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Apr 2, 2024 · See the top 10 list of the world's wealthiest women, led by L'Oréal heiress Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, who gained $19 billion in the past year. Learn about their sources of wealth, inheritances, philanthropy and newcomers like Taylor Swift and Lisa Su.
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Find out who are the richest women in the world according to Forbes magazine rankings. See the net worth, citizenship, source and world rank of the top 10 female billionaires as of 2023, 2022 and 2021.
- Francoise Bettencourt Meyers
- Alice Walton
- Julia Koch
- Mackenzie Scott
- Jacqueline Mars
- Gina Rinehart
- Miriam Adelson
- Susanne Klatten
- Iris Fontbona
- Abigail Johnson
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Country: France
Bettencourt Meyers is the richest woman on the planet for the second year running. She’s the granddaughter of the founder of beauty giant L'Oréal and first appeared on the World’s Billionaires List in 2018, following the death of her mother, Liliane Bettencourt, then the world's wealthiest woman.
Country: U.S.
The daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton, Alice Walton’s fortune is up by an estimated $3.5 billion over the past year thanks to rising Walmart stock. She was the world’s richest woman in 2020, but lost her spot to Bettencourt Meyers.3.
Country: U.S.
Julia Koch, the widow of conservative donor and philanthropist David Koch, and her children own a 42% stake in Koch Industries, the second-largest private company in the U.S. David’s older brother, Charles Koch, is chairman and also owns a 42% stake.
Country: U.S.
Since divorcing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in 2019, Scott has become one of the most prolific philanthropists in history. She’s donated $12.5 billion to more than 1,250 organizations in less than two years.
Country: U.S.
Mars inherited an estimated one-third of Mars Incorporated, the candy and pet food conglomerate behind M&M’s and brands like IAMS and Pedigree. The company was founded by her grandfather, Frank C. Mars, in 1911.
Country: Australia
Rinehart chairs Australian mining and agriculture company Hancock Prospecting Group, which was founded by her father Lang Hancock (d. 1992). For years, she has been embroiled in a court battle against her adult children over a family trust, which will continue until at least next year; a judge reportedly delayedtheir next court date to 2023.
Country: U.S.
The widow of Republican kingmaker and casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, Miriam now owns her late-husband’s nearly 50% stake in Las Vegas Sands following his death in early 2021. Two months after Adelson died, the company agreed to sell its marquee assets in Las Vegas, including the Venetian Resort and the Sands Expo and Convention Center, for $6.25 billion in an effort to focus on the Asia market.
Country: Germany
Susanne Klatten owns about 19% of German automaker BMW, which she inherited from her mother Johanna Quandt and father Herbert Quandt, the industrialist who is credited with rescuingBMW from bankruptcy in 1959. Klatten also owns chemicals company Altana.
Country: Chile
Fontbona is the widow of Chilean magnate Andrónico Luksic, who died of cancer in 2005 after building a fortune in mining and beverages. She and her family own copper mines in Chile through Antofagasta Plc, which trades on the London Stock Exchange. They also own a majority stake in Quiñenco, a publicly-traded Chilean conglomerate that does business in banking, beer and manufacturing.
Country: U.S.
Abigail Johnson has been CEO of Fidelity Investments since 2014 after taking over for her father Ned Johnson III, who died in March. She owns an estimated 24.5% stake in the firm, which has $4.2 trillion in managed assets and was founded by her grandfather in 1946.
See the list of the 10 richest women in the world, including heiresses, entrepreneurs and philanthropists. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers tops the ranking with $74.8 billion, followed by Alice Walton and Julia Koch.
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- Françoise Bettencourt Meyers & family. Net Worth: $80.5 Billion | Age: 69 | Source of wealth: L'Oréal | Citizenship: France. The L'Oréal heir keeps the title of the world’s richest woman, for the third year in a row, thanks to a 12% rise in the cosmetics giant’s stock since last year.
- Julia Koch & family. Net Worth: $59 Billion | Age: 60 | Source of wealth: Koch Industries | Citizenship: U.S. The widow of David Koch (d. 2019) owns 42% of conglomerate Koch Industries alongside her three adult children.
- Alice Walton. Net Worth: $56.7 Billion | Age: 73 | Source of wealth: Walmart | Citizenship: U.S. She inherited a stake in Walmart from her father, cofounder Sam Walton (d.
- Jacqueline Mars. Net Worth: $38.3 Billion | Age: 83 | Source of wealth: Candy, pet food | Citizenship: U.S. Mars and her brother, John Mars, each own an estimated one-third of candy and pet food multinational giant Mars Inc., which produces candy staples like M&M’s, Hubba Bubba and Snickers.
Feb 5, 2024 · Alice Walton tops the list of the 330 wealthiest women in the world with a net worth of $92.3 billion, followed by L'Oréal heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers and Julia Koch. See the full ranking of the richest female billionaires by country, company and industry.
Sep 3, 2024 · Find out who are the wealthiest women in the world and how they made their fortunes from various industries, such as cosmetics, retail, energy, and shipping. See their net worths, sources of wealth, and profiles as of June 14, 2024.
Women account for just over 13% of the world’s billionaires. They are richer than ever before.
