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The World’s Wealthiest Women Billionaires (August 4, 2022)

Francoise Bettencourt Meyers

As of August 4, 2022, with a net worth of roughly $74.8 billion, L’Oréal heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers is the richest woman in the world, followed by Alice Walton (No. 2, $61.1 billion), Julia Koch (No. 3, $56.6 billion); and Mackenzie Scott (No. 4, $41.2 billion).

Jacqueline Mars is the fifth-richest woman globally, with a whopping $33.1 billion. Gina Rinehart ranked 6th with a personal wealth of $28.7 billion, followed by Miriam Adelson with $28.6 billion. Susanne Klatten is placed 8th with a net worth of $23.3 billion. Abigail Johnson ($20.1 billion) occupied the 9th position on the top 10 wealthiest women in the world list, followed by Iris Fontbona (No. 10, $18.0 billion). Here is the latest list of the world’s top 25 richest women:

  1. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family: $74.8 billion
  2. Alice Walton: $61.1 billion
  3. Julia Koch &Family: $56.6 billion
  4. Mackenzie Scott: $41.2 billion
  5. Jacqueline Mars: $33.1 billion
  6. Gina Rinehart: $28.7 billion
  7. Miriam Adelson: $28.6 billion
  8. Susanne Klatten: $23.3 billion
  9. Abigail Johnson: $20.1 billion
  10. Iris Fontbona & family: $18.0 billion
  11. Laurene Powell Jobs & family: $16.7 billion 
  12. Savitri Jindal & family: $15.8 billion
  13. Renata Kellnerova & family: $15.7 billion  
  14. Charlen de Carvalho-Heineken: $15.6 billion 
  15. Fan Hongwei & family: $15.4 billion
  16. Kwong siu-hing: $12.6 billion
  17. Diane Hendricks: $12.5 billion
  18. Wu Yajun: $10.7 billion
  19. Yang Huiyan & family: $9.9 billion
  20. Kirsten Rausing: $9.3 billion
  21. Wang Laichun: $8.7 billion
  22. Zhong Huijuan: $8.4 billion
  23. Blair Parry-Okeden: $8.4 billion
  24. Valerie Mars: $8.3 billion
  25. Pamela Mars: $8.2 billion

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