List of female billionaires

Forbes magazine annually ranks the world's wealthiest female billionaires. This list uses the static rating published once a year by Forbes, usually in March or April. There were 481 women listed on the world's billionaires as of 10 March 2026^[update], up from 406 in 2025.^[1] From 2025 to 2026 Alice Walton remained listed as the world's wealthiest woman.

According to a 2021 billionaire census, women make up 11.9% of the billionaire cohort, and "just over half of all female billionaires are heiresses, with an additional 30% having a combination of inherited and created wealth." In the overall female billionaire cohort, 16.9% of billionaires are self-made and 53.5% gained their wealth through a combination of inheritance and self-made wealth as of 2017.^[2]^{[needs update]}

2026

The top 10 women billionaires, using the Forbes static ranking as of 10 March 2026^[update], are:^[1]

No.	Name	Birth date	Net worth US$ (billions)	Citizenship	Source
1	Alice Walton	(1949-10-07) 7 October 1949 (age 76)	134	United States	Walmart
2	Françoise Bettencourt Meyers	(1953-07-10) 10 July 1953 (age 73)	100	France	L'Oréal
3	Julia Koch	(1962-04-12) 12 April 1962 (age 64)	81	United States	Koch, Inc.
4	Iris Fontbona	1942 or 1943 (age 83–84)^[3]	52.6	Chile	Antofagasta
5	Jacqueline Mars	(1939-10-10) 10 October 1939 (age 86)	49.1	United States	Mars, Inc.
6	Rafaela Aponte-Diamant	1944 or 1945 (age 81–82)	44.5	Italy / Switzerland	Mediterranean Shipping Company
7	Savitri Jindal	(1950-03-20) 20 March 1950 (age 76)	39.1	India	Jindal Group
8	Miriam Adelson	(1945-10-10) 10 October 1945 (age 80)	37.5	Israel / United States	Las Vegas Sands
9	Abigail Johnson	(1961-12-19) 19 December 1961 (age 64)	33.2	United States	Fidelity Investments
10	Zheng Shuliang	1945 or 1946 (age 80–81)	33.2	China	Shandong Hongqiao

2025

The top 10 women billionaires, using the Forbes static ranking as of 1 April 2025^[update], are:^[4]

No.	Name	Birth date	Net worth US$ (billions)	Citizenship	Source	World rank
1	Alice Walton	(1949-10-07) 7 October 1949 (age 76)	101	United States	Walmart	15
2	Françoise Bettencourt Meyers	(1953-07-10) 10 July 1953 (age 73)	81.6	France	L'Oréal	20
3	Julia Koch	(1962-04-12) 12 April 1962 (age 64)	74.2	United States	Koch, Inc.	21
4	Jacqueline Mars	(1939-10-10) 10 October 1939 (age 86)	42.6	United States	Mars, Inc.	33
5	Rafaela Aponte-Diamant	1944 or 1945 (age 81–82)	37.7	Italy / Switzerland	Mediterranean Shipping Company	44
6	Savitri Jindal	(1950-03-20) 20 March 1950 (age 76)	35.5	India	Jindal Group	48
7	Abigail Johnson	(1961-12-19) 19 December 1961 (age 64)	32.7	United States	Fidelity Investments	55
8	Miriam Adelson	(1945-10-10) 10 October 1945 (age 80)	32.1	Israel / United States	Las Vegas Sands	56
9	Marilyn Simons	1950 or 1951 (age 75–76)	31	United States	Renaissance Technologies	57
10	Melinda French Gates	(1964-08-15) 15 August 1964 (age 61)	30.4	United States	Microsoft	58

2024

The top 10 women billionaires, using the Forbes static ranking as of 4 April 2024^[update], are:^[5]

No.	Name	Birth date	Net worth US$ (billions)	Citizenship	Source	World rank
1	Françoise Bettencourt Meyers	(1953-07-10) 10 July 1953 (age 73)	99.5	France	L'Oréal	15
2	Alice Walton	(1949-10-07) 7 October 1949 (age 76)	72.3	United States	Walmart	21
3	Julia Koch	(1962-04-12) 12 April 1962 (age 64)	64.3	United States	Koch industries	23
4	Jacqueline Mars	(1939-10-10) 10 October 1939 (age 86)	38.5	United States	Mars, Inc.	35
5	MacKenzie Scott	(1970-04-07) 7 April 1970 (age 56)	35.6	United States	Amazon.com	43
6	Savitri Jindal	(1950-03-20) 20 March 1950 (age 76)	33.5	India	Jindal Group	46
7	Rafaela Aponte-Diamant	1944 or 1945 (age 81–82)	33.1	Italy / Switzerland	Mediterranean Shipping Company	48
8	Miriam Adelson	(1945-10-10) 10 October 1945 (age 80)	32	Israel / United States	Las Vegas Sands	53
9	Gina Rinehart	(1954-02-09) 9 February 1954 (age 72)	30.8	Australia	Hancock Prospecting	56
10	Abigail Johnson	(1961-12-19) 19 December 1961 (age 64)	29	United States	Fidelity Investments	58

2023

The top 10 women billionaires, using the Forbes static ranking as of 4 April 2023^[update], are:^[6]

