Explore Xavier Niel net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! Xavier Niel (born 25 August 1967) is a French billionaire businessman active in the telecommunications as well as technology sector. He is best known as the founder as majority owner of French Internet service provider as well as Operator of mobile phones Iliad operating with the Free brand (France’s second-largest ISP and third largest mobile service provider). Niel is also the co-owner of Le Monde, the newspaper Le Monde, and co-owner of the rights to the hit song “My Way” and owner of Monaco Telecom. He is the deputy chief strategy officer and chairman for Iliad. In this article, we will discover how old is Xavier Niel? Who is Xavier Niel dating now & how much money does Xavier Niel have?
| Name | Xavier Niel |
| First Name | Xavier |
| Last Name | Niel |
| Occupation | Businessperson |
| Birthday | August 25 |
| Birth Year | 1967 |
| Place of Birth | Maisons-Alfort |
| Home Town | Île-de-France |
| Birth Country | France |
| Birth Sign | Leo |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Parents | Camille Fernande Perrot, Michel Niel |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Known |
| Children(s) | Elisa Niel |
Xavier Niel Biography
Xavier Niel is one of the most popular and richest Businessperson who was born on August 25, 1967 in Maisons-Alfort, Île-de-France, France. The year 1999 was the time he founded Free in 1999, in 1999, a French Internet service company. The name was derived due to the fact that internet access was free, which created a tensions with others (non-free) French Internet providers as well as caused some doubts about the business model of Free. The year 2002 was the time that Free introduced a broadband plan for a very low cost (EUR29.99 monthly) and was the standard in the market. In the same year, Free developed and launched the Freebox which was the first multi-service triple-play box in France. The free modem had given the company an impressive customer portfolio and many were opting to use broadband to improve their ease of use.
In late 2010 Niel was a member of a group of investors which acquired a controlling stake in the newspaper Le Monde.
In March 2010, Xavier Niel cofounded with Jeremie Berrebi Kima Ventures, a fund dedicated to invest in 50 to 100 startups a year everywhere in the world. Kima Ventures already invested in 330 companies from February 2010 to August 2014 in 32 countries. Business Insider described Xavier Niel and Jeremie Berrebi as almost certainly the most active angel investors in the world.
He was in 1999 when he created Online in 1999, an French hosting company.
Following the acquisition of a company that was later rebranded Iliad SA, Xavier Niel introduced in 1996 the first reversed directory service for the Minitel. The service brought in 1 million euros in annual revenue for Iliad until the closure of the minitel’s existence in France in 2012. Niel remains Iliad’s main shareholder, with 63.93 percent of the share capital.
On 28 May 2004, Xavier Niel was indicted and detained for a month for alleged procuring and misuse of company assets, which occurred in several sex shops in which he was a shareholder. On 30 August 2005, a Nolle prosequi was pronounced for the procuring part of his indictment, while on 13 October 2006, he was given a 2 years suspended prison sentence for the misuse of company assets.
Xavier Niel Net Worth
Xavier is one of the richest Businessperson from France. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Xavier Niel's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)
He was a part of the 1995 made a bet into the very initial Internet Service Provider in France, World-NET, created the prior year Sebastien Socchard Philippe Langlois and Pierre Seguret. The company was sold that year, just before the Internet bubble burst.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Businessperson |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
In 2013, Niel created a school named 42, which is a free tech school with no teachers, no books, no tuition for 1000 people every year.
In 2014, Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) sold its 55% economic interest in Monaco Telecom to NJJ Capital, an investment vehicle controlled by Xavier Niel for US$445 million.
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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Xavier Niel born in a middle class family, his father is a jurist in a pharmaceutical laboratory, and his mother is an accountant. He studied in the 12th arrondissement of Paris at the Saint-Michel-de-Picpus Catholic private high school.
Who is Xavier Niel Dating?
According to our records, Xavier Niel is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of January 13, 2024, Xavier Niel’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Xavier Niel. You may help us to build the dating records for Xavier Niel!As of April 2020, his net worth is estimated at US$6.7 billion.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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| Height | Unknown |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
In 2012, he created Free Mobile, which revolutionizes mobile telephony in France, with a 25 US$ plan, including unlimited voice calls, text and data (3G/4G).
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Xavier Ranked on the list of most popular Businessperson. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in France. Xavier Niel celebrates birthday on August 25 of every year.
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