20 World’s Richest Women

One is the root of all evil. That is a common phrase people often bandy about. Sorry, y’all. There are people who don’t care about what you have to say about money being evil or not. They are here to secure the bag, and they have been doing just that.

The world throbs with wealthy folks, and, of course, even poorer people. In this article, though, w will be focusing on the ladies – the wealthiest of them in the world. There are as many rich women as there are men. The men can wait; let’s go, ladies!

1. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers

This French lady leads the bevy of wealthiest women out there, with an impressive fortune of 93 billion as of 2023. A writer, pianist and philanthropist, she did not exactly build her wealth from scratch but acquired2 it from her grandfather, Eugène Schueller.

2. Alice Walton

The Walmart heiress has an impressive fortune of $62.1 billion. She was previously the world’s wealthiest woman (2020). She lost that position soon after but retained a spot among the top 20.

3. Julia Koch

She inherited her staggering fortune from her late husband, David Koch and has done a great job of keeping that fortune while also donating to philanthropic courses across the United States.

4. Mackenzie Scott

Following her divorce from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Mackenzie Scott got a chunk of Jeff Bezoz’s wealth, which catapulted her into the realm of the world’s richest women. She has been there since.

5. Jacqueline Mars

The joke is that her fortune stretches to Mars – obviously a play on her name. But then, Jacqueline Mars, an American citizen and heiress of the American candy company of the same name (Mars), has earned her spot.

6. Gina Rinehart

The first and only Australian on our list, Gina Rinehart made her fortune from Hanconk Prospecting, a mineral exploration and extraction company founded by her father. Her wealth might have suffered dips in the past, but she has manged to retian her spot among the world’s wealthiest women.

7. Miriam Adelson & family

Miriam Adelson is an Israeli-American with majority ownership of the Las Vegas Sands – the source of much of her fortune. A physian and publisher, Miriam has also been honoured by the city of Jerusalem as well as the United States under former President Donald Trump.

8. Susanne Klatten

Susanne Klatten takws the eight spot on our list, with a fortune of $26 billion as of 2023. She made much of her fortune from the pharmaceutical and manufacturing company she inherited from her father. She also has a substantial stake in BMW.

The other wealthiest women are given in the table below, which also sums up the list of the top 20 richest women in the world.

No. / Richest Women	Net Worth (2023)	Nationality
1. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers	$93 billion	French
2. Alice Walton	$62.1 billion	American
3. Julia Koch	$58.2 billion	American
4. Mackenzie Scott	$35.8 billion	American
5. Jacqueline Mars	$38.8 billion	American
6. Gina Rinehart	$27.9 billion	Australian
7. Miriam Adelson & family	$36.4 billion	Americans, Israelis
8. Susanne Klatten	$26 billion	German
9. Iris Fontbona & family	$23.8 billion	Chilean
10. Yang Huiyan & family	$5.8 billion	Chinese
11. Abigail Johnson	$22.4 billion	American
12. Laurene Powell Jobs & Family	$14.2 billion	American
13. Wu Yajun	$8 billion	Chinese
14. Fan Hongwei	$4.1 billion	Chinese
15. Lu Zhongfang	$1.3 billion	Chinese
16. Zhou Qunfei	$6.1 billion	Chinese
17. Charlene de Carvalho Heineken & family	$15.1 billion	Dutch
18. Kirsten Rausing	$9.3 billion	Swedish
19. Wang Laichun	$8.2 billion	Chinese
20. Kwong Siu-hing	$13.5 billion	Chinese

In the intervening years. some of the people on the list will climb higher, some might drop lower, and yet some might lose their place on the list. It depends on several factors, some of which might not be in their control.

At any rate, it feels good to be so rich you don’t have any money worries in the world. Yes?