Laurent Dassault | son of Serge Dassault

Net worth: $7.7 billion

One of Serge Dassault’s four children, Laurent Dassault, inherited his father’s wealth in May 2018. Laurent holds a business law degree from Paris II-Assas University and trained with the French Air Force after college. In 1991, he joined Dassault Groupe, the family’s aerospace and software conglomerate, after 13 years in banking. Laurent, who has a net worth of $7.7 billion, is very involved in charitable and humanitarian organizations and is the president of One Drop France, Guy Laliberté’s charity.

His hobbies include creating, building, and innovating as well as collecting art. He has notable investments in Mirakl, Another Brain, Geosatis, and Carré d’Artistes. Laurent’s grandfather, Marcel, founded Dassault Aviation, a French aerospace company with proven dual expertise as a manufacturer of both military aircraft and business jets. The Dassault family also owns the daily newspaper Le Figaro as well as a private aeronautic company and vineyards.