Richest Women in the World 2026
The 100 wealthiest women in the world in 2026, ranked by estimated net worth. From inherited fortunes to self-made empires, these are the women at the top of the global wealth rankings.
| # | Name | Industry | Net Worth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alice Walton | Fashion & Retail | $124.1B |
| 2 | Françoise Bettencourt Meyers | Fashion & Retail | $96.9B |
| 3 | Julia Koch | Diversified | $81.2B |
| 4 | Iris Fontbona | Metals & Mining | $51B |
| 5 | Jacqueline Mars | Food & Beverage | $45.4B |
| 6 | Rafaela Aponte-Diamant | Logistics | $44.1B |
| 7 | Abigail Johnson | Finance & Investments | $40.3B |
| 8 | Savitri Jindal & family | Metals & Mining | $38.4B |
| 9 | Miriam Adelson | Gambling & Casinos | $35.3B |
| 10 | MacKenzie Scott | Technology | $33.6B |
| 11 | Marilyn Simons | Finance & Investments | $32.5B |
| 12 | Lyndal Stephens Greth | Energy | $32B |
| 13 | Elaine Marshall & family | Diversified | $30.9B |
| 14 | Melinda French Gates | Technology | $30B |
| 15 | Susanne Klatten | Automotive | $27.4B |
| 16 | Zheng Shuliang & family | Metals & Mining | $27.3B |
| 17 | Vicky Safra & family | Finance & Investments | $25.7B |
| 18 | Gina Rinehart | Metals & Mining | $25.6B |
| 19 | Christy Walton | Fashion & Retail | $22.8B |
| 20 | Diane Hendricks | Construction & Engineering | $21.7B |
| 21 | Renáta Kellnerová | Finance & Investments | $19.9B |
| 22 | Zhou Qunfei | Technology | $19.7B |
| 23 | Kwong Siu-hing | Real Estate | $19.2B |
| 24 | Nancy Walton Laurie | Fashion & Retail | $18.4B |
| 25 | Beate Heister | Fashion & Retail | $17.3B |
| 26 | Zhong Huijuan | Healthcare | $16.9B |
| 27 | Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken | Food & Beverage | $15.6B |
| 28 | Wang Laichun | Technology | $15.6B |
| 29 | Laurene Powell Jobs | Technology | $15.3B |
| 30 | Elizabeth Johnson | Finance & Investments | $14B |
| 31 | Ann Walton Kroenke | Fashion & Retail | $14B |
| 32 | Antonia Ax:son Johnson & family | Diversified | $13.7B |
| 33 | Lee Boo-jin | Technology | $13.5B |
| 34 | Lee Seo-hyun | Technology | $12.6B |
| 35 | Trudy Cathy White | Food & Beverage | $12.6B |
| 36 | Sandra Ortega Mera | Fashion & Retail | $12.5B |
| 37 | Hong Ra-hee | Technology | $12.5B |
| 38 | Francine von Finck & family | Finance & Investments | $12.1B |
| 39 | Kirsten Rausing | Food & Beverage | $11.5B |
| 40 | Marijke Mars | Food & Beverage | $11.4B |
| 41 | Valerie Mars | Food & Beverage | $11.4B |
| 42 | Pamela Mars | Food & Beverage | $11.4B |
| 43 | Victoria Mars | Food & Beverage | $11.4B |
| 44 | Nadia Thiele & family | Finance & Investments | $11B |
| 45 | Magdalena Martullo-Blocher | Manufacturing | $10.7B |
| 46 | Sherry Brydson | Media & Entertainment | $10.6B |
| 47 | Carrie Perrodo & family | Energy | $10.6B |
| 48 | Ling Tang | Technology | $10.4B |
| 49 | Randa Duncan Williams | Energy | $10.4B |
| 50 | Dannine Avara | Energy | $10.3B |
| 51 | Milane Frantz | Energy | $10.3B |
| 52 | Zhou Chaonan | Manufacturing | $10B |
| 53 | Pauline MacMillan Keinath | Food & Beverage | $9.7B |
| 54 | Judy Faulkner | Technology | $9.6B |
| 55 | Zeng Fangqin | Technology | $9.4B |
| 56 | Blair Parry-Okeden | Media & Entertainment | $9.3B |
| 57 | Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala & family | Food & Beverage | $9.3B |
| 58 | Elisabeth Deluca | Food & Beverage | $9B |
| 59 | Marie Besnier Beauvalot | Food & Beverage | $8.9B |
| 60 | Lynsi Snyder | Food & Beverage | $8.7B |
| 61 | Tamara Gustavson | Service | $8.7B |
| 62 | Denise York & family | Sports | $8.5B |
| 63 | Massimiliana Landini Aleotti | Healthcare | $8.3B |
| 64 | Marie-Hélène Habert-Dassault | Diversified | $8.2B |
| 65 | Sofie Kirk Kristiansen | Manufacturing | $8.2B |
| 66 | Agnete Kirk Thinggaard | Manufacturing | $8.2B |
| 67 | Rahel Blocher | Manufacturing | $8.2B |
| 68 | Alexandra Schoerghuber & family | Real Estate | $8.2B |
| 69 | Denise Coates | Gambling & Casinos | $8.2B |
| 70 | Tatyana Kim | Fashion & Retail | $8.1B |
| 71 | Rekha Jhunjhunwala | Finance & Investments | $8B |
| 72 | Thai Lee | Technology | $8B |
| 73 | Gayle Benson | Sports | $7.9B |
| 74 | Tanya Saadé Zeenny | Logistics | $7.9B |
| 75 | Zong Fuli | Food & Beverage | $7.8B |
| 76 | Karen Pritzker | Finance & Investments | $7.7B |
| 77 | Marian Ilitch | Food & Beverage | $7.6B |
| 78 | Melanie Perkins | Technology | $7.6B |
| 79 | Maria Fernanda Amorim & family | Diversified | $7.5B |
| 80 | Maria Angelicoussis | Logistics | $7.5B |
| 81 | Dona Bertarelli | Healthcare | $7.4B |
| 82 | Janice McNair | Sports | $7.3B |
| 83 | Ronda Stryker | Healthcare | $7.2B |
| 84 | Daniela Amodei | Technology | $7B |
| 85 | Edythe Broad | Diversified | $7B |
| 86 | Elizabeth Uihlein | Manufacturing | $6.8B |
| 87 | Eren Özmen | Manufacturing | $6.7B |
| 88 | Johnelle Hunt | Logistics | $6.6B |
| 89 | Barbara Boehringer | Healthcare | $6.5B |
| 90 | Isabel Boehringer | Healthcare | $6.5B |
| 91 | Katharina von Baumbach | Healthcare | $6.5B |
| 92 | Ulrike von Baumbach | Healthcare | $6.5B |
| 93 | Peggy Cherng | Food & Beverage | $6.5B |
| 94 | Taylor Thomson | Media & Entertainment | $6.5B |
| 95 | Martha Ingram & family | Media & Entertainment | $6.4B |
| 96 | Jayshree Ullal | Technology | $6.4B |
| 97 | Renate Reimann-Haas | Fashion & Retail | $6.4B |
| 98 | Christiane Schoeller | Media & Entertainment | $6.3B |
| 99 | Anna Viegener | Manufacturing | $6.2B |
| 100 | Margaretta Taylor | Media & Entertainment | $6.2B |
Who is the richest woman in the world?
The richest woman is the first name on the leaderboard above. Rankings shift as company valuations and asset prices change, so figures are updated from the latest available data.
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