Ranking
Richest women in the world
Alice Walton is the richest woman in the world in our ranking, with $126 billion as of October 2026. Women in the BillionaireList ranking, ordered by their latest dated public estimate.
| World rank | Name | Net worth | Source of wealth | Country | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Alice Walton 77 Walmart (inherited), United States | $126B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Walmart (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 21 | Françoise Bettencourt Meyers 73 L'Oréal (inherited), France | $94.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | L'Oréal (inherited) | 🇫🇷 France | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 23 | Julia Koch 64 Koch Industries, United States | $84.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Koch Industries | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 36 | Jacqueline Mars 87 Mars Inc. (inherited), United States | $50.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Mars Inc. (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 40 | Rafaela Aponte-Diamant 81 MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company..., Switzerland | $47.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (co-founder) | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 43 | Iris Fontbona 84 Antofagasta, Quiñenco, Chile | $45.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Antofagasta, Quiñenco | 🇨🇱 Chile | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 47 | Abigail Johnson 64 Fidelity Investments (inherited), United States | $41.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Fidelity Investments (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 61 | Savitri Jindal 76 Steel, O.P. Jindal Group, India | $37.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Steel, O.P. Jindal Group | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 64 | Marilyn Simons 75 Renaissance Technologies, United States | $36.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Renaissance Technologies | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 68 | Melinda Gates 62 Microsoft (divorce settlement), United States | $34.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Microsoft (divorce settlement) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 72 | Elaine Tettemer Marshall 84 Koch Industries (inherited), United States | $32.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Koch Industries (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 73 | Miriam Adelson 81 Las Vegas Sands, United States | $30.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Las Vegas Sands | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 77 | Lyndal Stephens Greth 51 Inherited oil and gas fortune, End..., United States | $29.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Inherited oil and gas fortune, Endeavor Energy Resources | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 84 | MacKenzie Scott 56 Amazon (divorce settlement), United States | $27.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Amazon (divorce settlement) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 92 | Vicky Safra 74 Banking, Greece | $26.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Banking | 🇬🇷 Greece | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 97 | Gina Rinehart 72 Hancock Prospecting (mining), Australia | $25.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hancock Prospecting (mining) | 🇦🇺 Australia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 107 | Diane Hendricks 79 ABC Supply, United States | $23.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | ABC Supply | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 108 | Susanne Klatten 64 BMW, Altana (inherited), Germany | $23.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | BMW, Altana (inherited) | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 112 | Christy Walton 77 Walmart (inherited), United States | $23.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Walmart (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 114 | Zheng Shuliang 80 Aluminum products, China | $23.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Aluminum products | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 140 | Renáta Kellnerová 59 PPF Group, Czech Republic | $19.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | PPF Group | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 148 | Nancy Walton Laurie 75 Walmart (inheritance), United States | $18.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Walmart (inheritance) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 155 | Beate Heister 75 Aldi Sud (inherited), Germany | $17.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Aldi Sud (inherited) | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 159 | Zhong Huijuan 65 Hansoh Pharmaceutical, China | $16.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hansoh Pharmaceutical | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 166 | Kwong Siu-hing 96 Sun Hung Kai Properties, Hong Kong | $16.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Sun Hung Kai Properties | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 167 | Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken 72 Heineken (inherited), Netherlands | $16.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Heineken (inherited) | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 175 | Laurene Powell Jobs 62 Apple, Disney (inherited), United States | $15.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Apple, Disney (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 180 | Daniela Amodei 39 Artificial intelligence, United States | $15.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Artificial intelligence | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 206 | Elizabeth L. Johnson 66 Fidelity Investments, United States | $14.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Fidelity Investments | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 207 | Ann Walton Kroenke 77 Walmart, United States | $14.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Walmart | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 233 | Zhou Qunfei 56 Lens Technology, China | $13.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Lens Technology | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 244 | Sandra Ortega Mera 58 Zara, Spain | $12.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Zara | 🇪🇸 Spain | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 246 | Antonia Ax:son Johnson 83 Axel Johnson group, Sweden | $12.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Axel Johnson group | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 250 | Marijke Mars 61 Mars Inc. (inherited), United States | $12.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Mars Inc. (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 251 | Pamela Mars 66 Candy, pet food, United States | $12.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Candy, pet food | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 252 | Valerie Mars 67 Mars Inc. (inherited), United States | $12.