List of 10 Richest Women In The World

As the world is rapidly advancing gender inequality and opportunities for women is also growing. Women contribute half of the workforce in the world thus, needless to say, they are the major contributors to the economy of the country and the world. 

The article describes the list of 10 richest women in the world, this list is provided by Forbes, the wealth of a person is measured by the overall income and the asset of the person. An example of the richest lady in the world includes names like Alice Walton. Apart from providing the list, the article also provides a brief summary of the person.

According to the Forbes list, Alice Walton is the richest woman in the world, with an estimated value of $ 54.4 billion.  She became the richest woman in exchange for Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, the richest woman in the world in 2019. 

The women on the list as a whole are worth 927.4 billion US dollars. There are seven women sharing their wealth with their husbands, sons or brothers. Prior to this nine women shared their wealth.

The list mentioned in the article mentions the top 10 richest females in the world but the census mentions a long list of the top richest women in the world. Nineteen women on the census list are newcomers. Among these women, the richest newcomer is Julia Koch, who inherited from her husband David Koch after his death in August 2019. The other newcomer on the list is Mackenzie Bezos.

Another newcomer is Neerja Sethi, who co-founded Syntel, an IT consulting and outsourcing company, with her husband Bharat Desai. She is one of 67 self-made women on this year's list, a slight drop from the 68 self-made women last year. A newcomer from scratch is Qian Ying. Co-founder Shenzhen and her husband Qin Yinglin have listed Muyan Foods together.

Top 10 Wealthiest Women in the World

Mentioned below are the name and a brief summary of some of the female billionaires of modern times. 

Gina Rinehart

She is the richest person in Australia. She made a fortune with iron ore. She is the daughter of Lang Hancock. Since 1992, she has been the president of the Hancock Prospecting Group, a mining company. Most of her wealth comes from the Roy Hill mining project, which began shipping iron ore to Aisa in 2015. In addition, the mining giant is Australia's third-largest livestock producer and has a portfolio of assets across the country. As the coronavirus pandemic has depressed the value of the iron ore industry, her wealth has fallen by US$2 billion in the past year.

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Zhong Huijuan

She is the ninth in the position of the world's richest girl.  Zhong Huijuan is a Chinese citizen. Her total wealth is approximated to be around 14 billion US dollars. She is the president of Hansoh Pharmaceutical, a Chinese pharmaceutical company. The company produces cancer, psychotropic, antidiabetic and other drugs. When the COVID19 pandemic was most prevalent in their home country, the stock price rose to 10% from early January to mid-March. 

She is married to Jiangsu Hengrui, billionaire pharmaceutical chairman Sun Piaoyang. She and her daughter Sun Yuan own more than three-quarters of Hansen's shares. Hausen Pharmaceuticals headquarters are located in Lianyungang, a coastal city in China. Hansoh was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in June 2019.

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Laurene Powell Jobs 

Laurene Powell Jobs is also among the female billionaires of the world. Her net worth is approximately 16 billion. She is the widow of the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. She runs Emerson Collective, a hybrid limited liability investment and charity company founded in 2016. In 2017, she purchased a minority stake in the parent company of the NBA Washington Wizards and the NHL Washington Capitals. 

She also bought shares in various media, including most of the "Atlantic" magazine and "California Sunday" and "Popular Magazine." The Emerson Collective Foundation was initiated by her in the second half of 2016 and donated US＄1.2 billion, most of which were Disney stocks. Since last year, her wealth has shrunk by ＄2.2 billion, partly because of the decline in Disney's stock price.

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Susanne Klatten

Susanne Klatten is the seventh richest women billionaires in the world. She is from Germany. Susanne Klatten is the heir to the car manufacturer BMW, and her net worth plummeted by 20% last year. Due to the COVID19 pandemic and slowing down of car sales, BMW's stock price fell 24% in the first half of March. She is also the sole owner and vice president of Atlanta, a specialty chemicals and pharmaceutical company. Her late mother Johanna was the third wife of the legendary industrialist Herbert Quint. 

She led BMW to emerge in the luxury car market. Susanne Klatten is an economist with a master's degree in business administration who helped her grandfather's Atlanta AG transform itself into a world-class pharmaceutical speciality chemical company. It has shares in wind power equipment Nordex AG and carbon and graphite producer SGL Group.

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Yang Huiyan 

Yang Huiyan is the sixth richest female in the world. She is a real estate businesswoman. She owns 57% of the shares and is a member of the board of directors of Country Garden, a Hong Kong-listed real estate developer founded and chaired by her father. Her sister Ziyang is also a member of the Country Garden board. She also serves as the president of Boshi Education Holdings, a Chinese education company that was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2007. During the COVID19 pandemic, the company installed a robotic automated food service station in Wuhan, which provides food to Chinese medical personnel.

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Jacqueline Mars

Jacqueline Mars is ranked fifth among the top richest women in the world, she is a United States citizen, the total asset of Mars is approximated to be 24 billion US dollars. Jacqueline Mars and her brother John each inherited a third, 35 billion confectionery company, which is known for its M & Ms and Galaxy chocolate bars. In addition, the four daughters of his late brother Forrest Jr own the rest of Mars, which also owns a large pet food and veterinary care business. Jacqueline Mars has worked for the company for nearly 20 years and did not serve on the board of directors until 2016. Mars board chairman is her son Stephen Badger. 

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Mackenzie Bezos

Mackenzie Bezos signed a pledge, promising to donate at least half of her property in May 2019. She is a writer, Bezos published two novels. She founded Bystander Revolution in 2014, an organization against bullying.

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 Julia Koch 

Julia Koch is a citizen of the United States of America, her total wealth is calculated to be approximately 38 billion US dollars. She is the newcomer to the list of 10 richest women in the world. After she and her three children inherited 42% of Koch Industries from her husband David, she joined the ranks of billionaires. In the 1980s, she moved to New York City to work as an assistant to fashion designer Adolfo. She has also worked with several well-known clients, including First Lady Nancy Reagan. In 1991.

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Francoise Bettencourt Meyers

She is the second richest woman on the planet now, she has a total asset calculated to be 48.9 billion US dollars. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers is a French citizen. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers is the granddaughter of Eugene Schueller.  Eugene Schueller is famously known for establishing the company of L'Oréal. In 2017, her mother Liliane Bettencourt passed away at the age of 94 and became L'Oréal's reigning heir in France. She is one of the most prosperous women on the planet. Since 1997, she has served on the board of L'Oréal and served as the president of the family holding company. Due to the COVID19 pandemic, Bettencourt Meyers wealth has decreased by US$400 million because the cosmetics giant's stock fell 12% in the first two weeks of March. The company announced in March that its factory will produce hand sanitiser to meet the needs of French and European health authorities.

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Alice Walton

She is the richest female on the planet, her net worth is 54 billion US dollars. Alice Walton is the daughter of the famous businessman Sam Walton. Sam Walton established a multimillion company called Walmart. In 2011, she opened the Crystal Bridge Museum of American Art in his hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas. The global market is turbulent, but Walton's wealth has increased by 23% since last year. She did not hold a position at Wal-Mart, but she helped run the Walton Family Foundation program, which will issue a $300 million bond to help charter schools invest in it and refurbish facilities.

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In conclusion of the article, the list of women billionaires extends up to 234 women from around the world, the overall wealth or asset is calculated based on the yearly earning, the asset inherited and the stock prices and exchange rates of a company or organisation.