Xavier Niel & family
Internet, telecom · Paris
Net worth
$14.8B
Today
+$8M+0.06%Past month
+$921M+6.64%As of Nov 11, 2026, 1:50 PM EST
Xavier Neil owns telecoms giant Iliad, the parent company of Free, one of France's largest internet service providers. His portfolio also includes ownership of Monaco Telecom and Orange Switzerland, the latter of which he acquired in 2014 for $2.9 billion and renamed Salt. Niel also owns stakes in French newspaper LeMonde, British telecoms company Vodafone and Paris-based commercial real estate firm Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield. His early venture WorldNet was France's first Internet provider. He started it in 1993 at age 25 and exited seven years later for $50 million.
Net worth over time
Principal holdings
7 positions| Company | Industry | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Millicom Intl Cellular NASDAQ: TIGO | Telecom | 40.8% | $6.0B |
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield EURONEXT PARIS: URW-FR | Telecom | 27.0% | $4.0B |
Private and other holdings | Telecom | 24.9% | $3.7B |
Vodafone-GBP LONDON: VOD-GB | Telecom | 7.1% | $1.0B |
Mediawan EURONEXT PARIS: MDW-FR | Telecom | 0.2% | $27M |
Ateme EURONEXT PARIS: ATEME-FR | Telecom | 0.1% | $8M |
Teract EURONEXT PARIS: TRACT-FR | Telecom | 0.1% | $8M |
Also known for
- Niel used to own Parisian peep shows.