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Mars Inc. (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 253 | Victoria B. Mars 61 Mars Inc., United States | $12.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Mars Inc. | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 264 | Sherry Brydson 80 Thomson Reuters, Canada | $12.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Thomson Reuters | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 268 | Trudy Cathy White 70 Chick-fil-A, United States | $12.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Chick-fil-A | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 273 | Carrie Perrodo 56 Oil, France | $11.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Oil | 🇫🇷 France | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 287 | Francine von Finck 81 Investments, Germany | $11.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Investments | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 292 | Kirsten Rausing 74 Tetra Laval, Sweden | $11.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Tetra Laval | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 301 | Magdalena Martullo-Blocher 57 Chemicals, Switzerland | $11.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Chemicals | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 308 | Gayle Benson 79 New Orleans Saints, Pelicans, United States | $11.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | New Orleans Saints, Pelicans | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 313 | Randa Williams 64 Enterprise Products, United States | $11.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Enterprise Products | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 315 | Dannine Avara 52 Enterprise Products Partners, United States | $11.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Enterprise Products Partners | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 316 | Milane Frantz 56 Enterprise Products Partners, United States | $11.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Enterprise Products Partners | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 337 | Wang Laichun 56 Electronics components, China | $10.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Electronics components | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 351 | Elisabeth Deluca 79 Subway, United States | $10.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Subway | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 356 | Nadia Thiele 50 Investments, Germany | $10.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Investments | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 357 | Denise DeBartolo York 76 San Francisco 49ers, inheritance, United States | $10.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | San Francisco 49ers, inheritance | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 360 | Lee Boo-jin 56 Samsung, South Korea | $9.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Samsung | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 368 | Hong Ra-hee 81 Samsung, South Korea | $9.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Samsung | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 373 | Judith R. Faulkner 83 Epic Systems, United States | $9.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Epic Systems | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 381 | Lee Seo-hyun 53 Samsung, South Korea | $9.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Samsung | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 390 | María Asunción Aramburuzabala 63 Grupo Modelo, AB InBev, Mexico | $9.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Grupo Modelo, AB InBev | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 403 | Rahel Blocher 50 Chemicals, Switzerland | $9.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Chemicals | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 424 | Tamara Gustavson 65 Public Storage, United States | $8.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Public Storage | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 434 | Rekha Jhunjhunwala 63 Investments, India | $8.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Investments | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 450 | Pauline MacMillan Keinath 92 Cargill, United States | $8.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cargill | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 459 | Karen Pritzker 68 Hyatt, Marmon (inherited), United States | $8.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hyatt, Marmon (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 460 | Marie-Hélène Habert-Dassault 61 Diversified, France | $8.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Diversified | 🇫🇷 France | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 472 | Marie Besnier Beauvalot 46 Cheese, France | $8.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cheese | 🇫🇷 France | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 473 | Tatjana Kim 51 E-commerce, Russia | $8.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | E-commerce | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 486 | Maria Fernanda Amorim 91 Energy, investments, Portugal | $7.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Energy, investments | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 489 | Tanya Saadé Zeenny 58 Shipping, France | $7.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Shipping | 🇫🇷 France | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 491 | Sofie Kirk Kristiansen 50 Lego, Denmark | $7.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Lego | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 493 | Agnete Kirk Thinggaard 43 Lego, Denmark | $7.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Lego | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 508 | Zong Fuli 44 Beverages, China | $7.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Beverages | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 517 | Marian Ilitch 93 Little Caesars, United States | $7.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Little Caesars | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 519 | Melanie Perkins 39 Software, Australia | $7.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Software | 🇦🇺 Australia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 520 | Denise Coates 59 Bet365, United Kingdom | $7.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Bet365 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 522 | Peggy Cherng 78 Panda Express, United States | $7.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Panda Express | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 527 | Massimiliana Landini Aleotti 84 Menarini pharmaceuticals, Italy | $7.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Menarini pharmaceuticals | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 528 | Maria Angelicoussis 44 Shipping, Greece | $7.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Shipping | 🇬🇷 Greece | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 535 | Dona Bertarelli 58 Biotech and investments, Switzerland | $7.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Biotech and investments | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 540 | Thai Lee 68 SHI International, United States | $7.