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Xavier Niel & family

France 58 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth: Internet, telecom
Industry: Telecom
Residence: Paris
Marital Status: Single
Children: 3

Assets

Ateme

563,000 shares @ -

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ATEME-FR
Mediawan

2,094,000 shares @ -

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MDW-FR
Millicom Intl Cellular

67,988,000 shares @ -

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TIGO-US
Teract

2,500,000 shares @ -

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TRACT-FR
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield

37,560,000 shares @ -

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URW-FR
Vodafone-GBP

676,974,000 shares @ -

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VOD-GB

Biography

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.

About

Niel used to own Parisian peep shows.