The five richest female billionaires on the planet
List of the richest women in the world according to Forbes rankings.
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers: 74.8 billion USD
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| Mrs. Bettencourt Meyers (68 years old). |
Ms. Bettencourt Meyers (68 years old), granddaughter of the founder of the French cosmetics company L'Oreal, has been on the list of the richest women in the world since 2018. Previously, her mother also topped this list.
Ms. Bettencourt Meyers has been on the board of directors of L'Oreal since 1997. She and her family own 33% of the company's shares.
Julia Koch: $63.4 billion
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| Mrs. Julia Koch (60 years old). |
Julia Koch (60 years old) and her three children own 42% of Koch Industries, the company founded by her late husband David Koch. Mr. Koch ran the $100 billion company until his retirement in 2018.
In 2019, he passed away, leaving behind assets worth about $50.5 billion.
Alice Walton: $59.2 billion
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| The billionaire is the daughter of Walmart's founder. |
The billionaire is the daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton. She was listed as the world's richest person in 2020. She and her brothers own 50% of the company's shares.
Additionally, she is currently the President of the Crystal Bridges Museum of Art, managed by the Walton Family Foundation.
MacKenzie Scott: $43.6 billion
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Mrs. MacKenzie Scott. |
She is the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. In early 2019, the world was shocked by the news that the world's richest billionaire Jeff Bezos and his wife MacKenzie Scott were divorcing after 25 years of marriage.
With a fortune of 43.6 billion USD after the divorce, she also naturally became one of the richest women in the world.
However, her post-divorce life has been filled with philanthropy. In July 2020, Mackenzie announced that she had donated $1.7 billion to 116 charities. She recently donated $122 million to a charity.
Jacqueline Mars: $32.6 billion
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| Mrs. Jacqueline Mars. |
She is the granddaughter of Frank C. Mars, founder of Mars Incorporated. Mars Incorporated was founded in 1911. It is a candy and pet food company, behind products such as M&Ms and Pedigree dog food.
She has worked at the company for nearly 20 years and is worth more than $32 billion, according to Forbes. She also owns a horse farm.
