10 richest women in the world

Richest Woman in the world net worth

Now we'll take a closer look at the lifestyles and desires of millionaires around the world. We're looking at the world's richest women in this list.

It's possible that all of the top slots on Forbes' affluent list are occupied by men. However, some of these business women are competing tough and making huge fortunes.

So, as we honour independent women and some extremely fortunate heiresses, we also honour sisters who are doing it for themselves.

Let's take a look at the top ten wealthiest ladies on the planet.

Personal wealth is a combination of earnings, home ownership, marriage ties, and business ownership. All of these figures are current as of 2021.

So, let's not spend any more time and get ready to be inspired by them.

L'Oreal heiress Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, the world's richest woman, had the largest monetary gain among women whose fortune is linked to public stocks.

Since last March, the stock price of L'Oreal, in which she and her family own a 33 percent interest, has risen about 40%, boosting Bettencourt's net worth to $24.7 billion.

Despite her enormous charity activities during the pandemic, MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, grew wealthier this year.

Scott, who has pledged to give away her fortune "until the safe is empty," gave approximately $6 billion to charity around the United States in 2020.

:1: Françoise Bettencourt Meyers & family

Age : 67

Source : L’OREAL

Bettencourt is the major stakeholder in L'Oréal Paris. It is the world's largest beauty and cosmetics brand. As a result, she is the worlds richest woman and the 14th richest individual.

L'Oréal Paris was founded by her grandfather, Eugene Schueller. When her grandfather died in 1957, her mother (Liliane Bettencourt) and socialite inherited the company from him.

Her mother died in 2017 Since then, she has been running the company.

Profits for the $33.6 billion corporations (2020 sales) decreased 6% in 2020, largely owing to consumers losing their appetite for makeup during the quarantine pandemic. 

Considering this, the stock rose 38% as a result of improving cosmetics demand, particularly for skincare products. She has been serving as a member of the L'Oreal board of directors since 1997.

:2: Alice Walton

Net Worth : $68.1 Billion

Age : 71

Citizenship of : USA

Source : WALMART

Alice Walton is another American heiress who has earned great fortune over her life. According to Forbes, Walton is the world's second-wealthiest woman after inheriting Walmart's fortune.

It was claimed in 2016 that Alice held nearly $11 billion in Walmart stock. Her way of learning and working is appreciable, Alice, on the other hand, proved herself that she made for high profile business.

She has a BA degree in business and finance in San Antonio, Texas at Trinité University. Alice began her financial career as a stock analyst and money manager for First Commerce Corporation.

In a drunk driving accident that killed a woman in the past, Alice was arrested in 1989, but no charges have been laid, similar to Jacqueline Mars.

As the richest woman in the world, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers has taken over Sam Walton's daughter, but it still made $7.4 billion with more than a 5% rise in the Walmart stock in the last year since mid-March 2020.

According to the retailer, free delivery as part of an Amazon Prime-like membership programme helped raise online sales by 69 percent in the year through January 2021.

:3: MacKenzie Scott

Net Worth : $53 Billion

Age : 50

Citizenship of : USA

Source : AMAZON

MacKenzie Scott, who is ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. She is separated in 2019.

She became the pandemic's most generous philanthropist, donating $5.8 billion to 500 nonprofit organisations across the United States. 

She is also supporting issues such as racial equality, LGBTQ+ rights, and public health.

MacKenzie just remarried, and her new husband, science instructor Dan Jewett, has pledged to give away a large portion of her income for social cause.

:4: Julia Koch & family

Net Worth : $46.4 Billion

Age : 58

Citizenship of : USA

Source : KOCH INDUSTRIES

Julia Koch, the widow of David Koch who died in 2019. She and her children own a 42 percent share in Koch Industries.

It became this year America's largest private company by revenue. She is a member of the $115 billion (2019 sales) conglomerate's board of directors.

David's elder brother Charles is chairman and has a 42 percent share in the company.

:5: Miriam Adelson

Net Worth : $38.2 Billion

Age : 75

Citizenship of : USA

Source : CASINOS

Adelson now owns 56 percent of casino operator Las Vegas Sands, which was formerly owned by her late husband, Sheldon Adelson, who died in January at the age of 87.

Due to statewide lockdowns, the company's two Vegas casinos and resorts lost $985 million in the second quarter of 2020.

The casinos reopened in June 2020, but the business concluded the year with a net loss of $1.69 billion, compared to a profit of $2.7 billion the year before. 

In March, Las Vegas Sands stated that it would sell its Vegas hotels for $6.25 billion in order to focus on Asia, where its company is substantially larger.

