These Are the 10 Richest Women in the World
1. Liliane Bettencourt
Net worth: $39.5 billion
2. Alice Walton
Net worth: $33.8 billion
3. Jacqueline Mars
Net worth: $27 billion
4. Maria Franca Fissolo
Net worth: $25.2 billion
5. Susanne Klatten
Net worth: $20.4 billion
6. Laurene Powell Jobs
Net worth: $20 billion
7. Gina Rinehart
Net worth: $15 billion
8. Abigail Johnson
Net worth: $14.4 billion
9. Iris Fontbona
Net worth: $13.7 billion
10. Beate Hesiter
Net worth: $13.6 billion
Forbes magazine annually ranks the world's wealthiest female billionaires. This list uses the Real Time ranking, based on Forbes data. As of 7 February 2016, there are 167 women in the world's billionaires, down from 187 in October 2015.[1] The increase and decrease are compared to the 2015 Forbes Real Time ranking on 6 June 2016. Since Liliane Bettencourt died 21 September 2017, her only child and heiress, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers has a fortune evaluated at US$29 400 000 000.[2] The top 24 women billionaires (as of 21 September 2017) are:
No.NameImageBirth dateNet worthUS$
(billions)+/-CitizenshipSourceWorld Rank
1Alice Walton
7 October 1949 (age 68)
37.90.1
United StatesWal-Mart 18 2Maria Franca Fissolo
1941 (age 75–76)
29.80.8
ItalyFerrero SpA 28 3Jacqueline Mars10 October 1939 (age 78) 26.01.6 United StatesMars, Inc. 31 4Susanne Klatten28 April 1962 (age 55) 22.80.6
GermanyAltana, BMW 38 5Laurene Powell Jobs
6 November 1963 (age 54) 20.20.3 United StatesApple Inc., The Walt Disney Company 47 6Yang Huiyan
1981
(age 35-36) 16.42.0
China, People's Republic ofCountry Garden Holdings 67 7Iris Fontbona1942/1943 (age 74–75) 16.12.5
ChileAntofagasta PLC 73 8Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken30 June 1954 (age 63) 15.60.6
NetherlandsHeineken International 76 9Gina Rinehart
9 February 1954 (age 63) 15.21.1
AustraliaHancock Prospecting 8110Abigail Johnson
19 December 1961 (age 56) 15.10.0 United StatesFidelity Investments 8411Blair Parry-Okeden1950 (age 66–67) 12.80.3 United StatesCox Enterprises 10712Massimiliana Landini Aleotti1942/1943 (age 74–75) 11.30.3 ItalyMenarini 13013Zhou Qunfei1970 (age 46–47) 10.40.9
Hong KongLens Technology 14014Katharine Rayner1944/45 (age 71–73) 8.50.2 United StatesCox Enterprises 17815Margaretta Taylor?
(age ?) 8.50.2
SwitzerlandCox Enterprises 17816Loretta Robinson1939/1940 (age 77–78) 8.10.7
CanadaRogers Communications 19017Sandra Ortega Mera19 July 1968 (age 49) 7.90.1
SpainZara 19618Kirsten Rausing6 June 1952 (age 65) 7.40.7
SwedenTetra Pak 21119Eva Gonda de RiveraUnknown 7.20.3
MexicoFEMSA 21920Savitri Jindal20 March 1950 (age 67) 6.91.0
IndiaJindal Group 22721Wu Yajun1964
(age 52–53) 6.60.06 China, People's Republic ofLongfor Properties 23422Pauline MacMillan Keinath31 July 1934 (age 83) 6.60.1 United StatesCargill 24023Ann Walton Kroenke18 December 1948 (age 69) 6.6 0 United StatesWal-Mart 24124Marian Ilitch3 January 1933 (age 84) 6.50.0 United StatesLittle Caesars
Who are the world's richest women?The richest woman in the world has died at the age of 94.
Heiress of the cosmetics firm L'Oreal, Liliane Bettencourt, had an estimated net worth of 33bn euros (£30bn; $40bn) when she died at her home in Paris, France, on Thursday.
