Richest Women in the World

See 463 of the world's richest women, ranked by estimated net worth, with country, industry, and global rank.

463 billionaires · showing top 100·Updated Sep 5, 2026
#NameNet WorthGlobal RankCountryIndustrySource of Wealth
1Alice Walton$118B#16United StatesFashion & RetailWalmart
2Francoise Bettencourt Meyers$95.6B#22FranceFashion & RetailL'Oréal
3Julia Koch$84.6B#26United StatesDiversifiedKoch, Inc.
4Iris Fontbona$49.4B#37ChileMetals & MiningMining
5Rafaela Aponte-Diamant$45.4B#40SwitzerlandLogisticsShipping
6Jacqueline Mars$43B#45United StatesFood & BeverageCandy, pet food
7Abigail Johnson$41.6B#48United StatesFinance & InvestmentsFidelity
8Savitri Jindal$41B#49IndiaMetals & MiningSteel
9Miriam Adelson$33.5B#65United StatesGambling & CasinosCasinos
10Marilyn Simons$32.5B#67United StatesFinance & InvestmentsHedge funds
11MacKenzie Scott$32.5B#68United StatesTechnologyAmazon
12Lyndal Stephens Greth$32.3B#70United StatesEnergyOil & gas
13Elaine Marshall$32.2B#71United StatesDiversifiedKoch Inc.
14Melinda French Gates$30.8B#77United StatesTechnologyMicrosoft
15Zheng Shuliang$26.1B#95ChinaMetals & MiningAluminum products
16Gina Rinehart$25.7B#99AustraliaMetals & MiningMining
17Susanne Klatten$25.5B#101GermanyAutomotiveBMW, pharmaceuticals
18Vicky Safra$25.5B#103GreeceFinance & InvestmentsBanking
19Christy Walton$22B#123United StatesFashion & RetailWalmart
20Diane Hendricks$21.7B#127United StatesConstruction & EngineeringBuilding supplies
21Renata Kellnerova$19.9B#137Czech RepublicFinance & InvestmentsFinance, telecommunications
22Zhong Huijuan$19.2B#145ChinaHealthcarePharmaceuticals
23Kwong Siu-hing$17.9B#152Hong KongReal EstateReal estate
24Zhou Qunfei$17.7B#156Hong KongTechnologySmartphone screens
25Beate Heister$17.3B#161GermanyFashion & RetailSupermarkets
26Nancy Walton Laurie$17.2B#163United StatesFashion & RetailWalmart
27Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken$16.7B#174NetherlandsFood & BeverageHeineken
28Daniela Amodei$15.5B#193United StatesTechnologyArtificial intelligence
29Laurene Powell Jobs$15.5B#199United StatesTechnologyApple, Disney
30Elizabeth Johnson$14.4B#216United StatesFinance & InvestmentsFidelity
31Ann Walton Kroenke$14B#225United StatesFashion & RetailWalmart
32Sandra Ortega Mera$13.1B#240SpainFashion & RetailZara
33Antonia Ax:son Johnson$13.1B#241SwedenDiversifiedDiversified
34Wang Laichun$12.3B#262Hong KongTechnologyElectronics components
35Lee Boo-jin$12.1B#266South KoreaTechnologySamsung
36Sherry Brydson$12.1B#267CanadaMedia & EntertainmentThomson Reuters
37Trudy Cathy White$12B#270United StatesFood & BeverageChick-fil-A
38Francine von Finck$11.9B#274GermanyFinance & InvestmentsInvestments
39Carrie Perrodo$11.8B#280FranceEnergyOil
40Randa Duncan Williams$11.7B#286United StatesEnergyPipelines
41Kirsten Rausing$11.6B#291SwedenFood & BeveragePackaging
42Dannine Avara$11.6B#298United StatesEnergyPipelines
43Milane Frantz$11.6B#299United StatesEnergyPipelines
44Lee Seo-hyun$11.5B#304South KoreaTechnologySamsung
45Hong Ra-hee$11.4B#309South KoreaTechnologySamsung
46Magdalena Martullo-Blocher$11.1B#317SwitzerlandManufacturingChemicals
47Nadia Thiele$10.9B#324GermanyFinance & InvestmentsInvestments
48Victoria Mars$10.8B#332United StatesFood & BeverageCandy, pet food
49Valerie Mars$10.8B#333United StatesFood & BeverageCandy, pet food
50Marijke Mars$10.8B#334United StatesFood & BeverageCandy, pet food
51Pamela Mars$10.8B#335United StatesFood & BeverageCandy, pet food
