The richest women in the world came into their wealth in a variety of ways; some married into the richest families, others inherited some of the biggest companies, and some built their now multi-billion dollar regimes from the ground up. The sources of their fortunes span a variety of industries, from technology to candy.
These are the people who don’t live ordinary lives. Whereas some of them are leading corporate giants making them household names, others choose to stay out of the limelight, making them relatively unknown to the general public. Either way, there’s something that makes them different – the billions of dollars they have to their names.
Here are the top 10 richest women in the world.
Rank | Name | Net Worth |
1. | Françoise Bettencourt Meyers | $73.6 billion |
2. | Alice Walton | $61.8 billion |
3. | Mackenzie Scott | $53 billion |
4. | Julia Koch | $46.4 billion |
5. | Miriam Andelson | $38.2 billion |
6. | Jacqueline Mars | $31.3 billion |
7. | Yang Huiyan | $29.6 billion |
8. | Susanne Klatten | $27.7 billion |
| 9. | Gina Rinehart | $23.6 billion |
10. | Iris Fontbona | $23.3 billion |
