A look at the world's richest women
August 17, 2022
The richest woman in the world is L’Oréal heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers with a whopping $74.6 billion to her name, according to CEO World Magazine.
Following the French businesswoman is Alice Walton, who is the American heiress to the wealth of Walmart. She has a net worth of $61.8 billion.
Julia Koch is the third richest woman with an ownership of $57.9 billion. She is a philanthropist who inherited her wealth from her husband David Koch, who passed away in 2019.
The fourth wealthiest woman in the world is Mackenzie Scott, who is a philanthropist, an American novelist, and Jeff Bezos' ex-wife. She is worth $42.3 billion.
Jacqueline Mars, the granddaughter of the man who founded the world's largest candymaker Mars, is the fifth richest woman. Owning one-third of the company, her net worth is roughly $33.4 billion.
The following are the rest of the richest women in the world:
Gina Rinehart: $29.3 billion
Miriam Adelson: $28.5 billion
Susanne Klatten: $23.6 billion
Abigail Johnson: $21.5 billion
Iris Fontbona & family: $17.8 billion
Savitri Jindal & family: $16.5 billion
Fan Hongwei & family: $16.5 billion
Laurene Powell Jobs & family: $16.1 billion
Renata Kellnerova & family: $15.8 billion
Charlen de Carvalho-Heineken: $15.7 billion
Diane Hendricks: $13.1 billion
Kwong siu-hing: $13.0 billion
Wu Yajun: $11.1 billion
Yang Huiyan & family: $10.3 billion
Kirsten Rausing: $9.6 billion
Wang Laichun: $9.1 billion
Blair Parry-Okeden: $8.9 billion
Tamara Gustavson: $8.6 billion
Pauline MacMillan Keinath: $8.6 billion
Zhong Huijuan: $8.4 billion