:6: Jacqueline Mars

Net Worth : $31.3 Billion

Age : 81

Citizenship of : USA

Source : CANDY, PET FOOD

Jacquelyn Mars is an heiress from the United States who was born in 1939 to Forest and Audrey Mars. Frank C.

Mars, her grandfather, established the American Candy Company in 1911. Jacqueline has lived a life of luxury thanks to her wealthy forefathers.

Mars was in a car accident with six other vehicles in 2013. One person died, and a pregnant mother tragically lost her baby.

Jacqueline pleaded guilty to careless driving in court. Her body was clean, with no evidence of alcohol, drugs, or medicines. She is thought to have fallen asleep in the car.

Mars Incorporated, the $40 billion (sales) confectionery, pet care, and food corporation best known for M&Ms and Skittles, is owned by Jacqueline Mars and her brother John.

Mars Incorporated purchased snack bar company KIND North America for an undisclosed sum in November 2020, three years after taking a minority stake.

:7: Yang Huiyan & family

Net Worth : $29.6  Billion

Age : 39

Citizenship of : CHINA

Source : REAL ESTATE

Country Garden Holdings, a Chinese real estate developer, is owned by Yang Huiyan, who owns around 58 percent of the company.

Since 2007, her father, the company's founder, has been passing her shares in the company. The epidemic caused a nearly 14% drop in stock prices.

Yang is also the chairman of Bright Scholar Education Holdings, a publicly-traded education company in the United States.

:8: Susanne Klatten

Net Worth : $27.7 Billion

Age : 58

Citizenship of : GERMANY

Source : BMW, PHARMACEUTICALS

Car sales increased after a fall during the epidemic, resulting in a $10.9 billion increase in the BMW heir's fortune.

In 2020, the German automaker reported revenues of almost $119 billion, and its stock price has jumped by more than 93 percent since mid-March.

Her mother, Johanna Quandt, who was married to Herbert Quandt, who leads BMW to success in the luxury automobile market, left her a 19.1% stake in the company.

Klatten, an M.B.A. entrepreneur, led in the transformation of her grandfather's Altana AG, which she now owns entirely, into a world-class specialty chemicals company.

:9: Gina Rinehart

Net Worth : $23.6  Billion

Age : 76

Citizenship of : AUSTRALIA

Source : MINING

Gina Rinehart Hancock is the chairperson of Hancock Prospecting, which her father, Lang Hancock, founded.

Gina inherited 76.6 percent of the company when her father died, with the remaining 23.4 percent going to the Hope Margaret Hancock Trust, which was named after her mother.

Gina has been ranked as Australia's wealthiest woman for over five years. For a new initiative, she recently received $15.4 billion in funding.

Rinehart intends to open the massive Roy Hill Mine, which will raise her wealth even further.

Rinehart, Australia's richest person, is the chair of Hancock Prospecting Group, a mining and agriculture corporation founded by her father, iron-ore pioneer Lang Hancock (died in 1992).

The epidemic hit the iron ore business in early 2020, but the market has since recovered, helping to raise the value of her estimated 77 percent stake in the company.

:10: Iris Fontbona & family

Net Worth : $23.3 Billion

Age : 78

Citizenship of : CHILE

Source : MINING

Iris Balbina Fontbona González is a Chilean actress who was born in 1942.

She is now a very powerful woman thanks to her marriage to the now-deceased Andrónico Luksic Abaroa, the founder of the Luksic Group. Iris was the one who inherited his vast fortune after he died.

That isn't to say she didn't assist her husband in making his fortune. Fontbona is an experienced businesswoman, having built the company into Chile's second-largest bank.

She is the world's largest brewer, the manager of the world's largest copper mines, and the owner of the world's largest shipping firm.

So, while marriage may have given Iris the opportunity to grow, she played a significant role in earning such personal fortune.

Fontbona has re-entered the top ten richest women in the world after her fortune decreased in early 2020.

She is the widow of Andrónico Luksic, a mining and beverage magnate who died in 2005. 

She and her children own Antofagasta, a Chilean mining firm with $5.1 billion in sales in 2020. Fontbana also owns a majority position in Quienco, a Chilean conglomerate with interests in banking, brewing, and manufacturing.

Conclusion

We didn't want to include it in the additional information because none of the women in our top ten are self-made. Zhou Qunfei of China, who founded lens technology and is worth $6 billion, is the world's richest self-made woman. More female billionaires are needed.

You have read the top ten wealthiest women on the planet. I hope you find at least one element of the list to be inspirational.

Whether it's through hard work, wise investing, or well-planned relationships, you can get money.

These women have proved that with hard work and resourcefulness, you can live the luxurious lifestyle you wish. 

Now, consider this: do you believe it is more difficult for women to become self-made billionaires?

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