No.	Name	Birth date	Net worth US$ (billions)	Citizenship	Source	World rank
1	Françoise Bettencourt Meyers	(1953-07-10) 10 July 1953 (age 73)	74.8	France	L'Oréal	11
2	Julia Koch	(1962-04-12) 12 April 1962 (age 64)	59	United States	Koch industries	17
3	Alice Walton	(1949-10-07) 7 October 1949 (age 76)	56.7	United States	Walmart	21
4	Jacqueline Mars	(1939-10-10) 10 October 1939 (age 86)	38.3	United States	Mars, Inc.	31
5	Miriam Adelson	(1945-10-10) 10 October 1945 (age 80)	35	Israel / United States	Las Vegas Sands	35
6	Rafaela Aponte-Diamant	1944 or 1945 (age 81–82)	31.2	Italy	Mediterranean Shipping Company	43
7	Susanne Klatten	(1962-04-28) 28 April 1962 (age 64)	27.4	Germany	Altana, BMW	51
8	Gina Rinehart	(1954-02-09) 9 February 1954 (age 72)	27	Australia	Hancock Prospecting	52
9	MacKenzie Scott	(1970-04-07) 7 April 1970 (age 56)	24.4	United States	Amazon.com	60
10	Iris Fontbona	1942 or 1943 (age 83–84)	23.1	Chile	Antofagasta plc	65

2022

The top 10 women billionaires, using the Forbes static ranking as of 5 April 2022^[update], are:^[7]

No.	Name	Birth date	Net worth US$ (billions)	Citizenship	Source	World rank
1	Françoise Bettencourt Meyers	(1953-07-10) 10 July 1953 (age 73)	74.8	France	L'Oréal	14
2	Alice Walton	(1949-10-07) 7 October 1949 (age 76)	65.3	United States	Walmart	18
3	Julia Koch	(1962-04-12) 12 April 1962 (age 64)	60	United States	Koch industries	21
4	MacKenzie Scott	(1970-04-07) 7 April 1970 (age 56)	43.6	United States	Amazon.com	30
5	Jacqueline Mars	(1939-10-10) 10 October 1939 (age 86)	31.7	United States	Mars, Inc.	41
6	Gina Rinehart	(1954-02-09) 9 February 1954 (age 72)	30.2	Australia	Hancock Prospecting	46
7	Miriam Adelson	(1945-10-10) 10 October 1945 (age 80)	27.5	Israel / United States	Las Vegas Sands	50
8	Susanne Klatten	(1962-04-28) 28 April 1962 (age 64)	24.3	Germany	Altana, BMW	56
9	Iris Fontbona	1942 or 1943 (age 83–84)	22.8	United States	Antofagasta plc	67
10	Abigail Johnson	(1961-12-19) 19 December 1961 (age 64)	21.2	United States	Fidelity Investments	75

2021

The top 10 women billionaires, using the Forbes static ranking as of 17 March 2021^[update], are:^[8]

No.	Name	Birth date	Net worth US$ (billions)	Citizenship	Source	World rank
1	Françoise Bettencourt Meyers	(1953-07-10) 10 July 1953 (age 73)	73.6	France	L'Oréal	12
2	Alice Walton	(1949-10-07) 7 October 1949 (age 76)	61.8	United States	Walmart	17
3	MacKenzie Scott	(1970-04-07) 7 April 1970 (age 56)	53	United States	Amazon.com	22
4	Julia Koch	(1962-04-12) 12 April 1962 (age 64)	46.4	United States	Koch industries	27
5	Miriam Adelson	(1945-10-10) 10 October 1945 (age 80)	38.2	Israel / United States	Las Vegas Sands	36
6	Jacqueline Mars	(1939-10-10) 10 October 1939 (age 86)	31.3	United States	Mars, Inc.	48
7	Yang Huiyan	(1981-07-20) 20 July 1981 (age 45)	29.6	Cyprus^[9]	Country Garden Holdings	50
8	Susanne Klatten	(1962-04-28) 28 April 1962 (age 64)	27.7	Germany	Altana, BMW	53
9	Gina Rinehart	(1954-02-09) 9 February 1954 (age 72)	23.6	Australia	Hancock Prospecting	70
10	Iris Fontbona	1942 or 1943 (age 83–84)	23.5	Chile	Antofagasta plc	74

2020

The top 10 women billionaires, using the Forbes static ranking as of 18 March 2020^[update], are:^[10]

No.	Name	Birth date	Net worth US$ (billions)	Citizenship	Source	World rank
1	Alice Walton	(1949-10-07) 7 October 1949 (age 76)	65.9	United States	Walmart	12
2	Françoise Bettencourt Meyers	(1953-07-10) 10 July 1953 (age 73)	65.4	France	L'Oréal	13
3	MacKenzie Scott	(1970-04-07) 7 April 1970 (age 56)	62.3	United States	Amazon	17
4	Julia Koch	(1962-04-12) 12 April 1962 (age 64)	44.9	United States	Koch industries	24
5	Jacqueline Mars	(1939-10-10) 10 October 1939 (age 86)	28.9	United States	Mars, Inc.	38
6	Yang Huiyan	(1981-07-20) July 20, 1981 (age 45)	27.3	Cyprus^[9]	Country Garden Holdings	43
7	Susanne Klatten	(1962-04-28) 28 April 1962 (age 64)	23.9	Germany	Altana, BMW	54
8	Laurene Powell Jobs	(1963-11-06) 6 November 1963 (age 62)	19.9	United States	Apple Inc., The Walt Disney Company	67
9	Zhong Huijuan	1961 (age 64–65)	18.8	China	Hansoh Pharmaceutical	70
10	Gina Rinehart	(1954-02-09) 9 February 1954 (age 72)	16.1	Australia	Hancock Prospecting	103

References

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[F2024-5] Kroontje, Samantha (2024-04-02). "The Richest Women In The World 2024". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-10-01.

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