So who is now the world's wealthiest woman? And who is leading the pack when it comes to the British?
The world's richest women
1. Alice Walton - net worth $33.8bn (£25bn)
She sat in 17th place on this year's Forbes list of the world's billionaires , three places behind Ms Bettencourt, but has now taken the top spot as the world's richest woman.
The only daughter of Sam Walton, founder of US supermarket giant Walmart, the 67-year-old American has an estimated net worth of $33.8bn.
However, unlike her brothers, she has moved away from the family company and focused on the arts, becoming the chairman of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in the family's hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas.
2. Jacqueline Mars - net worth $27bn (£20bn)
At number 26 on the Forbes list, the 77-year-old owns a third of the world's largest confectioner - the other two thirds were split between her brothers until Forrest Junior's death last year.
She worked for the family firm for almost 20 years and stayed on the board up until 2016.
Now she is described as a philanthropist, sitting on boards for the Washington National Opera and the National Archives, among others.
3. Maria Franca Fissolo - net worth $25.2 (£19bn)
The first European on the list, this Italian is the widow of Michele Ferrero - of Ferrero Roche fame.
The company, which also makes Nutella, Kinder and Tic-Tacs, is now run by her son Giovanni.
But she spends her time living in Monaco.
4. Susanne Klatten - net worth $20.4bn (£15bn)
The second European on the list, this 55-year-old German has a mixture of cars and pharmaceuticals to thank for her wealth.
She inherited 50% of chemical company Altana AG when her parents died, while she and her brother also own almost 50% of BMW.
She has since taken Altana private, making it all hers, as well as buying up stakes in a number of other companies - from wind power to graphite production - ensuring her spot on the list.
5. Laurene Powell Jobs - net worth $20bn (£15bn)
Back to the US for the fifth spot - or 40th in the world - and we have the widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
The 53-year-old started the Emerson Collective, which pushes causes on social reform and environmental issues.
She also co-founded College Track, which helps disadvantaged students get into further education.
As well as her 0.7% share in Apple, she also owns 4% of Disney.
The UK's wealthiest women
1. Kirsty Bertarelli - net worth £11.5bn
When it comes to British born riches, top of the pack is this former Miss UK.
She sits in sixth place on the Sunday Times Rich List for 2017 alongside her husband Ernesto, who made his fortune in pharmaceuticals.
The 46-year-old from Staffordshire is a singer-songwriter and co-wrote the All Saints hit Black Coffee, which reached number one in the UK singles chart.
2. Denise Coates - net worth £5bn
In 2016, the 49-year-old from Stoke-on-Trent became the highest-earning businesswoman in UK history, bringing in £117.5m from salary and dividends.
Sitting at 22 on the Sunday Times's list with her father Peter and brother John, she stands alone of the Forbes list globally at 522 thanks to founding gambling website Bet365.
She lives in Cheshire with her husband, Richard Smith, who also serves as the firm's property director, and her five children.
3. Lady Charlotte Wellesley - net worth £3.8bn
It was this 26-year-old's first entrance to the rich list this year after marrying Colombian-American billionaire Alejandro Santo Domingo.
But the Duke of Wellington's daughter comes from a royal line as a descendant of Queen Victoria.
She graduated from Oxford with a degree in archaeology and anthropology and has worked as a photographer's assistant, as well as sailing in the Fastnet Race in 2011.
4. Lady Christina Green - net worth £2.8bn
She sits on the list alongside her husband Sir Philip Green in 41st place.
The family has been marred in controversy of late, due to Sir Philip's involvement in the collapse of BHS.
She owns all the family shares in Taveta Investments - which includes shares in Topshop, Burton and Dorothy Perkins.
5. Sarah Dawson - net worth £1.9bn
And at number 67 on the Sunday Times's list - but fifth place for Britain's richest woman - Sarah Dawson takes her place alongside her husband Chris.
Mr Dawson was a former market trader but made his money through creating The Range discount stories, despite never achieving any qualifications at school.
She owns 40% of the business and last year the couple paid themselves £100m dividend.
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