Top 10 richest women in world

Today we’re going to talk about the 10 richest women in the world. Most of these women inherited their fortunes rather than building them, but we have to give them credit for saving their fortunes, controlling businesses, and for making those fortunes grow. I’m not sure what would I do if I had even $100,000 in my bank account, nonetheless millions or billions. Would I feel happy or lost? Would I know what to do and who to trust? Money makes life easier but big money might make it much harder.

Instead of using photos of the ladies (and since all of those are copyrighted) we decided to use the logos of the companies they own and they make a much bigger impression than just a simple photo with a human being.

No.1 Christy Walton

Fortune: $22.5 billion
Walmart. U.S.

Christy Ruth Walton was the wife of late John T. Walton, one of the sons of Sam Walton who founded the Wal-Mart Stores company in 1962 — the biggest network of discount department stores in the U.S. and the world’s largest public corporation by revenue. After the death of her husband in 2005, Christy inherited his fortune of $15.7 billion. Wal-Mart is still the world’s largest retailer. The network includes more than 5,100 stores serving 138 million customers per week with sales around $285 billion. Christy is 50 now and has one son, Lukas.

No.2 Alice Walton

Fortune: $20.6 billion
Walmart. U.S.

Alice Louise Walton is the daughter of Sam Walton. Just like Christy Walton, she inherited her Wal-mart fortune. Alice is 60 and she’s 2 times divorced. Alice funded the $100 million airport in Bentonville in 1990 and was involved in the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art development. Being an avid horse-lover, Ms Walton currently lives in Mineral Wells, Texas on The Rocking W Ranch.

No.3 Liliane Bettencourt

Fortune: $20 billion
L’Oreal. France

88 year old Liliane Bettencourt is an amazing French businesswoman. She is the principal shareholder of L’Oréal and the wealthiest woman in Europe. Liliane is the only child of Eugène Schuellerm, who was the founder of L’Oréal and she inherited her L’Oréal fortune from her farther in 1957. Liliane is married to a French politician, André Bettencourt, and they have one daughter Françoise. In December 2009 Françoise asked a French court to place her mother “under juridical supervision to stop her handing away her money” saying that her mother is no longer in her right mind for giving their money away (around one billion euro) and gifts to 62-year-old photographer François-Marie Banier over a several-year period. Now mother and daughter are estranged.

No.4 Birgit Rausing

Fortune: $13 billion
Packaging. Sweden

Birgit Rausing is a Swedish art historian and philanthropist. She inherited her billions after the death of her husband Gad Rausing in 2000. In 1944 her father-in-law founded Tetra Pak which revolutionized the packaging of liquids (juices, milk, etc.), so Birgit inherited the packaging giant Tetra Laval. Birgit lives quietly in Switzerland. She’s 86 by now and has 3 children.

No.5 Savitri Jindal

Fortune: $12.2 billion
Steel and power. India

Savitri Jindal is India’s richest woman, the world’s 44th richest person, and the non-executive chairperson of Jindal Steel- a steel and power conglomerate. She inherited the company and its billions in 2005 after her husband died in a helicopter crash. She’s 60 and has 9 children, Savitri is also a member of the Indian National Congress.

No.6 Abigail Johnson

Fortune: $11.5 billion
Fidelity. U.S.

Abigail Pierrepont is an American businesswoman and the President of Fidelity Investments Personal and Workplace Investing, founded by her farther. She joined the company when she was 25, having graduated from Harvard Business School. Abigail is happily married and has 2 children. She’s 48 now and believed to be her father’s chosen successor. She is number 48 in the list of the world’s billionaires.

No.7 Susanne Klatten

Fortune: $11.1 billion
BMW. Germany

Susanne Klatten is the richest woman in Germany and the 35th richest person in the world. On her father’s death, she inherited his 50.1% stake in pharmaceutical and chemicals manufacturer Altana. She sits on Altana’s supervisory board and helped transform it into a world-class corporation. Her father also left her a 12.50% stake in BMW, a company which he rescued from bankruptcy decades ago. Susanna is married and has 3 children, plays golf, and successfully invests her money.

N0.8 Iris Fontbona & Family

Fortune: $ 11 billion
Copper. Chile

There’s very little information about Iris available online. She has no page in Wikipedia, her age is unknown, and there are no photos. She was the second wife of Chilean billionaire Andronico Luksic (who was the richest person in Chile, the fourth in Latin America, and the 132nd in the world) who died from cancer in 2005. Iris and her family control one of the world’s largest copper mines, Antofagasta, with her son Jean Paul serving as chairman. Company shares have jumped 80% in a year, and the fortune amassed by Andronico was $4.2 billion.

N0.9 Jacqueline Mars

Fortune: $ 11 billion
Candy. U.S.

Jacqueline Mars is the daughter of Forrest Edward Mars, Sr. and granddaughter of Frank C. Mars — founders of the giant American candy company Mars, Incorporated. She’s a divorced woman of 70 with 3 children. Jacqueline inherited the company in 1999, and it’s constantly growing.

No.10 Anne Cox Chambers

Fortune: $10 billion
Cable and media. U.S.

Anne Cox Chambers is a media proprietor — a primary owner of Cox Enterprises, a privately held media empire that includes newspapers, television, radio, cable television, and other businesses. Anne has had a bright eventful life so far. She was an ambassador to Belgium from 1977 to 1981 and a director of the board of the Coca-Cola Company during the 1980s. She was also the first woman in Atlanta appointed to the board of the city’s chamber of commerce. Anne is a generous supporter of a wide range of cultural and educational charities. She’s 2 times divorced and has 3 children.

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