Photos : From Rihanna to L'Oréal heiress Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, here are the richest women in the world
Influencer Kim Kardashian has amassed a $1.2 billion net worth.
Only 28% of women are considered ‘self-made’. Among them is singer, businesswoman and mother Rihanna, with an estimated fortune of $1.4 billion.
Melinda French Gates is an American philanthropist, former multimedia product developer and manager at Microsoft, and the ex-wife of its co-founder and billionaire Bill Gates. Her net worth is $11.1 billion.
According to the Forbes report, three-quarters of female billionaires inherited their fortune. Like Annette Lerner, widow of real estate developer and owner of the Washington Nationals baseball team, Ted Lerner who has a fortune of $6.5 billion.
Laurene Powell Jobs inherited her fortune from her late husband Steve Jobs, Apple Inc. co-founder. In 2021, Powell Jobs launched the Waverley Street Foundation to support organizations fighting against climate change. Laurene Powell Jobs is one of the most active female billionaires, her net worth is $14.2 Billion.
In 1982, Diane Hendricks co-founded ABC Supply along with her late husband, Ken Hendricks. Since her husband died in 2007, Diane continues to chair the company. Diane Hendricks has a net worth of $16.1 billion and ranks among the richest women in the world.
Savitri Jindal has a net worth of $20.3 billion. The 83-year-old is the widow of steel, power, cement and infrastructure company Jindal Group founder Om Prakash Jindal. She is a businesswoman and politician.
Abigail Johnson is the head of mutual fund giant Fidelity.
Abigail Johnson also made the rich-list with a net worth of $29 billion.
MacKenzie Scott has an estimated fortune of $24.4 billion.
Following her divorce from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in 2019, the 52-year-old has inherited a 4% stake in the company.
The 69-year-old Australian presides over the mining and agricultural company Hancock Prospecting Group and inherited the business from her father Lang Hancock.
With $27 billion in her pocket, Gina Rinehart moves up to eighth place.
The businesswoman owns 19% of German carmaker BMW, as well as Altana, a chemicals company founded by her grandfather.
The seventh richest woman on the planet is none other than Susanne Klatten with $27.4 billion.
The 77-year-old physician has also donated nearly a billion dollars to fund medical research and drug discovery, according to Forbes' estimates.
Next in line is the majority shareholder of Las Vegas Sands, the world's largest casino operator, Miriam Adelson, with $35 billion.
The 83-year-old American investor is worth less than $38.3 billion.
In fourth place is Jacqueline Mars who, with her brother John Mars, owns around a third of the multinational Mars Inc. producer of sweets such as M&M's, Hubba Bubba and Snickers.
The 73-year-old inherited a stake in Walmart from her father, co-founder Sam Walton, and also opened the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
Alice Walton follows close behind with an estimated fortune of $56.7 billion.
In second place is Julia Koch with $59 billion, and with good reason: David Koch's widow owns 42% of the Koch Industries conglomerate with her three adult children, according to Forbes.
The 61-year-old oversees the David H. Koch Foundation and has been appointed Administrator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in January 2023.
For the third year running, the 70-year-old businesswoman is the richest woman in the world.
Among the world's 337 female billionaires, L'Oréal heiress Françoise Bettencourt Meyers ranks first, with a fortune of $80.5 billion.
