List of Richest Women in the World

May 22, 2019

Now even women are achieving a personal net worth of over $1 billion. Forbes has listed almost 250 women in their World’s Billionaires list. While some are from wealthy families and have inherited large sums of money, others are successful businesswomen who have achieved great things in their respective fields. Check out the list of the richest women in the world:

• Francoise Bettencourt-Meyers

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Owner of L'Oréal cosmetics has a net worth is $49.3 billion

• Alice Walton

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She is worth $44.4, Alice is the only daughter of Sam Walton, the founder of US supermarket giant Walmart.

• Jacquline Mars

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Her net worth is $23.9 billion, her grandfather, Frank C. Mars, was the founder of the American candy company, Mars.

• Yan Huiyan

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$22.1 billion is her net worth, making her China's richest woman. She owns a majority stake in the Chinese property giant Country Garden Holdings.

• Sussane Klatten

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Sussane owns a 50% stake in Altana, a pharmaceutical and chemicals manufacturer.

• Maria Franca Fissolo

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Wife of Michele Ferrero, the owner of Ferrero Spa. It is the second largest confectionery company in Europe and is the parent company of Nutella, Kinder Chocolate, Ferrero Rocher, Tic Tacs, and Kinder Eggs.

• Lauren Powell Jobs

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The widow of the co-founder of Apple, her net worth is $18.6 billion.