Richest Women In The World In 2021
Who are the wealthiest women in the world in 2021 as per their net worth? Better known as Heiress to the L’Oreal empire, Francoise Bettencourt Meyers is the richest woman in the world. The 67-year old billionaire’s net worth is $80.2 billion. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers inherited the title after her mother’s, Liliane Bettencourt, passing in 2017. Following closely behind is Alice Walton, 71, of the Walmart empire—also the world’s richest family. Her net worth is $66.3 billion.
The third place is grabbed by MacKenzie Scott, 51, with a net worth of $60.0 billion. Formerly married to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Scott has a 4% stake in the e-commerce company which she received as a part of the Divorce settlement between her and Bezos.
Using the billionaire’s list by Forbes magazine, we examined the wealthiest women in the world in 2021, who occupy the 300 billionaires list as of today’s data. Looking towards the East, Yang Huiyan became the richest woman in Asia. Other Female billionaires from Asia who made it to the list include China’s Wu Yajun with $19.3 billion, China’s Zhong Huijuan with $19.0 billion, Hong Kong’s Kwong Siu-hing with $14.7 billion, China’s Fan Hongwei with $14.7, India’s Savitri Jindal & family with $12.8 billion, Hong Kong’s Zhou Qunfei & family with $12.8 billion.
Richest Women In The World In 2021
RANKNAMENET WORTHABOUTCOUNTRY1Francoise Bettencourt Meyers $80.2 billion L'Oréal France
2 Alice Walton $66.3 billion Walmart United States
3 MacKenzie Scott $60.0 billion Amazon United States
4 Julia Koch & family $46.4 billion Koch Industries United States
5 Miriam Adelson $37.5 billion casinos United States
6 Yang Huiyan & family $33.9 billion real estate China
7 Jacqueline Mars $31.3 billion candy, pet food United States
8 Susanne Klatten $29.7 billion BMW, pharmaceuticals Germany
9 Iris Fontbona & family $25.1 billion mining Chile
10 Gina Rinehart $23.9 billion mining Australia
11 Abigail Johnson $20.9 billion money management United States
12 Laurene Powell Jobs & family $20.2 billion Apple, Disney United States
13 Wu Yajun $19.3 billion real estate China
14Zhong Huijuan $19.0 billion pharmaceuticals China
15 Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken & family $17.6 billion Heineken Netherlands
16 Kwong Siu-hing $14.7 billion real estate Hong Kong
17 Fan Hongwei & family $14.7 billion petrochemicals China
18 Kirsten Rausing $14.1 billion packaging Sweden
19 Savitri Jindal & family $12.8 billion steel India
20 Zhou Qunfei & family $12.8 billion smartphone screens Hong Kong
21 Tatyana Bakalchuk $12.7 billion ecommerce Russia
22 Zheng Shuliang & family $10.0 billion aluminum products China
23 Lu Zhongfang $9.6 billion education China
24 Blair Parry-Okeden $9.4 billion media, automotive United States
25 Massimiliana Landini Aleotti & family $9.2 billion pharmaceuticals Italy
26 Lam Wai-ying $9.1 billion smartphone screens Hong Kong
27 Ann Walton Kroenke $9.0 billion Walmart United States
28 Agnete Kirk Thinggaard $8.8 billion Lego Denmark
29 Sofie Kirk Kristiansen $8.8 billion Lego Denmark
30 Cheng Xue $8.6 billion soy sauce China
31 Zhao Yan $8.5 billion biotech China
32 Marie-Hélène Habert $8.1 billion diversified France
33 Nancy Walton Laurie $8.0 billion Walmart United States
34 Diane Hendricks $8.0 billion roofing United States
35 Wang Laichun $7.8 billion electronics components China
36 Chan Tan Ching-fen $7.8 billion real estate Hong Kong
37 Pamela Mars $7.8 billion candy, pet food United States
38 Victoria Mars $7.8 billion candy, pet food United States
39 Valerie Mars $7.8 billion candy, pet food United States
40 Marijke Mars $7.8 billion candy, pet food United States
41 Antonia Ax:son Johnson & family $7.7 billion diversified Sweden
42 Christy Walton $7.7 billion Walmart United States
43 Magdalena Martullo-Blocher $7.5 billion chemicals Switzerland
44 Rahel Blocher $7.5 billion chemicals Switzerland
45 Vicky Safra $7.5 billion banking Greece
46 Sandra Ortega Mera $7.5 billion Zara Spain
47 Ronda Stryker $6.9 billion medical equipment United States
48 Marie Besnier Beauvalot $6.7 billion cheese France
49 Denise Coates $6.5 billion online gambling United Kingdom
50 Meg Whitman $6.4 billion eBay United States
51 Jane Lauder $6.4 billion Estée Lauder United States
52 Jian Jun $6.4 billion biomedical products China
53 Pauline MacMillan Keinath $6.4 billion Cargill United States
54 Pan Dong $6.3 billion consumer goods Canada
55 Margaretta Taylor $6.2 billion media, automotive United States
56 Katharine Rayner $6.2 billion media, automotive United States
57 Tamara Gustavson $6.2 billion self storage United States
58 Judy Faulkner $6.0 billion health IT United States
59 Randa Duncan Williams $6.0 billion pipelines United States
60 Milane Frantz $6.0 billion pipelines United States
61 Dannine Avara $6.0 billion pipelines United States
62 Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala & family $5.8 billion beer, investments Mexico
63 Chan Laiwa & family $5.8 billion real estate China
64Dagmar Dolby & family $5.6 billion Dolby Laboratories United States
65 Alexandra Schoerghuber $5.6 billion real estate Germany
66 Li Haiyan $5.5 billion restaurants China
67 Carrie Perrodo & family $5.4 billion oil France
68 Zeng Fangqin $5.3 billion smartphone components China
69 Karen Pritzker $5.2 billion hotels, investments United States
70 Miuccia Prada $5.0 billion luxury goods Italy
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