Richest Women in the World
See 463 of the world's richest women, ranked by estimated net worth, with country, industry, and global rank.
| # | Name | Net Worth | Global Rank | Country | Industry | Source of Wealth |
| 1 | Alice Walton | $118B | #16 | United States | Fashion & Retail | Walmart |
| 2 | Francoise Bettencourt Meyers | $95.6B | #22 | France | Fashion & Retail | L'Oréal |
| 3 | Julia Koch | $84.6B | #26 | United States | Diversified | Koch, Inc. |
| 4 | Iris Fontbona | $49.4B | #37 | Chile | Metals & Mining | Mining |
| 5 | Rafaela Aponte-Diamant | $45.4B | #40 | Switzerland | Logistics | Shipping |
| 6 | Jacqueline Mars | $43B | #45 | United States | Food & Beverage | Candy, pet food |
| 7 | Abigail Johnson | $41.6B | #48 | United States | Finance & Investments | Fidelity |
| 8 | Savitri Jindal | $41B | #49 | India | Metals & Mining | Steel |
| 9 | Miriam Adelson | $33.5B | #65 | United States | Gambling & Casinos | Casinos |
| 10 | Marilyn Simons | $32.5B | #67 | United States | Finance & Investments | Hedge funds |
| 11 | MacKenzie Scott | $32.5B | #68 | United States | Technology | Amazon |
| 12 | Lyndal Stephens Greth | $32.3B | #70 | United States | Energy | Oil & gas |
| 13 | Elaine Marshall | $32.2B | #71 | United States | Diversified | Koch Inc. |
| 14 | Melinda French Gates | $30.8B | #77 | United States | Technology | Microsoft |
| 15 | Zheng Shuliang | $26.1B | #95 | China | Metals & Mining | Aluminum products |
| 16 | Gina Rinehart | $25.7B | #99 | Australia | Metals & Mining | Mining |
| 17 | Susanne Klatten | $25.5B | #101 | Germany | Automotive | BMW, pharmaceuticals |
| 18 | Vicky Safra | $25.5B | #103 | Greece | Finance & Investments | Banking |
| 19 | Christy Walton | $22B | #123 | United States | Fashion & Retail | Walmart |
| 20 | Diane Hendricks | $21.7B | #127 | United States | Construction & Engineering | Building supplies |
| 21 | Renata Kellnerova | $19.9B | #137 | Czech Republic | Finance & Investments | Finance, telecommunications |
| 22 | Zhong Huijuan | $19.2B | #145 | China | Healthcare | Pharmaceuticals |
| 23 | Kwong Siu-hing | $17.9B | #152 | Hong Kong | Real Estate | Real estate |
| 24 | Zhou Qunfei | $17.7B | #156 | Hong Kong | Technology | Smartphone screens |
| 25 | Beate Heister | $17.3B | #161 | Germany | Fashion & Retail | Supermarkets |
| 26 | Nancy Walton Laurie | $17.2B | #163 | United States | Fashion & Retail | Walmart |
| 27 | Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken | $16.7B | #174 | Netherlands | Food & Beverage | Heineken |
| 28 | Daniela Amodei | $15.5B | #193 | United States | Technology | Artificial intelligence |
| 29 | Laurene Powell Jobs | $15.5B | #199 | United States | Technology | Apple, Disney |
| 30 | Elizabeth Johnson | $14.4B | #216 | United States | Finance & Investments | Fidelity |
| 31 | Ann Walton Kroenke | $14B | #225 | United States | Fashion & Retail | Walmart |
| 32 | Sandra Ortega Mera | $13.1B | #240 | Spain | Fashion & Retail | Zara |
| 33 | Antonia Ax:son Johnson | $13.1B | #241 | Sweden | Diversified | Diversified |
| 34 | Wang Laichun | $12.3B | #262 | Hong Kong | Technology | Electronics components |
| 35 | Lee Boo-jin | $12.1B | #266 | South Korea | Technology | Samsung |
| 36 | Sherry Brydson | $12.1B | #267 | Canada | Media & Entertainment | Thomson Reuters |
| 37 | Trudy Cathy White | $12B | #270 | United States | Food & Beverage | Chick-fil-A |
| 38 | Francine von Finck | $11.9B | #274 | Germany | Finance & Investments | Investments |
| 39 | Carrie Perrodo | $11.8B | #280 | France | Energy | Oil |
| 40 | Randa Duncan Williams | $11.7B | #286 | United States | Energy | Pipelines |
| 41 | Kirsten Rausing | $11.6B | #291 | Sweden | Food & Beverage | Packaging |
| 42 | Dannine Avara | $11.6B | #298 | United States | Energy | Pipelines |
| 43 | Milane Frantz | $11.6B | #299 | United States | Energy | Pipelines |
| 44 | Lee Seo-hyun | $11.5B | #304 | South Korea | Technology | Samsung |
| 45 | Hong Ra-hee | $11.4B | #309 | South Korea | Technology | Samsung |
| 46 | Magdalena Martullo-Blocher | $11.1B | #317 | Switzerland | Manufacturing | Chemicals |
| 47 | Nadia Thiele | $10.9B | #324 | Germany | Finance & Investments | Investments |
| 48 | Victoria Mars | $10.8B | #332 | United States | Food & Beverage | Candy, pet food |
| 49 | Valerie Mars | $10.8B | #333 | United States | Food & Beverage | Candy, pet food |
| 50 | Marijke Mars | $10.8B | #334 | United States | Food & Beverage | Candy, pet food |