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | SHI International | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 545 | Taylor Thomson 66 Thomson Reuters, Canada | $7.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Thomson Reuters | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 548 | Lynsi Snyder 44 In-N-Out Burger, United States | $7.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | In-N-Out Burger | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 550 | Jayshree Ullal 65 Arista Networks, United States | $7.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Arista Networks | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 556 | Blair Parry-Okeden 76 Cox Enterprises, United States | $7.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cox Enterprises | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 568 | Elizabeth Uihlein 81 Uline, United States | $7.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Uline | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 573 | Edythe Broad 90 KB Home, SunAmerica (inherited), United States | $7.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | KB Home, SunAmerica (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 577 | Alexandra Schoerghuber 68 Real estate, Germany | $7.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 581 | Zhou Chaonan 66 Manufacturing, China | $6.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Manufacturing | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 594 | Zeng Fangqin 61 Smartphone components, Hong Kong | $6.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Smartphone components | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 596 | Ronda Stryker 72 Stryker Corp (inherited), United States | $6.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Stryker Corp (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 617 | Christiane Schoeller 58 Publishing, Germany | $6.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Publishing | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 620 | Margot Birmingham Perot 92 EDS, Perot Systems (inherited), United States | $6.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | EDS, Perot Systems (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 624 | Renate Reimann-Haas 56 Consumer goods, Austria | $6.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Consumer goods | 🇦🇹 Austria | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 633 | Barbara Boehringer 54 Pharmaceuticals, Germany | $6.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 639 | Isabel Boehringer 46 Pharmaceuticals, Germany | $6.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 641 | Katharina von Baumbach 27 Pharma, Germany | $6.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharma | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 646 | Ulrike von Baumbach 84 Pharma, Germany | $6.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharma | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 664 | Hortensia Herrero 76 Supermarkets, Spain | $6.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Supermarkets | 🇪🇸 Spain | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 669 | Eren Özmen 68 Sierra Nevada Corporation, United States | $6.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Sierra Nevada Corporation | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 683 | Anna Viegener 36 Plumbing/HVAC, Germany | $6.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Plumbing/HVAC | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 684 | Renuka Jagtiani 72 Retail, India | $6.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Retail | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 687 | Jean Pritzker 64 Hyatt, Marmon (inherited), United States | $6.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hyatt, Marmon (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 690 | Shari Arison 69 Carnival Cruises, Israel | $6.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Carnival Cruises | 🇮🇱 Israel | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 703 | Johnelle Hunt 94 J.B. Hunt Transport, United States | $5.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | J.B. Hunt Transport | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 717 | Gaye Farncombe 74 Thomson Reuters, Canada | $5.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Thomson Reuters | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 718 | Linda Campbell 76 Thomson Reuters, Canada | $5.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Thomson Reuters | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 720 | Penny Pritzker 67 Hyatt, Marmon (inherited), United States | $5.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hyatt, Marmon (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 723 | Margarita Louis-Dreyfus 64 Commodities, Switzerland | $5.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Commodities | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 731 | Annette Lerner 96 Lerner Enterprises (inherited), United States | $5.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Lerner Enterprises (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 733 | Marina Budiman 65 Data centers, Indonesia | $5.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Data centers | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 760 | Zhu Yan 55 Real estate, China | $5.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 761 | Dinara Kulibayeva 59 Banking, Kazakhstan | $5.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Banking | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 772 | Lynda Resnick 82 The Wonderful Company, United States | $5.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | The Wonderful Company | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 783 | Sofia Högberg Schörling 47 Investments, Sweden | $5.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Investments | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 785 | Gwendolyn Sontheim Meyer 65 Cargill (inherited), United States | $5.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cargill (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 787 | Falguni Nayar 63 Retailing, India | $5.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Retailing | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 791 | Märta Schörling Andreen 42 Investments, Sweden | $5.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Investments | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 799 | Fan Hongwei 59 Petrochemicals, China | $5.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Petrochemicals | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 801 | Helen Johnson-Leipold 69 Cleaning products, United States | $5.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cleaning products | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 803 | Gail Miller 83 Larry H. Miller auto dealerships, United States | $5.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Larry H. Miller auto dealerships | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 819 | Winifred J. Marquart 67 S. C. Johnson (inherited), United States | $5.