01.04.24
L’Oréal heiress Françoise Bettencourt Meyers has become the first woman to amass a $100 billion fortune.
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, her wealth jumped up to $100.1 billion on December 28th after shares of L’Oréal SA rose to a record high.
Bloomberg ranks Bettencourt Meyers as the thirteenth richest person in the world, while Forbes ranks her as the fiftteenth richest person.
The 68-year-old French citizen is the vice chair of the board of L’Oréal, which her grandfather Eugène Paul Louis Schueller founded in 1909. She owns about 34.7% of L’Oréal’s stock.
Bettencourt Meyers is also president of her family’s philanthropic foundation, which champions France’s role in the advancement of the sciences and arts.
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, her wealth jumped up to $100.1 billion on December 28th after shares of L’Oréal SA rose to a record high.
Bloomberg ranks Bettencourt Meyers as the thirteenth richest person in the world, while Forbes ranks her as the fiftteenth richest person.
The 68-year-old French citizen is the vice chair of the board of L’Oréal, which her grandfather Eugène Paul Louis Schueller founded in 1909. She owns about 34.7% of L’Oréal’s stock.
Bettencourt Meyers is also president of her family’s philanthropic foundation, which champions France’s role in the advancement of the sciences and arts.
