Here are the richest billionaires

Each year, it is a highly anticipated classification. That of the greatest fortunes in France. The magazine Challenges published the list of 500 largest fortunes in 2025.

Who are the richest in France?

Several Breton appear in the list dominated, for once, by the Hermès family (163.4 billion euros). The Arnault familyat the head of the French multinational LVHM luxury is in second place with 116.7 billion euros.

Pinault always in the lead

On the Brittany side, François Pinault and his family There remain the greatest Breton fortune with a heritage valued at 15 billion euros. This is a big decline since the Costarmorican, creator of the luxury group Kering, had 23.6 billion euros in 2024.

The luxury group, of which it holds 42 %, experienced a dark year and given its course falling almost 50 % over a year, penalized by the big Gucci difficulties. To cope with the collapse of 62 % of Kering’s profit in 2024, more than 800 million euros in real estate assets in Paris were sold to the Ardian fund.

François Pinault, owner of Stade Rennais, is the only Breton to appear in the Top 10 national (9e place) of the classification of Challenges.

Who are the other billionaires in Brittany?

Years follow each other and look alike. As in 2022, 2023 and 2024, Vincent Bolloré (and his family) the second richest Breton. He is the 15th fortune of France with an estimated heritage to 9.75 billion euros.

“After the split of Vivendi, the family controls via their holding company more than 30 % of Canal+, Havas, Louis Hachette and Vivendi in Paris, but the scholarship did not salute this operation,” said Challenges.

The third richest Breton is François Perrodo (and his family). He is the president of the oil company Perenco.

The company was launched by his father, Hubert Perrodo, from Larmor-Baden (Morbihan). 45 years old, he appeared in 15th place in the charts with a fortune estimated to 9.1 billion euros.

The rest of the classification

Louis Le Duff (agrifood) is one of the few Bretons to see his fortune increase. It is 4th place in Brittany and 30th across France. His fortune is estimated at 4 billion euros. “Since 1976, Louis Le Duff has built an empire today bringing together more than 1,000 restaurants and bakeries. In 2024, its turnover exceeded 2.7 billion, up 27 %, ”details Challenges.

Then it is about Daniel Roullier (agrifood and fertilizing) with 3 billion, Bris Rocher and his family (cosmetics) with 1.9 billion eurosthe Savare family (wine industry) with 1.650 billion euros, Didier Tabary (cosmetics) points to 103 place in the charts with a fortune estimated at 1.3 billion euros, Bernard Charlès (digital) with 1.150 billion, Didier Ferré (hotel) and his family with 1.1 billion euros, Christian Roulleau (interim) and his family with 1 billion round.

Millionaires to complete the classification

Then they are no longer billionaires: Jean-Paul Bigard (agrifood) and family with 600 million euros, Jean-Claude Lenet (real estate) his family with 585 million euros and Yves Guillemot And his family (Ubisoft) with 265 million euros.

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