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | S. C. Johnson (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 826 | Marisa Del Vecchio 68 Eyeglasses, Italy | $5.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Eyeglasses | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 829 | Nicoletta Zampillo 68 Eyeglasses, Italy | $5.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Eyeglasses | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 830 | Paola Del Vecchio 65 Eyeglasses, Italy | $5.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Eyeglasses | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 834 | Dagmar Dolby 85 Dolby Laboratories (inherited), United States | $5.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Dolby Laboratories (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 848 | Smita Crishna Godrej 75 Consumer goods, India | $5.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Consumer goods | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 857 | Weili Dai 65 Semiconductors, United States | $5.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Semiconductors | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 863 | Danielle Bellon 86 Food services, France | $5.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Food services | 🇫🇷 France | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 871 | Ling Tang Advertising technology, Canada | $4.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Advertising technology | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 881 | Wu Yajun 62 Longfor Properties, China | $4.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Longfor Properties | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 887 | Marianne Cargill Liebmann 73 Cargill (inherited), United States | $4.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cargill (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 898 | Katharine Rayner 81 Cox Enterprises (inherited), United States | $4.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cox Enterprises (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 899 | Margaretta Taylor 84 Cox Enterprises (inherited), United States | $4.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cox Enterprises (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 907 | Beatriz Davila de Santo Domingo 87 Beer, Colombia | $4.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Beer | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 911 | Eleanor Butt Crook 94 H-E-B (inherited), United States | $4.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | H-E-B (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 926 | Catherine Commisso 68 Telecom, United States | $4.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Telecom | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 927 | Wendy Abrams 61 Medical supplies, United States | $4.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Medical supplies | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 933 | Maria Del Pino 70 Construction, Spain | $4.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Construction | 🇪🇸 Spain | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 948 | Lynn Schusterman 87 Samson Investment oil (inherited), United States | $4.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Samson Investment oil (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 970 | Meg Whitman 70 eBay, United States | $4.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | eBay | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 988 | Friede Springer 84 Publishing, Germany | $4.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Publishing | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 995 | Angela Bennett 82 Mining, Australia | $4.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Mining | 🇦🇺 Australia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 996 | Cheng Cheung Ling 62 Pharmaceuticals, China | $4.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 998 | April Goh 35 Paints, Singapore | $4.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Paints | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1007 | Nancy Mills Barnett 63 Medical supplies, United States | $4.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Medical supplies | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1008 | Julia Thiele-Schuerhoff 54 Brakes, investments, Germany | $4.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Brakes, investments | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1020 | Miuccia Prada 77 Prada, Italy | $4.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Prada | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1029 | Lam Wai Ying 68 Biel Crystal, Hong Kong | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Biel Crystal | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1030 | Anna Katharina Viessmann 40 Heating and cooling equipment, Germany | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Heating and cooling equipment | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1036 | Sol Daurella 60 Coca-Cola bottler, Spain | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Coca-Cola bottler | 🇪🇸 Spain | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1038 | Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao 56 Airlines, Vietnam | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Airlines | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1040 | Huang Xiaofen 64 Printed circuit boards, China | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Printed circuit boards | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1041 | Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler-Thumann 85 Auto parts, Germany | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Auto parts | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1044 | Pansy Ho 64 Casinos, China | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Casinos | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1050 | Zhuo Jun 60 Printed circuit boards, Hong Kong | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Printed circuit boards | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1071 | Pat Stryker 70 Stryker Corp (inherited), United States | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Stryker Corp (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1076 | Giuliana Benetton 89 Benetton and Edizione, Italy | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Benetton and Edizione | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1091 | Pham Thu Huong 57 Diversified, Vietnam | $3.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Diversified | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1098 | Margaret Baker 61 Medical supplies, United States | $3.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Medical supplies | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1100 | Kumud Bajaj 72 Diversified, India | $3.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Diversified | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1115 | Catharina Claas-Muhlhauser 51 Agricultural Machinery, Germany | $3.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Agricultural Machinery | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1116 | Anne Beaufour 63 Pharmaceuticals, France | $3.