Richest Women History

Francoise Bettencourt Meyers

The wealthiest woman on the earth is Françoise Bettencourt Meyers. She first appeared on the World’s Billionaires List in 2018 following the death of her mother, Liliane Bettencourt, was the wealthiest woman in the world at the time and the granddaughter of L’Oréal’s founder. Françoise Bettencourt Meyers currently holds the title of the richest woman in the world with a net worth of $74.1 billion.

Alice Walton

Alice Walton, the daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton, is one of the wealthiest women in the world. She has a net worth of $62.7 billion due to her significant stock interests in the company. Alice Walton also acquired a passion for the arts and started a Christian summer camp with sliding fees. ..

Julia Koch

Julia Flesher Koch, widow of David H. Koch, passed away with a net worth of $56.9 billion after accumulating wealth over the past few years with the passing of her husband. She received more than 40% of Koch Industries, having a net worth of $40 billion as of 2019.

MacKenzie Scott

In 2020, Scott met Jeff Bezos when she was a senior vice president at the D.E. Shaw hedge fund. They became friends and started working together at the hedge fund. In 2021, they divorced and she donated most of her income to charities.

Jacqueline Mars

Jacqueline Mars is the richest woman in the world, with a fortune estimated at $48.8 billion. She co-runs the Mars Food Group, which is made up of businesses that sell food and other products related to the space program.

Gina Rinehart

Rinehart and her adult children have been litigating in court over the family trust at the Australian mining and agricultural firm, Hancock Prospecting Group. The case will continue at least into the following year. Currently serving as executive chair of her father’s mining firm, Hanock Prospecting, is Gina Rinehart. She is turning it into one of the most mining corporations in the world, earning her a $30,2 billion net worth.

Miriam Adelson

Miriam Adelson, widow of Sheldon Adelson, owns about half of the Las Vegas Sands casino empire following her late husband’s death. The company decided to focus on the Asian market after he passed away. The properties that were sold include the “Las Vegas” properties, the “Venetian Resort” and the “Sands Expo” Convention Center. Although Miriam is well-known for her political contributions, much of her income comes from her ownership of Las Vegas Sands, which accounts for much of her wealth.

Susanne Klatten

Her parents, Herbert Quandt, the businessman who saved BMW from bankruptcy, and mother, Johanna Quandt, left Susanne Klatten a 19 percent ownership stake in the German company BMW. The chemical business Altana is also owned by Klatten. With a net worth of $18.6 billion, Susanne Klatten is the sixth richest woman on the list. She acquired her riches through many investments in companies like BMW, SGL, Altana, and others. After her parent’s death, she shared in BMW with her siblings and she assisted in turning her grandfather’s business Altana into a highly profitable chemicals company. Her net worth is $24.3 billion as of 2019. ..

Iris Fontbona

Fontbona is the widow of Andrónico Luksic, who passed away from cancer in 2005 after making a fortune in mining and drinks. Through Antofagasta Plc, listed on the London Stock Exchange, she and her family are the owners of copper mines in Chile. Additionally, they hold a large portion of Quienco, a publicly-traded Chilean conglomerate interested in manufacturing, banking, and brewing. Fontbona has a net worth of $23.1 billion. She is the wealthiest person in Chile. Fontbona and her children run the Antofagasta mining company in Chile. She routinely engages in philanthropy and controls a significant portion of the Chilean company Quienco.

Abigail Johnson

Abigail Johnson, the CEO and chairperson of Fidelity Investments, is a graduate of Harvard with an MBA. She started working at Fidelity in 1988 as an analyst. Forbes reports that she owns a 24.5 percent interest in the company, which manages $4.2 trillion in assets. Under Johnson’s leadership, Fidelity has adopted an unconventional strategy aimed at millennials and supporting socially responsible investment and cryptocurrencies. In 2018 she married Christopher McKown, an entrepreneur in the healthcare sector. Their combined value is estimated at $21.2 billion. ..

Conclusion

The wealthiest women in America are not just the wives of powerful men. They are also the daughters, sisters, and mothers of entrepreneurs. These women use their wealth to build businesses that employ others and make a difference in the world.