| 51 | Pamela Mars | $10.8B | #335 | United States | Food & Beverage | Candy, pet food |
| 52 | Denise York | $10B | #357 | United States | Sports | San Francisco 49ers |
| 53 | Pauline MacMillan Keinath | $9.77B | #365 | United States | Food & Beverage | Cargill |
| 54 | Judy Faulkner | $9.63B | #371 | United States | Technology | Healthcare software |
| 55 | Blair Parry-Okeden | $9.59B | #374 | United States | Media & Entertainment | Media, automotive |
| 56 | Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala | $9.3B | #396 | Mexico | Food & Beverage | Beer, investments |
| 57 | Marie Besnier Beauvalot | $9.13B | #408 | France | Food & Beverage | Cheese |
| 58 | Tamara Gustavson | $9.1B | #410 | United States | Service | Self storage |
| 59 | Elisabeth DeLuca | $9.03B | #413 | United States | Food & Beverage | Subway |
| 60 | Rekha Jhunjhunwala | $8.85B | #424 | India | Finance & Investments | Investments |
| 61 | Lynsi Snyder | $8.67B | #434 | United States | Food & Beverage | In-N-Out Burger |
| 62 | Rahel Blocher | $8.64B | #437 | Switzerland | Manufacturing | Chemicals |
| 63 | Massimiliana Landini Aleotti | $8.44B | #448 | Italy | Healthcare | Pharmaceuticals |
| 64 | Zeng Fangqin | $8.31B | #458 | Hong Kong | Technology | Smartphone components |
| 65 | Marie-Hélène Habert-Dassault | $8.22B | #465 | France | Diversified | Diversified |
| 66 | Sofie Kirk Kristiansen | $8.2B | #467 | Denmark | Manufacturing | Lego |
| 67 | Agnete Kirk Thinggaard | $8.2B | #468 | Denmark | Manufacturing | Lego |
| 68 | Tatyana Kim | $8.12B | #473 | Russia | Fashion & Retail | E-commerce |
| 69 | Karen Pritzker | $8.1B | #474 | United States | Finance & Investments | Hotels, investments |
| 70 | Denise Coates | $8.09B | #477 | United Kingdom | Gambling & Casinos | Online gambling |
| 71 | Thai Lee | $7.96B | #490 | United States | Technology | IT provider |
| 72 | Gayle Benson | $7.94B | #492 | United States | Sports | New Orleans Saints |
| 73 | Tanya Saadé Zeenny | $7.93B | #495 | France | Logistics | Shipping |
| 74 | Maria Fernanda Amorim | $7.87B | #498 | Portugal | Diversified | Energy, investments |
| 75 | Alexandra Schoerghuber | $7.78B | #511 | Germany | Real Estate | Real estate |
| 76 | Zong Fuli | $7.66B | #518 | China | Food & Beverage | Beverages |
| 77 | Zhou Chaonan | $7.66B | #519 | China | Manufacturing | Manufacturing |
| 78 | Marian Ilitch | $7.58B | #527 | United States | Food & Beverage | Little Caesars Pizza |
| 79 | Melanie Perkins | $7.56B | #528 | Australia | Technology | Software |
| 80 | Maria Angelicoussis | $7.49B | #532 | Greece | Logistics | Shipping |
| 81 | Elizabeth Uihlein | $7.45B | #537 | United States | Manufacturing | Packaging materials |
| 82 | Dona Bertarelli | $7.44B | #539 | Switzerland | Healthcare | Biotech and investments |
| 83 | Taylor Thomson | $7.35B | #544 | Canada | Media & Entertainment | Thomson Reuters |
| 84 | Jayshree Ullal | $7.21B | #552 | United States | Technology | Computer networking |
| 85 | Ronda Stryker | $7.07B | #576 | United States | Healthcare | Medical equipment |
| 86 | Edythe Broad | $7B | #583 | United States | Diversified | Homebuilding, insurance |
| 87 | Johnelle Hunt | $6.61B | #611 | United States | Logistics | Trucking |
| 88 | Peggy Cherng | $6.57B | #616 | United States | Food & Beverage | Fast food |
| 89 | Katharina von Baumbach | $6.53B | #620 | Germany | Healthcare | Pharma |
| 90 | Ulrike von Baumbach | $6.53B | #625 | Germany | Healthcare | Pharma |
| 91 | Isabel Boehringer | $6.53B | #629 | Germany | Healthcare | Pharmaceuticals |
| 92 | Barbara Boehringer | $6.53B | #631 | Germany | Healthcare | Pharmaceuticals |
| 93 | Christiane Schoeller | $6.44B | #642 | Germany | Media & Entertainment | Publishing |
| 94 | Margaretta Taylor | $6.37B | #647 | United States | Media & Entertainment | Media, automotive |
| 95 | Katharine Rayner | $6.37B | #648 | United States | Media & Entertainment | Media, automotive |
| 96 | Renate Reimann-Haas | $6.35B | #650 | Germany | Fashion & Retail | Consumer goods |
| 97 | Margot Birmingham Perot | $6.29B | #659 | United States | Technology | Computer services, real estate |
| 98 | Anna Viegener | $6.23B | #667 | Germany | Manufacturing | plumbing/HVAC |
| 99 | Gwendolyn Sontheim Meyer | $6.15B | #672 | United States | Food & Beverage | Cargill |
| 100 | Annette Lerner | $6.14B | #675 | United States | Real Estate | Real 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.