Bernard Arnault and Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, the richest man and woman in the world
Françoise Bettencourt-Meyers, heiress of the luxury group L'Oréal, and Bernard Arnault, Chairman and CEO of the LVMH group. They are the richest man and woman in the world, according to the annual Forbes ranking for 2023. AFP - FRANCOIS GUILLOT,ERIC PIERMONT
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Double for the France: Bernard Arnault, CEO of the world's number one luxury LVMH, and Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, heiress of L'Oréal, are, with their family, the richest man and woman in the world, a "first", according to the annual Forbes ranking for 2023, published on Tuesday, April 4.
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In 2023, Bernard Arnault's fortune is estimated at $ 211 billion. The boss of LVMH dethrones Elon Musk, $ 180 billion. The boss of Tesla saw his shares melt after the acquisition of Twitter. Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, 114 billion, now occupies the third place on the podium.
As for Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, eleventh fortune in the world with 80.5 billion dollars, she becomes for the third consecutive year the richest woman on the planet. Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, who succeeded her mother, Liliane, at the head of the L'Oréal empire.
Forbes makes its ranking based on stock prices and exchange rates. This double performance testifies to the strength of the French economy, despite the crisis, says the magazine. Moreover, the France brings together a fine line-up of billionaires, including François Pinault, founder of the luxury group Kering or the brothers Alain and Gérard Wertheimer, the bosses of Chanel.
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— Forbes (@Forbes) April 4, 2023
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