Forbes magazine annually ranks the world's wealthiest female billionaires. This list uses the static rating published once a year by Forbes, usually in March or April. There were 337 women listed on the world's billionaires, up from 327 in 2022. Since 2021, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers has been listed as the world's wealthiest woman.
According to a 2021 billionaire census, women make up 11.9% of the billionaire cohort, and "just over half of all female billionaires are heiresses, with an additional 30% having a combination of inherited and created wealth." In the overall female billionaire cohort, 16.9% of billionaires are "self-made" and 53.5% gained their wealth through a combination of inheritance and "self-made" wealth as of 2017.[1]
The top 10 women billionaires, using the Forbes static ranking, are:[2]
| No. | Name | Image | Birth date | Net worth (billions) | Citizenship | Source | World rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Françoise Bettencourt Meyers | 10 July 1953 | 74.8 |  France | L'Oréal | 1 | ||
| 2 | 12 April 1962 | 59 | Koch industries | 17 | ||||
| 3 | 7 October 1949 | 56.7 |  United States | Walmart | 21 | |||
| 4 | 10 October 1939 | 38.3 | 31 | |||||
| 5 | 10 October 1945 | 35 |  Israel / United States | 35 | ||||
| 6 | Rafaela Aponte-Diamant | 31.2 |  Italy | 43 | ||||
| 7 | 28 April 1962 | 27.4 | 51 | |||||
| 8 | 9 February 1954 | 27 | 52 | |||||
| 9 | MacKenzie Scott | 7 April 1970 | 24.4 | Amazon.com | 60 | |||
| 10 | 23.1 |  Chile | Antofagasta plc | 65 |
The top 10 women billionaires, using the Forbes static ranking, are:[3]
| No. | Name | Image | Birth date | Net worth (billions) | Citizenship | Source | World rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 July 1953 | 74.8 | France | L'Oréal | 14 | |||
| 2 | 7 October 1949 | 65.3 | United States | Walmart | 18 | |||
| 3 | 12 April 1962 | 60 | Koch industries | 21 | ||||
| 3 | MacKenzie Scott | 7 April 1970 | 43.6 | Amazon.com | 30 | |||
| 5 | 10 October 1939 | 31.7 | 41 | |||||
| 6 | 9 February 1954 | 30.2 | 46 | |||||
| 7 | 10 October 1945 | 27.5 | Israel / United States | 50 | ||||
| 8 | 28 April 1962 | 24.3 | 56 | |||||
| 9 | 22.8 | United States | Antofagasta plc | 67 | ||||
| 10 | 19 December 1961 | 21.2 | United States | Fidelity Investments | 75 |
In January 2021, CEOWORLD Magazine announced that if her family's wealth is included in her total fortune, then Francoise Bettencourt Meyers's wealth is estimated to stand at $71.4 billion.[4]
The top 10 women billionaires, using the Forbes static ranking, are:[5]
| No. | Name | Image | Birth date | Net worth (billions) | Citizenship | Source | World rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 July 1953 | 73.6 | France | L'Oréal | 12 | |||
| 2 | 7 October 1949 | 61.8 | United States | Walmart | 17 | |||
| 3 | MacKenzie Scott | 7 April 1970 | 53 | Amazon.com | 22 | |||
| 4 | 12 April 1962 | 46.4 | Koch industries | 27 | ||||
| 5 | 10 October 1945 | 38.2 | Israel / United States | 36 | ||||
| 6 | 10 October 1939 | 31.3 | 48 | |||||
| 7 | 20 July 1981 | 29.6 |  Cyprus[6] | 50 | ||||
| 8 | 28 April 1962 | 27.7 | 53 | |||||
| 9 | 9 February 1954 | 23.6 | 70 | |||||
| 10 | 23.5 | Chile | Antofagasta plc | 74 |
The top 10 women billionaires, using the Forbes static ranking, are:[7]
| No. | Name | Image | Birth date | Net worth (billions) | Citizenship | Source | World rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 October 1949 | 65.9 | United States | Walmart | 12 | |||
| 2 | 10 July 1953 | 65.4 | France | L'Oréal | 13 | |||
| 3 | MacKenzie Scott | 7 April 1970 | 62.3 | Amazon | 17 | |||
| 4 | 12 April 1962 | 44.9 | Koch industries | 24 | ||||
| 5 | 10 October 1939 | 28.9 | 38 | |||||
| 6 | 20 July 1981 | 27.3 | Cyprus | 43 | ||||
| 7 | 28 April 1962 | 23.9 | 54 | |||||
| 8 | 6 November 1963 | 19.9 | United States | Apple Inc., The Walt Disney Company | 67 | |||
| 9 | 18.8 |  China | Hansoh Pharmaceutical | 70 | ||||
| 10 | 9 February 1954 | 16.1 | 103 |