52Denise York$10B#357United StatesSportsSan Francisco 49ers
53Pauline MacMillan Keinath$9.77B#365United StatesFood & BeverageCargill
54Judy Faulkner$9.63B#371United StatesTechnologyHealthcare software
55Blair Parry-Okeden$9.59B#374United StatesMedia & EntertainmentMedia, automotive
56Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala$9.3B#396MexicoFood & BeverageBeer, investments
57Marie Besnier Beauvalot$9.13B#408FranceFood & BeverageCheese
58Tamara Gustavson$9.1B#410United StatesServiceSelf storage
59Elisabeth DeLuca$9.03B#413United StatesFood & BeverageSubway
60Rekha Jhunjhunwala$8.85B#424IndiaFinance & InvestmentsInvestments
61Lynsi Snyder$8.67B#434United StatesFood & BeverageIn-N-Out Burger
62Rahel Blocher$8.64B#437SwitzerlandManufacturingChemicals
63Massimiliana Landini Aleotti$8.44B#448ItalyHealthcarePharmaceuticals
64Zeng Fangqin$8.31B#458Hong KongTechnologySmartphone components
65Marie-Hélène Habert-Dassault$8.22B#465FranceDiversifiedDiversified
66Sofie Kirk Kristiansen$8.2B#467DenmarkManufacturingLego
67Agnete Kirk Thinggaard$8.2B#468DenmarkManufacturingLego
68Tatyana Kim$8.12B#473RussiaFashion & RetailE-commerce
69Karen Pritzker$8.1B#474United StatesFinance & InvestmentsHotels, investments
70Denise Coates$8.09B#477United KingdomGambling & CasinosOnline gambling
71Thai Lee$7.96B#490United StatesTechnologyIT provider
72Gayle Benson$7.94B#492United StatesSportsNew Orleans Saints
73Tanya Saadé Zeenny$7.93B#495FranceLogisticsShipping
74Maria Fernanda Amorim$7.87B#498PortugalDiversifiedEnergy, investments
75Alexandra Schoerghuber$7.78B#511GermanyReal EstateReal estate
76Zong Fuli$7.66B#518ChinaFood & BeverageBeverages
77Zhou Chaonan$7.66B#519ChinaManufacturingManufacturing
78Marian Ilitch$7.58B#527United StatesFood & BeverageLittle Caesars Pizza
79Melanie Perkins$7.56B#528AustraliaTechnologySoftware
80Maria Angelicoussis$7.49B#532GreeceLogisticsShipping
81Elizabeth Uihlein$7.45B#537United StatesManufacturingPackaging materials
82Dona Bertarelli$7.44B#539SwitzerlandHealthcareBiotech and investments
83Taylor Thomson$7.35B#544CanadaMedia & EntertainmentThomson Reuters
84Jayshree Ullal$7.21B#552United StatesTechnologyComputer networking
85Ronda Stryker$7.07B#576United StatesHealthcareMedical equipment
86Edythe Broad$7B#583United StatesDiversifiedHomebuilding, insurance
87Johnelle Hunt$6.61B#611United StatesLogisticsTrucking
88Peggy Cherng$6.57B#616United StatesFood & BeverageFast food
89Katharina von Baumbach$6.53B#620GermanyHealthcarePharma
90Ulrike von Baumbach$6.53B#625GermanyHealthcarePharma
91Isabel Boehringer$6.53B#629GermanyHealthcarePharmaceuticals
92Barbara Boehringer$6.53B#631GermanyHealthcarePharmaceuticals
93Christiane Schoeller$6.44B#642GermanyMedia & EntertainmentPublishing
94Margaretta Taylor$6.37B#647United StatesMedia & EntertainmentMedia, automotive
95Katharine Rayner$6.37B#648United StatesMedia & EntertainmentMedia, automotive
96Renate Reimann-Haas$6.35B#650GermanyFashion & RetailConsumer goods
97Margot Birmingham Perot$6.29B#659United StatesTechnologyComputer services, real estate
98Anna Viegener$6.23B#667GermanyManufacturingplumbing/HVAC
99Gwendolyn Sontheim Meyer$6.15B#672United StatesFood & BeverageCargill
100Annette Lerner$6.14B#675United StatesReal EstateReal estate

About these estimates

Net worth figures use the latest available Forbes estimate, with Bloomberg used only when a current Forbes value is unavailable. Estimates can change as markets move or source data is revised.