Take a look at top 10 richest women in the world

1. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers

With her total net worth estimated at $78.4 billion, Francoise Bettencourt is the richest lady on the planet. Her family owns 33% of L’Oreal stock which reported phenomenal growth over the past decade. She has been on the board of the company since 1997 starting around 1997 and today she is the chairperson of this makeup firm.

2. Alice Walton

The second place in the top 10 richest women of the planet is asserted by Alice Walton, the only daughter of Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart. Her total net worth is $70.8 billion. She is more focused on curating art and she has a personal art collection that is worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

3. Julia Koch & Family

With a total net worth of $62.5 billion, she is another addition to the rundown. Julia Koch came to the billionaire list at the 4th place after she and her three kids inherited a 42% stake in Koch Industries from her significant other, David, who passed away on in August 2019 at age 79. Originally from Iowa, Koch moved to New York in the 1980s. She has worked as an assistant to fashion designer Adolfo.

4. Mackenzie Scott

Award-winning author and the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Mackenzie Scott made it to the billionaries list 2022 with a net worth of $46.6 billion. She was hitched to Jeff Bezos for 25 years and they separated in mid 2019. As part of the divorce settlement, Jeff transferred 25% of his Amazon stake to MacKenzie, which was 4% of the company.

5. Jacqueline Mars

With a total net worth of $34.8 billion, Jacqueline Mars is the 5th richest lady on the planet. She owns an estimated one-third of the world’s largest candy maker, Mars, which was established by her grandfather. She worked for the company for almost 20 years and served on the board until 2016.