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Bettencourt Meyers family
L'Oréal · France · founded 1909
The descendants of L'Oréal's founding chemist hold roughly a third of the company through Téthys.
Family fortune
$95B
Bloomberg Family Index, as of 2025-12-31
Generations
4
Documented members
5
Industries
Cosmetics
Founders, principals and heirs
Eugène Schueller
Founder · generation 1 · 1881–1957
Chemist who founded L'Oréal in 1909.
Liliane Bettencourt
Principal · generation 2 · 1922–2017
Sole heir and long-time principal shareholder.
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers
Principal · generation 3 · 1953–
Chair of Téthys and L'Oréal board member.
Jean-Victor Meyers
Heir · generation 4 · 1986–
L'Oréal board member.
Nicolas Meyers
Heir · generation 4 · 1988–
L'Oréal board member.
Legacy
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers became the first woman with a documented $100bn fortune in 2023.
Evidentiary standard
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