While the health crisis linked to Covid-19 has further accentuated the economic inequalities of French households, the very rich do not seem to be affected by the pandemic. Each year, the magazine Challenges publishes its ranking of the 500 most important fortunes in France. In total, they together accumulate 1,002 billion euros. An impressive amount that is up 5% compared to last year.

In the most opulent, it is possible to find according to the classification:

From now on, to be able to be part of this very private club, it will be necessary to have at least 200 million euros, against 19 million in 1996, indicates the MoneyVox media. The slideshow below presents the 5 richest French people according to Challenges magazine. Their wealth is indicated in euros.