Richest women in the world
459 billionaires worth a combined $2.511T, ranked by Forbes real-time estimates on October 11, 2026. Alice Walton leads at $122B.
Ranking
| Name | Rank | Net worth | Since 2026 list | Age | Source | Country |
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| Alice Walton | 14 | $122B | -$12.1B | 77 | Walmart | United States |
| Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family | 21 | $91.6B | -$8.4B | 73 | L'Oréal | France |
| Julia Koch & family | 23 | $84.6B | +$3.4B | 64 | Koch, Inc. | United States |
| Jacqueline Mars | 36 | $50.3B | +$1.2B | 87 | Candy, pet food | United States |
| Iris Fontbona & family | 40 | $47.5B | -$5.1B | 83 | Mining | Chile |
| Rafaela Aponte-Diamant | 41 | $47.0B | +$2.5B | 81 | Shipping | Switzerland |
| Abigail Johnson | 49 | $41.6B | +$8.4B | 64 | Fidelity | United States |
| Marilyn Simons & family | 62 | $36.6B | +$4.1B | 75 | Hedge funds | United States |
| Savitri Jindal & family | 64 | $36.4B | -$2.7B | 76 | Steel | India |
| Melinda French Gates | 68 | $34.1B | +$3.8B | 62 | Microsoft | United States |
| Elaine Marshall & family | 72 | $32.2B | +$1.3B | 84 | Koch, Inc. | United States |
| Miriam Adelson & family | 76 | $30.3B | -$7.2B | 81 | Casinos | United States |
| Lyndal Stephens Greth & family | 79 | $29.5B | -$520M | 51 | Oil & gas | United States |
| MacKenzie Scott | 84 | $28.2B | -$420M | 56 | Amazon | United States |
| Vicky Safra & family | 93 | $26.3B | -$758M | 74 | Banking | Greece |
| Gina Rinehart | 99 | $24.9B | -$569M | 72 | Mining | Australia |
| Zheng Shuliang & family | 105 | $24.3B | -$8.9B | 80 | Aluminum products | China |
| Diane Hendricks | 109 | $23.6B | +$1.3B | 79 | Building supplies | United States |
| Susanne Klatten | 113 | $23.3B | -$6.4B | 64 | BMW, pharmaceuticals | Germany |
| Christy Walton | 119 | $22.5B | -$1.8B | 77 | Walmart | United States |
| Renata Kellnerova & family | 143 | $19.1B | -$1.1B | 59 | Finance, telecommunications | Czech Republic |
| Nancy Walton Laurie | 152 | $17.8B | -$2.2B | 75 | Walmart | United States |
| Beate Heister | 157 | $17.2B | -$1.9B | 75 | Supermarkets | Germany |
| Zhong Huijuan | 160 | $17.1B | -$1.6B | 65 | Pharmaceuticals | China |
| Kwong Siu-hing | 162 | $16.8B | -$3.9B | 96 | Real estate | Hong Kong |
| Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken & family | 177 | $16.0B | -$1.9B | 72 | Heineken | Netherlands |
| Laurene Powell Jobs | 178 | $15.6B | +$1.9B | 62 | Apple, Disney | United States |
| Daniela Amodei | 181 | $15.5B | +$8.5B | 39 | Artificial intelligence | United States |
| Zhou Qunfei & family | 203 | $14.7B | -$2.4B | n/a | Smartphone screens | Hong Kong |
| Elizabeth Johnson | 210 | $14.4B | +$2.8B | 63 | Fidelity | United States |
| Ann Walton Kroenke | 217 | $14.2B | -$409M | 77 | Walmart | United States |
| Sandra Ortega Mera | 252 | $12.8B | -$395M | 58 | Zara | Spain |
| Antonia Ax:son Johnson & family | 255 | $12.8B | -$2.0B | 83 | Diversified | Sweden |
| Marijke Mars | 259 | $12.6B | +$293M | 62 | Candy, pet food | United States |
| Pamela Mars | 259 | $12.6B | +$293M | 66 | Candy, pet food | United States |
| Valerie Mars | 259 | $12.6B | +$293M | 67 | Candy, pet food | United States |
| Victoria Mars | 259 | $12.6B | +$293M | 69 | Candy, pet food | United States |
| Trudy Cathy White | 272 | $12.0B | -$1.7B | 70 | Chick-fil-A | United States |
