10 Richest Women in The World

Sally Polly April 07, 2021 | 18:52

We have heard a lot about World's richest men, but what about women? This article below contains top 10's richest women in the world in 2021, whose net worth ranges from $20 to over $70 billions (What a fortune!). Keep reading to know who they are.

Top 10 World's Richest Women in 2021. Photo: China Daily

1. Francoise Bettencourt-Meyers (France)

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NET WORTH: $73.6 BILLION

AGE: 67

CITIZENSHIP: FRANCE

SOURCE OF WEALTH: L’OREAL

Françoise Bettencourt Meyers is a French author and a board member of the personal care company L'Oréal S.A. As the only child of the majority shareholder of the company Liliane Bettencourt, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers inherited her mother’s fortunes upon her death in 2017. She also serves as the president of her family foundation, Bettencourt Schueller Foundation, which has over $700 million in assets. At present, she is one of the richest people in the world and is ranked at the top of Forbes magazine’s list of the world's wealthiest female billionaires. Even though she is better known as the heiress of the world’s largest cosmetic company, Bettencourt Meyers also has an active academic career. A prominent author, she has written books on Jewish-Christian relations as well as on Greek mythology.

2. Alice Walton (United States)

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NET WORTH: $61.8 BILLION

AGE: 71

CITIZENSHIP: UNITED STATES

SOURCE OF WEALTH: WALMART

Alice Louise Walton is the daughter of Walmart founder Samuel Walton. She was ranked the 18th-richest person and the second richest woman in the world as of April 2019. Raised in Bentonville, Arkansas, Alice Louise Walton earned her B.A. degree in economics and finance from Trinity University in San Antonio and then began her career at her father’s company. However, she soon gave up her position to take up an array of financial jobs, ultimately opening her own investment bank, Llama Company, which she had to close down after ten years. Concurrently, she started raising cutting horses and undertaking philanthropic work, becoming the driving force behind setting up Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, helping generously with its funding. Always interested in art, she also became an avid art collector, eventually establishing Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art at her hometown Bentonville, dedicating it to American art and artists. She currently holds the post of its chairperson.

3. Mackenzi Scott (United States)

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NET WORTH: $53 BILLION

AGE: 50

CITIZENSHIP: UNITED STATES

SOURCE OF WEALTH: AMAZON

MacKenzie Scott Tuttle was born on 07-04-1970 in San Francisco in the state of California, United States. She is an American Writer, Author, Novelist & Philanthropist who was married to Jeff Bezos (Founder of Amazon) from 1993 to 2019.

Apart from a struggling career, MacKenzie is also an activist. She established a Bystander Revolution in 2014 which is an anti-bullying organization working as an executive director. She has also been donating for medical researches regarding neurological and cancer disorders. She is surely an inspiration for women out there for perfectly balancing her professional life as a writer and accountant along with her personal life dealing with all the ups and downs in life.

In 2014, she founded the Bystander-Revolution, which represents an anti-intimidating organization where she holding the position of an executive director. In a joint statement on January 9, 2019, she and Jeff Bezos published via Twitter that the pair would be divorced. As per the report of Forbes, if common law of Washington implements without divorce, without a pension agreement, She is the world's 5th richest person to have the nett wealth of 67 billion dollars.

4. Julia Koch & family (United States)

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NET WORTH: $46.4 BILLION

AGE: 58

CITIZENSHIP: UNITED STATES

SOURCE OF WEALTH: KOCH INDUSTRIES

Julia Flesher Koch's net worth: Julia Flesher Koch is an American businesswoman who has a net worth of $62 billion. Julia inherited her fortune as the widow of billionaire tycoon David Koch. Her fortune makes her quietly one of the 10 richest people on the planet and the #1 richest woman in the world.

Julia Flesher Koch was born in Indianola, Iowa in 1963. She is best known for being married to David Koch from 1996 until his passing in 2019. The couple had three children together; Mary Julia, John Mark, and David Koch Jr.

Julia Flesher Koch and her children inherited a 42% stake in his company Koch Industries upon his death in August 2019.

Prior to meeting David, Julia worked as an assistant to designer Adolfo and also helped style Nancy Reagan. Growing up her family owned a farm and a furniture store. She met David Koch in 1991 on a blind date. Koch Industries is the second-largest privately helped company in the U.S. and David Koch became president of Koch Engineering in 1979 and co-owner of Koch Industries in 1983. He was an executive vice president until he retired because of health issues in 2018. He was also a Libertarian candidate for Vice President of the United States in 1980.

5. Miriam Adelson (United States)

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NET WORTH: $38.2 BILLION

AGE: 75

CITIZENSHIP: UNITED STATES

SOURCE OF WEALTH: CASINOS

Miriam Adelson is the widow of Sheldon Adelson, the former CEO and chairman of casino company Las Vegas Sands, who died at 87 in January 2021. She now owns more than half of the $48 billion (market cap) gambling empire, which has casinos in Las Vegas, Singapore and Macao.

