Founder compares 18 startup locations: France ranks 17th, taking just €58.7K of a €100K profit
tibo_maker · x · 2026-10-05
Developer tibomaker compared taxes across 18 startup locations on €100K profit: Dubai nets €99,187, Singapore €91,796, Zug €85,514, Lisbon €71,488, San Francisco €67,183 — while Paris yields only €58,757, ranking France 17th.
He argues the French debate about "will millionaires leave over taxes" misses the point: the real question is where the next generation of 25-year-old builders will create products, since they can go anywhere with no strings attached. A Frenchman himself, he's staying but wants France to become a place founders move to. He also launched a free tool to run your own numbers.
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