9. France: 47 Billionaires
If you think Canada is doing good, wait until you learn the facts about France economy. Check this out: ranked 6th world’s largest economy, 2nd Europe’s largest economy, and the home of 31 out of 500 world’s biggest companies.
This country’s economy combines private enterprise with substantial state enterprise and government intervention. In general, French companies gained the key positions in banking and insurance industries (e.g. AXA and BNP Paribas).
From those and other business sectors, France GDP reaches $2.833 trillion. It put France as 6th world’s largest economy in nominal.
There are 47 billionaires in France. The number one on the list is Liliane Bettencourt. Meet the richest woman in the world with $36.1 billion of net worth from her L’Oreal company. She is also the 11th world’s richest people.
