the ranking for the first time.