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 retail to technology.
These are the women 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 | $69.4 billion |
| 2. | Julia Flesher Koch & family | $67.1 billion |
| 3. | Alice Walton | $60.3 billion |
| 4. | Jacqueline Badger Mars | $48.3 billion |
| 5. | MacKenzie Scott | $33.4 billion |
| 6. | Miriam Andelson | $27.4 billion |
| 7. | Abigail Johnson | $21.1 billion |
| 8. | Susanne Klatten | $19.8 billion |
| 9. | Iris Fontbona & family | $19.3 billion |
| 10. | Gina Rinehart | $18.5 billion |