| Lee Boo-jin | 276 | $12.0B | +$2.2B | 56 | Samsung | South Korea |
| Sherry Brydson | 279 | $11.9B | +$385M | 80 | Thomson Reuters | Canada |
| Hong Ra-hee | 285 | $11.8B | +$3.0B | 81 | Samsung | South Korea |
| Francine von Finck & family | 297 | $11.6B | -$695M | 81 | Investments | Germany |
| Magdalena Martullo-Blocher | 304 | $11.4B | +$1.1B | 57 | Chemicals | Switzerland |
| Lee Seo-hyun | 306 | $11.4B | +$1.9B | 53 | Samsung | South Korea |
| Kirsten Rausing | 307 | $11.4B | -$396M | 74 | Packaging | Sweden |
| Carrie Perrodo & family | 309 | $11.4B | +$1.2B | 75 | Oil | France |
| Wang Laichun | 310 | $11.4B | +$84M | 59 | Electronics components | Hong Kong |
| Gayle Benson | 317 | $11.2B | +$3.3B | 79 | New Orleans Saints | United States |
| Randa Duncan Williams | 318 | $11.2B | +$962M | 65 | Pipelines | United States |
| Dannine Avara | 323 | $11.1B | +$990M | 62 | Pipelines | United States |
| Milane Frantz | 324 | $11.1B | +$977M | 57 | Pipelines | United States |
| Elisabeth DeLuca & family | 357 | $10.2B | +$1.2B | 79 | Subway | United States |
| Nadia Thiele & family | 362 | $10.1B | -$1.8B | 50 | Investments | Germany |
| Denise York & family | 366 | $10.0B | +$1.5B | 75 | San Francisco 49ers | United States |
| Judy Faulkner | 378 | $9.6B | +$1.8B | 83 | Healthcare software | United States |
| Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala & family | 395 | $9.2B | -$66M | 63 | Beer, investments | Mexico |
| Rahel Blocher | 404 | $9.1B | +$1.4B | 50 | Chemicals | Switzerland |
| Tamara Gustavson | 423 | $8.9B | +$255M | 64 | Self storage | United States |
| Rekha Jhunjhunwala | 450 | $8.4B | +$144M | 63 | Investments | India |
| Pauline MacMillan Keinath | 452 | $8.4B | -$1.1B | 92 | Cargill | United States |
| Karen Pritzker | 458 | $8.3B | +$1.1B | 68 | Hotels, investments | United States |
| Tatyana Kim | 470 | $8.1B | +$24M | 50 | E-commerce | Russia |
| Marie-Hélène Habert-Dassault | 471 | $8.1B | -$894M | 61 | Diversified | France |
| Marie Besnier Beauvalot | 479 | $8.0B | -$1.9B | 46 | Cheese | France |
| Tanya Saadé Zeenny | 485 | $7.9B | +$26M | 58 | Shipping | France |
| Maria Fernanda Amorim & family | 489 | $7.9B | +$301M | 91 | Energy, investments | Portugal |
| Sofie Kirk Kristiansen | 490 | $7.9B | -$402M | 50 | Lego | Denmark |
| Agnete Kirk Thinggaard | 492 | $7.9B | -$403M | 43 | Lego | Denmark |
| Jayshree Ullal | 501 | $7.8B | +$2.1B | 65 | Computer networking | United States |
| Zong Fuli | 513 | $7.7B | -$9M | 44 | Beverages | China |
| Marian Ilitch & family | 521 | $7.6B | +$680M | 93 | Little Caesars Pizza | United States |
| Melanie Perkins | 522 | $7.6B | -$40M | 39 | Software | Australia |
| Denise Coates | 526 | $7.5B | -$563M | 59 | Online gambling | United Kingdom |
| Zeng Fangqin | 527 | $7.5B | -$2.3B | 61 | Smartphone components | Hong Kong |
| Peggy Cherng | 530 | $7.5B | -$203M | 78 | Fast food | United States |
| Maria Angelicoussis | 532 | $7.5B | -$6M | 44 | Shipping | Greece |
| Massimiliana Landini Aleotti & family | 533 | $7.5B | -$1.7B | 83 | Pharmaceuticals | Italy |
| Zhou Chaonan | 536 | $7.5B | -$4.7B | 66 | Manufacturing | China |
| Dona Bertarelli | 540 | $7.4B | -$86M | 58 | Biotech and investments | Switzerland |
| Thai Lee | 542 | $7.4B | -$135M | 67 | IT provider | United States |
| Lynsi Snyder | 545 | $7.3B | -$1.4B | 44 | In-N-Out Burger | United States |
