The top 10 richest women in the world in 2024
Who are the richest women in the world? Which industries do their wealth originate from? Learn all this and more about the top women billionaires
Top billionaires in the world are celebrities in their own rights, famous for their wide range of endeavours across industries, including finance, fashion, e-commerce, and hair and skincare. One can’t help but find their stories fascinating, especially regarding the women billionaires who have made their mark in a man’s world. Forbes tracks the wealth of billionaires worldwide in real-time, which prompts our list of the richest women in the world.
Top 10 richest women in the world
Here are the women billionaires topping our list as of September 3, 2024:
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| Rank and Name | Net Worth (as of September 3, 2024) | Source of Wealth |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers and Family | $89.5 billion | L'Oréal |
| 2. Alice Walton | $89.2 billion | Walmart |
| 3. Julia Koch and Family | $74.2 billion | Koch Industries |
| 4. Jacqueline Mars | $47.6 billion | Mars Inc |
| 5. Savitri Jindal & family | $39.9 billion | JSW Group |
| 6. Rafaela Aponte-Diamant | $34.8 billion | Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Group |
| 7. MacKenzie Scott | $33.3 billion | Amazon |
| 8. Gina Rinehart | $31.5 billion | Hancock Prospecting |
| 9. Abigail Johnson | $31.3 billion | Fidelity Investments |
| 10. Miriam Adelson & family | $29.8 billion | Las Vegas Sands |
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What earned the top women billionaires their wealth? Let’s find that and more about them:
1. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers and Family
- Age: 71
- Country: France
Generational wealth, as hers may be, means Francoise is the richest woman in the world at the moment. The granddaughter of the founder of L'Oréal, she and her family own over a third of the entity. Francoise serves as the chairwoman of the family holding company.
