A magazine of the heirs, houses and rituals of modern wealth

Live · No. 12 · The DDW Heirs List

The Bettencourt Meyers Family Net Worth in 2026, and Who Inherits

Updated 29 Oct 2026
$100.6bn
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers & family · Forbes, 29 Oct 2026

Forbes puts Françoise Bettencourt Meyers and her family at $100.6bn. Her sons, Jean-Victor and Nicolas, stand to inherit from her; no split is published.

Family stake
34.76% at 24 Mar 2025Premium Beauty News
Holding company
Téthys, L’Oréal’s largest shareholderFortune
Jean-Victor
Vice-chairman since 2025L’Oréal
Nicolas
Director since 2020L’Oréal

Timeline

  1. Jean-Victor joins the supervisory board of Téthys, the family holding company. L’Oréal

  2. Jean-Victor becomes a director of L’Oréal. L’Oréal

  3. Their grandmother, Liliane Bettencourt, dies; their mother becomes L’Oréal’s heiress. Forbes

  4. Their mother announces she will leave L’Oréal’s board. Fortune

  5. Jean-Victor becomes vice-chairman; Téthys takes his mother’s board seat. Premium Beauty News

Changelog · last reviewed 29 Oct 2026
  1. Became a standing file.