No. 95 overallNo. 15 in Business & Finance
Challenges
A French business weekly covering companies, the economy and wealth, including its annual ranking of the richest people in France.
76.2out of 1002026 score
Visit challenges.fr2026 scorecard
Each criterion is scored from 0 to 10. The weighted total gives the score out of 100. How we score
- Editorial quality25%
- 7.8
- Influence20%
- 7.6
- Trust & transparency15%
- 7.4
- Design & craft15%
- 7.6
- Digital experience15%
- 7.6
- Reach10%
- 7.6
7.8 × 25% + 7.6 × 20% + 7.4 × 15% + 7.6 × 15% + 7.6 × 15% + 7.6 × 10% = 76.2
At a glance
- Founded
- 1982
- Publisher
- Éditions Croque Futur (LVMH)
- Ownership
- LVMH completed its purchase of the publisher, Éditions Croque Futur, from Claude Perdriel on 30 December 2025, having held 40% since 2020. Journalists and economists have objected to the new owner's proposed changes to the title's 2013 editorial charter.
- Based in
- Paris, France
- Published
- Weekly
- Format
- Print and digital
- Language
- French
- Website
- challenges.fr
Ranking history
How Challenges has placed in each annual edition.
| Edition | Overall | In category | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | No. 95 | No. 15 in Business & Finance | 76.2 | First edition |
About the magazine
A French weekly covering business, the economy, markets and politics. It publishes an annual ranking of the 500 largest professional fortunes in France.
Sources for these facts
- founded (first issue July 1982, as Challenge)cbnews.fr
- publisher, weeklycbnews.fr
- editorial charter disputecbnews.fr
- print and digital weekly deliveryfr.themedialeader.com
- city (41 bis avenue Bosquet, Paris 7e)xerfi.com
- 500 fortunes ranking, 2026 editionlyoncapitale.fr
- new editorial director 2026cbnews.fr
Facts checked October 2026. Something out of date? Report a correction