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇫🇷 France | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1132 | Maggie Gu 44 Shein, China | $3.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Shein | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1133 | Molly Miao 41 Shein, China | $3.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Shein | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1146 | Vanessa Hartono Banking, tobacco, Indonesia | $3.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Banking, tobacco | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1153 | Susan Alfond 80 Dexter Shoe (inherited), United States | $3.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Dexter Shoe (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1159 | Jennifer Gilbert 58 Rocket Mortgage, United States | $3.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Rocket Mortgage | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1175 | Miriam Baumann-Blocher 51 Chemicals, Switzerland | $3.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Chemicals | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1186 | Alpana Dangi 53 Investments, India | $3.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Investments | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1199 | Leena Tewari 69 Pharmaceuticals, India | $3.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1217 | Niva Gurevitch 54 FInancial Services, Israel | $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | FInancial Services | 🇮🇱 Israel | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1218 | Tali Griffel 40 Financial Services, Israel | $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Financial Services | 🇮🇱 Israel | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1221 | Oprah Winfrey 72 TV shows, United States | $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | TV shows | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1231 | Eva Maria Bucher-Haefner 69 Software, investments, Switzerland | $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Software, investments | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1233 | Isabella Seràgnoli 80 Packaging, Italy | $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Packaging | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1241 | Maggie Hardy 61 84 Lumber (inherited), United States | $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | 84 Lumber (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1242 | Michelle Zatlyn 47 Cybersecurity, Canada | $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cybersecurity | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1256 | Ursula Hutter-Schleicher 69 Cement, Copper, Germany | $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cement, Copper | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1272 | Catheline Perier D'Ieteren 82 Auto parts, distribution, Belgium | $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Auto parts, distribution | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1277 | Marina Berlusconi 60 Fininvest and Mondadori, Italy | $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Fininvest and Mondadori | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1280 | Lina Tombolato 79 Financial services, Italy | $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Financial services | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1283 | Vinod Rai Gupta 81 Electrical equipment, India | $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Electrical equipment | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1310 | Annalisa Doris 56 Financial services, Italy | $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Financial services | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1317 | Segolene Gallienne 49 Steel, Investments, Belgium | $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Steel, Investments | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1321 | Lisa Su 56 Semiconductors, United States | $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Semiconductors | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1329 | Chan Tan Ching-fen Real estate, Hong Kong | $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1332 | Maritsa Lazari 83 CL Properties, United Kingdom | $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | CL Properties | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1339 | Jenny Love Meyer 60 Gas stations, United States | $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Gas stations | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1340 | Laura Love 63 Gas stations, United States | $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Gas stations | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1342 | Liora Ofer 72 Investments, Israel | $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Investments | 🇮🇱 Israel | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1365 | Dewi Kam 76 Coal, Indonesia | $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Coal | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1372 | Susan Ocampo 68 Semiconductors, United States | $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Semiconductors | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1376 | Mahima Datla 49 Vaccines, India | $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Vaccines | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1380 | Selina Stihl 49 Chainsaws, Germany | $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Chainsaws | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1384 | Zhang Ning 52 Chemicals, Canada | $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Chemicals | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1385 | Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw 73 Biopharmaceuticals, India | $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Biopharmaceuticals | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1394 | Marianna Latsis 73 Banking, shipping, Greece | $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Banking, shipping | 🇬🇷 Greece | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1405 | Monica Crippa 62 Microchip testing, Italy | $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Microchip testing | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1417 | Maja Oeri 71 Pharmaceuticals, Switzerland | $2.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1430 | Safra Catz 64 Software, United States | $2.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Software | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1446 | Sophie Luise Fielmann 31 Optometry, Germany | $2.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Optometry | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1475 | Gudrun Heine 72 Medical devices, Germany | $2.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Medical devices | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1476 | Sybill Storz 89 Medical devices, Germany | $2.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Medical devices | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
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