A GOP megadonor, Miriam and Sheldon Adelson donated $180 million to Republican campaigns and political action committees in 2020.

Born in Israel, she became a medical doctor focusing on addiction.

She and Sheldon founded the Sheldon G. Adelson Research Clinic in Las Vegas, which treats people for opioid use disorder.

6. Jacqueline Mars (United States)

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NET WORTH: $31.3 BILLION

AGE: 81

CITIZENSHIP: UNITED STATES

SOURCE OF WEALTH: CANDY, PET FOOD

Jacqueline Mars is an American investor and heiress. She is the daughter of Forrest Mars, Sr., and granddaughter of Franklin Clarence Mars, founders of the popular candy company Mars, Incorporated. In 2018, Mars was ranked as the 38th richest person in the world by Forbes, with a net worth of $23.2 billion. The company has today emerged as one of the top five privately held companies in the USA. A graduate of Bryn Mawr College, Jacqueline Mars is a well-educated woman. Besides being adept in the fields of business and finance, she is knowledgeable in anthropology as well. She is highly disciplined and hardworking, and this is what makes her one of the most successful businesswomen across the globe. Mars is a very humble and down-to-earth woman when it comes to her personal life. A family-oriented lady, she is the mother of three and grandmother of six. She is benevolent and supports many charitable causes and events. She has a deep love for horses.

7. Yang Huiyan & family (China)

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NET WORTH: $29.6 BILLION

AGE: 39

CITIZENSHIP: CHINA

SOURCE OF WEALTH: REAL ESTATE

Yang has made quite a few accomplishments this year—she earned $2 billion on the first four trading days of 2018, remains as the richest woman in China for six years in a row, and she also turned 37. As the vice-chairman of the real estate developing business, Country Garden Holdings, the figures are not all surprising, especially knowing that she owns 57% of the company’s shares.

Yang’s rise to the top of the richest started in 2007 when her father, Yang Guoqiang, transferred 70% stake to her name and made her not only one of the company’s major shareholders but also China’s wealthiest individual at the young age of 25.

The Chinese heiress’s fortune, however, does not revolve around the family’s real estate business. Yang is also the owner of Bright Scholar Education Holdings, the company responsible for operating the biggest international K-12 schools in China.

8. Susanne Klatten (Germany)

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NET WORTH: $27.7 BILLION

AGE: 58

CITIZENSHIP: GERMANY

SOURCE OF WEALTH: BMW, PHARMACEUTICALS

The 56-year-old, German-born businesswoman and mother of three currently owns more than 19% of the world’s largest maker of luxury automobiles, BMW, which also owns the Mini Cooper marquee and the Rolls-Royce brand. Susanne, however, is only the second biggest shareholder next to her brother, Stefan Quandt, who owns more than 23% of the company.

Susanne’s success as an entrepreneur is not reliant on the family’s main business. Over the years, her focus has been on Altana AG, a pharmaceutical company founded by her grandfather, which she has propelled to world-class status. To this day, she remains as the chairman and sole owner of Altana AG, which reportedly earns $2.5 million a year in sales.

9. Gina Rinehart (Australia)

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NET WORTH: $23.6 BILLION

AGE: 67

CITIZENSHIP: AUSTRALIA

SOURCE OF WEALTH: MINING

Gina Rinehart is another mining magnate. Her main business is the iron-ore mining corporation that was originally established by her father, Lang Hancock. Gina, however, neither has the conventional heiress story, nor does she want to be called an heiress—she is not one because did not inherit her father’s wealth, only his burdens.

When her father passed away in 1992, Gina was left with a business that was on the verge of bankruptcy, but which fate she managed to turn around successfully. To her and to those who know her and her story, Gina is a self-made billionaire who made the best out of the terrible financial situation she was forced to deal with. Twenty years after the time she took over Hancock Prospecting, Gina was declared as the world’s richest woman in the world (2012) but has to settle at ninth this year. She still has no plans of stopping soon as she continues to expand her business and travel the world in her $80 million private jet.

10. Iris Fontbona & family (Chile)

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NET WORTH: $23.3 BILLION

AGE: 78

CITIZENSHIP: CHILE

SOURCE OF WEALTH: MINING

As the queen of Chile’s mining industry and the matriarch of the country’s richest family, majority of Iris Fontbona’s wealth comes from Antofagasta, the copper mining company she inherited from her late husband, Andronico Luksic, who also founded what has become one of the world’s largest copper mining businesses. Mining, however, is not the only industry Iris has control over; she is also responsible for the other large businesses under the Luksic Group, which include banking, brewery, and a shipping company.

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