The top 10 richest women in the world in 2025
Who are the richest women in the world? Which industries do their wealth originate from? Learn all this and more about the top women billionaires
Top billionaires in the world are celebrities in their own rights, famous for their wide range of endeavours across industries, including finance, fashion, e-commerce, and hair and skincare. One can’t help but find their stories fascinating, especially regarding the women billionaires who have made their mark in a man’s world. Forbes tracks the wealth of billionaires worldwide in real-time, which prompts our list of the richest women in the world.
Related stories
Top 10 richest women in the world
Here are the women billionaires topping our list as of February 17, 2025:
| Rank and Name | Net Worth |
Source of Wealth |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Alice Walton | $112.5 billion | Walmart |
| 2. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers and Family | $74.4 billion | L'Oréal |
| 3. Julia Koch and Family | $74.2 billion | Koch Industries |
| 4. Jacqueline Mars | $42.3 billion | Mars Inc |
| 5. Rafaela Aponte-Diamant | $39.0 billion | Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Group |
| 6. Abigail Johnson | $36.0 billion | Fidelity Investments |
| 7. Savitri Jindal & family | $32.3 billion | JSW Group |
| 8. MacKenzie Scott | $32.3 billion | Amazon |
| 9. Miriam Adelson & family | $31.5 billion | Las Vegas Sands |
| 10. Marilyn Simons & family | $31.0 billion | Hedge Funds |
Also Read: The top 10 richest women in India
What earned the top women billionaires their wealth? Let’s find that and more about them:
1. Alice Walton
- Age: 75
- Country: United States
Yet another heiress, Alice Walton is one of the offsprings of the Walmart founder Sam Walton; she has three brothers, two of whom have joined the business, unlike her. Art has been her domain of choice. In 2011, she founded the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas—her hometown.