| Taylor Thomson | 547 | $7.2B | +$234M | 66 | Thomson Reuters | Canada |
| Blair Parry-Okeden | 557 | $7.1B | -$3.2B | 76 | Media, automotive | United States |
| Elizabeth Uihlein | 569 | $7.0B | +$331M | 81 | Packaging materials | United States |
| Edythe Broad & family | 576 | $7.0B | +$24M | 90 | Homebuilding, insurance | United States |
| Alexandra Schoerghuber & family | 584 | $7.0B | -$2.1B | 68 | Real estate | Germany |
| Ronda Stryker | 604 | $6.7B | -$1.8B | 72 | Medical equipment | United States |
| Margot Birmingham Perot | 622 | $6.4B | +$600M | 92 | Computer services, real estate | United States |
| Christiane Schoeller | 626 | $6.4B | +$875M | 58 | Publishing | Germany |
| Renate Reimann-Haas | 631 | $6.4B | -$48M | 75 | Consumer goods | Germany |
| Barbara Boehringer | 639 | $6.3B | -$311M | 54 | Pharmaceuticals | Germany |
| Isabel Boehringer | 639 | $6.3B | -$311M | 46 | Pharmaceuticals | Germany |
| Katharina von Baumbach | 639 | $6.3B | -$311M | 27 | Pharma | Germany |
| Ulrike von Baumbach | 639 | $6.3B | -$311M | 84 | Pharma | Germany |
| Hortensia Herrero | 674 | $6.1B | +$532M | 76 | Supermarkets | Spain |
| Eren Ozmen | 679 | $6.1B | +$1.2B | 68 | Aerospace | United States |
| Jean (Gigi) Pritzker | 688 | $6.0B | +$607M | 64 | Hotels, investments | United States |
| Anna Viegener | 689 | $6.0B | -$299M | 35 | plumbing/HVAC | Germany |
| Renuka Jagtiani | 691 | $6.0B | +$400M | 72 | Retail | India |
| Shari Arison | 696 | $6.0B | -$35M | 69 | Carnival Cruises | Israel |
Wealth by country
- United States: 137 billionaires, $1.098T combined, richest Alice Walton
- Germany: 58 billionaires, $214B combined, richest Susanne Klatten
- China: 48 billionaires, $154B combined, richest Zheng Shuliang & family
- France: 9 billionaires, $140B combined, richest Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family
- India: 20 billionaires, $97.4B combined, richest Savitri Jindal & family
- Switzerland: 11 billionaires, $95.4B combined, richest Rafaela Aponte-Diamant
- Hong Kong: 14 billionaires, $77.1B combined, richest Kwong Siu-hing
- Italy: 23 billionaires, $67.8B combined, richest Massimiliana Landini Aleotti & family
- Canada: 12 billionaires, $52.9B combined, richest Sherry Brydson
- Australia: 11 billionaires, $51.8B combined, richest Gina Rinehart
- Sweden: 12 billionaires, $50.7B combined, richest Antonia Ax:son Johnson & family
- Chile: 2 billionaires, $49.0B combined, richest Iris Fontbona & family
- South Korea: 8 billionaires, $43.7B combined, richest Lee Boo-jin
- Greece: 5 billionaires, $41.1B combined, richest Vicky Safra & family
- Spain: 9 billionaires, $37.3B combined, richest Sandra Ortega Mera
Questions people ask
Who is the richest woman?
Alice Walton is the richest woman, worth $122B on October 11, 2026, according to Forbes real-time estimates. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family is next at $91.6B.
How many women billionaires are there?
Forbes tracks 459 women billionaires as of October 11, 2026, worth a combined $2.511T. The median net worth among them is $2.5B.
Are women billionaires getting richer this year?
The 452 of them who were also on the 2026 Forbes billionaires list are down 3.0% (-$76.3B) together since that list, comparing each person's real-time worth with their figure on it.
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