Forbes Announces Top 10 Richest Women In The World. Know Their Net Worth
The much-awaited Forbes Annual List of the World’s Billionaires of 2022 is out! And the time has come when I feast on some khayali pulao and fantasise about what I would do if I was a billionaire. If not one, I can most definitely dream about it, can’t I? Well, As much as I would know which businessmen made it to this list and what do they do for a living, I am more interested in knowing the names of the businesswomen added to it. Out of the 2,668 billionaires on the list this year, 327 are women. Look at the sheer difference in the numbers here! Without wasting any more time, let’s get to know the top 10 richest women in the world as per Forbes List.
Top 10 Richest Women In The World
1. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers hails from France and stood as the richest woman on the planet for the second time in a row. She is the granddaughter of the founder of the major beauty brand L’Oréal and has a net worth of $74.8 billion.
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2. Alice Walton
Alice Walton is Walmart founder Sam Walton’s daughter and her fortune increased by $3.5 billion last year. Her current net worth is $65.3 billion.
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3. Julia Koch
Julia Koch is the wife of the late philanthropist and conservative donor David Koch and her net worth is $60 billion.
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4. MacKenzie Scott
MacKenzie Scott is the former wife of Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos and the couple got divorced in 2019. She is also one of the biggest philanthropists in the world and her net worth stands at $43.6 billion.
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5. Jacqueline Mars
Jacqueline Mars is the granddaughter of Frank C Mars who was the founder of the popular pet food and candy range and Mars Incorporated. She has inherited one-third of the company and her net worth is $31.7 billion.
6. Gina Rinehart
Gina Rinehart hails from Australia and is the head of the mining and agriculture company Hancock Prospecting Group with her net worth amounting to $30.2 billion.
7. Miriam Adelson
Miriam Adelson is the wife of the late Republican Sheldon Adelson who also was a kingmaker and casino magnate and her net worth amounts to $27.5 billion.
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8. Susanne Klatten
She is the owner of the 19% stake in the German automobile company BMW and also owns the pharmaceuticals company Altana with a net worth of $24.3 billion.
9. Iris Fontbona
Iris hails from Chile and is the wife of the late Andrónico Luksic who built mining and beverages businesses. Her net worth is $22.8 billion.
10. Abigail Johnson
She is the CEO of Fidelity Investments and her net worth is $21.2 billion.
