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Stéphane Pacaud

French computer scientist and adult media entrepreneur (born 1978)

Stéphane Pacaud (born 17 September 1978 in Creusot) is a French computer scientist known for owning pornographic websites such as XVideos and XNXX, studios like Bang Bros, magazines like Penthouse, and companies like Private Media Group. As of 2025, Pacaud owns 100% of the shares of WGCZ Holding, which holds numerous subsidiary companies within the pornography industry.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Stéphane Pacaud (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Sep 17, 1978.1

About

According to Challenges magazine, Pacaud's fortune is estimated at 500 million euros, placing him among the top 500 richest French people.

From Wikipedia’s article on Stéphane Pacaud, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Career

Occupation: computer scientist.11 12

  • Until 2025Board member, WGCZ Holding5
  • 2017 to 2025Board member, WebGroup Czech Republic10
  • Date not recordedFounded XVideos3
  • Date not recordedBoard member, Krakovska RE 254
  • Date not recordedBoard member, WGCZ Limited6
  • Date not recordedBoard member, Sonesta Technologies7
  • Date not recordedBoard member, United Communication Hldg II8
  • Date not recordedBoard member, Traffic F9

Personal life

  • BornSep 17, 1978, Le Creusot13 14
  • CitizenshipFrance15

Little is known about Pacaud because he refused to give interviews to the press due to a lack of "trust" and "respect" for the media. He finally gave an interview to BFM TV in 2019. He reportedly lived in Manila in 2008 and around Zurich in 2012 before settling in Prague, Czech Republic, in 2009. He entered the pornographic industry in the early 2000s.

From Wikipedia’s article on Stéphane Pacaud (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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