LOST PROPERTY | M6 | 66 minutes

In 2021, 35 million objects were mislaid in France. Most frequently in the street, in shops and on the Metro. Unfortunately, only 3% were returned to their owners. What’s more, it’s estimated that 5 billion euros vanish into the air.

But is this inevitable? In Marseille a new platform is putting losers into contact with finders. So, has France’s second city found the magic wand? Big backers of high-tech are also moving into the market. Sometimes it just needs a “tracker” badge to trace your desperately missed possession.

Mixing misery with sharp business opportunity on the trail of lost property, we bring you a report from Grégory Cohen.