Who Are The World’s Richest Women?

There is no doubt once the COVID-19 pandemic passes over and the dust settles down, there is going to be redistribution of wealth in the world!  The list of the world’s richest people will keep seeing continuous changes and perhaps even some names as the economies across the world are tanking and people are changing their spending habits and patterns.  The COVID-19 pandemic has severely crippled several industries but, the automobile industry is the worst hit with some countries like India seeing almost zero sales for almost a quarter of the year.  

Women have also long been running business empires over the years and have proved they are no less than their male counterparts.  We have seen Alice Walton of the Walmart family and the L’oreal heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers feature on the list of the World’s Richest Women consistently over the years.  Let us take a look at the World’s Richest Women of 2020

Alice Walton:

The daughter of the Walmart founder, Sam Walton, Alice takes the top spot as the World’s Richest Woman with a whopping estimated net worth of $54.4 billion.

Francoise Bettencourt Myers:

Francoise Bettencourt Myers is the heiress to the beauty and cosmetic product market leader L’oreal.  Francoise sits second on the list with an estimated net worth of $48.9 Billion.  The COVID-19 pandemic has affected L’oreal shares as they shrunk by 12% which led to Francoise Bettencourt Myers losing the first place on the list of the world’s Richest Women.

Julia Koch: 

Julia Koch is the newest entrant to the list of the richest women, when she and her three children inherited a 42% stake in Koch Industries, after the demise of her husband David Koch in 2019.  Julia Koch has an estimated net worth of $38.2 billion and is the third richest woman in the world.

Mackenzie Bezos: 

Mackenzie Bezos is another newest entrant to this list of the world’s richest women after her divorce with tech mogul Jeff Bezos last year.  Mackenzie Bezos has an estimated net worth of $36 billion and is the fourth richest woman in the world.

Jacqueline Mars:

Jacqueline Mars comes from the family which owns the widely popular Mars candy and the family which developed the popular M&M’s .  Jacqueline Mars’s  estimated net worth is $24.7 billion and is the fifth richest woman in the world.

Yang Huiyan: 

The thirty eight year old Yang Huiyan owns 57% of the Hong Kong based real estate developer Country Garden which was founded by her father.  Yang Huiyan has an estimated net worth of $20.3 billion and is the sixth richest woman in the world.

Susanne Klatten:

Susanne Klatten owns stake in the German automobile company BMW and also owns a pharmaceutical company Altana.  The COVID-19 pandemic meant car sales slowed down which led to BMW’s stake to fall 24% in the first half of March, 2020.  Susanne Klatten has an estimated net worth of $16.8 billion and is the seventh richest woman in the world.

Lauren Powell Jobs:

The widow of the founder of tech giant Apple, Steve jobs, Lauren Powell Jobs owns an estimated net worth of $16.4 billion.  Lauren Powell Jobs is the eighth richest woman in the world.

Zhong Huijuan:

Zhong Huijuan is the chairman of the leading pharmaceutical company, Hansoh Pharmaceuticals which makes oncology, psychoactive, anti diabetic and other drugs.  Zhong Huijuan has an estimated net worth of $14.6 billion and is the ninth richest woman in the world.

Gina Rinehart: 

Gina Rinehart is one of Australia’s richest people and is the majority stakeholder in mining company Hancock Prospecting.  Gina Rinehart has an estimated net worth of $13.1 billion and is the tenth richest woman in the world.

This list has been compiled based on the data from Forbes Billionaire list of 2020.