It is through such a long struggle that women today have entered all fields and asserted their rights. Their work and the income they earn from it gives them economic independence. This time, we will take a look at the top 10 richest women in the world who run business empires.
1. Francois Bettencourt Meyers
The number 1 richest woman in the world is Françoise Bettencourt from France. His net worth is Rs.6.4 lakh crore as of 2022. He is the chairman of cosmetics company L’Oreal. Loryal means halo and beauty.
He joined the board of the company started by his grandfather in 1997. While many doubted how he was going to grow this business, he took the company to tremendous growth. Gradually rose and today he is the head of this cosmetic company. Bettencourt Meyers is ranked 11th in the list of the world’s richest people.
2. Julia Koch & Family
She is the 2nd richest woman in the world with a net worth of Rs.5 lakh crore. He is on the Board of Directors of Koch Industries, America’s 2nd largest private company. He and his 3 children own 42% stake in Koch Industries.
He died in August 2019 at the age of 79. Koch moved to New York in 1980 from Iowa, USA. He has worked as a celebrity fashion designer. She married Koch Industries founder David Koch in 1996. He died in 2019 at the age of 79. Koch is now 60 years old. He has donated several crores of rupees to various hospitals.
3. Alice Walton
Alice Walton, the only daughter of Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart, has taken the 3rd place among the top 10 richest women in the world. His net worth is around Rs 5.6 lakh crore. He is very interested in the preservation of art objects. He has a private art collection worth crores. He is ranked 21st in the list of global billionaires.
4. Miriam Adelson
Miriam Adelson is a doctor born in Israel and settled in America. Her husband is Sheldon Adelson. He is the former chairman of the casino company Las Vegas Sands. Died in 2021. Miriam Adelson now owns more than 50 percent of the company. His net worth is around Rs.6 lakh crore.
5. Jacqueline Mars
With a net worth of Rs 2.8 lakh crore, Jacqueline Mars is the 4th richest woman in the world. He has been managing the famous chocolate company Mars for 20 years. It was started by his grandfather. He owns one-third of Mars Chocolate Company. He occupies the 32nd place in the general list of the world’s richest people.
6. Gina Rinehart
Gina Rinehart is the 6th richest woman in the world with a net worth of Rs 2.4 lakh crore. Gina is the Managing Director of Hancock Prospecting, an Australian minerals extraction company. He joined the University of Sydney to study economics and dropped out halfway through to focus on business. She is also listed in Forbes’ list of 100 most powerful women in the world.
7. Susanne Claughton
Susanne Glutton is the 7th richest woman in the world who holds a 19.2% stake in premium car and bike maker BMW. It is also the sole owner of Atlanta, a major pharmaceutical and chemical company. His net worth is Rs 2.2 lakh crore.
8. Mackenzie Scott
Award-winning author and ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Mackenzie Scott has made it to the world’s richest women list with a net worth of Rs 2 lakh crore. She was married to Jeff Bezos for 25 years. Received the issue in 2019.
Scott was Amazon’s first employee. His role in the early development of the company was crucial. He looked after many tasks like business plan, checking account cases, delivery. As part of the divorce settlement, Jeb transferred 25% of his Amazon stock to Mackenzie. That’s 4% of Amazon’s company value.
9. Iris Pontpona
Iris Pontabona is one of the richest people in Chile. His company Antopagasta is involved in the production of copper from Chilean mines. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange. Apart from this, he is the majority shareholder of Quinenko. It is a Chilean company involved in banking, beer and manufacturing. His current net worth is Rs 1.9 lakh crore.
10. Abigail Johnson
Abigail Johnson remains at the tenth position in the list of top 10 richest women. Chairman of Fidelity Investments, a renowned American investment firm. Johnson, who graduated from Harvard Business School, is worth Rs 1.7 lakh crore.