10. Bettencourt (Estimated family net worth: $36 billion)
I only need one word to paint you a picture of how rich the Bettencourt family is: L’Oréal.
Back in 1907, Eugene Schueller started this legendary business. After he passed away, his daughter, Liliane Bettencourt, took over. However, she is not running the company anymore. She is suffering from dementia. Now, her only daughter is taking care of both her and her family company.
Liliane Bettencourt is not just the head of France’s richest family. She is also the richest widow and the richest woman in the world. She holds her family’s total net worth which is estimated around $36 billion.
Unfortunately, Liliane’s condition has been difficult to her and her family. Last year, the French court sentenced a celebrity photographer, François-Marie Banier, along with several former wealth managers for taking advantage of her mental state to steal millions of euros from her.
Regardless, the Bettencourts is still on the top ten of world’s richest families list with 33% ownership of the cosmetics empire.
