10. Iris Fontbona & Family
Networth: $20.6 Billion
Iris Balbina Fontbona González is the matriarch of the richest family in Chile, owner of Antofagasta, a Santiago-based mining corporation that ranks as one of the largest copper producers in the world. They have ownership over Banco de Chile; A manufacturer of copper products and cables (Invexans), a brewery (CCU), and a publicly-traded Quinenco shipping company (CSAV). According to Forbes, she is the richest person in Chile; She is the fifth richest person in Latin America. She and she also the eighth richest woman in the world. She as well as the 91st richest person in the world.
The loss of Fontbona’s spouse, Andrónico Luksic Abaroa, to cancer in 2005 was the catalyst for her to accumulate her fortune. Her first big step after the death of her husband was to buy a 70% stake in the Chilean television station Canal 13. This was one of her first vital decisions after the death of her husband. She seems to have a lot of influence within the organization. She provides her approval for major business decisions that will have an effect on the company, which is managed primarily by her son, Andrónico Luksic Craig.
9. Gina Rinehart (Richest woman of Australia)
Networth: $22.4 Billion
Georgina Hope “Gina” Rinehart is an Australian mining magnate and heiress who inherited a fortune from her father. Rinehart currently serves as CEO of Hancock Prospecting; A private mineral exploration and extraction company established by his father, Lang Hancock, in 1982. When Rinehart acquired Hancock Prospecting, the total value of the company was estimated at A $ 75 million, which did not include group liabilities and liabilities. contingent liabilities of the company, according to the Australian Financial Review. Her leadership witnessed the growth of the company over the next decade and, as a result of the iron ore boom of the early 2000s, she was able to declare herself an imaginary billionaire in 2006.
After acquiring several companies in the mining sector, Rinehart began diversifying her assets in the 2010s. With substantial investments in Ten Network Holdings and Fairfax Media, she also ventured into agriculture, buying several cattle ranches in the process. . Rinehart is one of the richest people in Australia. Her fortune reached AU $ 29 billion in 2012, at which point she surpassed Christy Walton to become the richest woman in the world. She was also included in the Forbes list of the 100 most powerful women in the world, which was published in 2012. In March 2021, The Australian Business Review reported that she had a net worth of approximately $ 36.28 billion.
In 2020, Forbes magazine ranked Rinehart as one of the 10 richest women in the world. It was revealed in a Guardian Australia investigation in May 2021 that Rinehart was Australia’s largest landowner. She with approximately 9.2 million hectares (23 million acres) of land, which represents just over 1% of the entire landmass of the country.
8. Yang Huiyan & Family
Networth: $26.7 Billion
Yang Huiyan is a Chinese-born entrepreneur and real estate developer worth $ 26.7 billion. Huiyan became a billionaire at the age of 25. In addition to being a naturalized Cypriot citizen in 2018, she also has a primary interest in Country Garden Holdings, which was handed over to her primarily by her father Yang Guoqiang in 2007. She is the richest woman in Asia, according to Forbes. His father, Yang Guoqiang, founded the Country Garden real estate business in 1997 and handed him 70% of the company’s shares before the company’s initial public offering (IPO) in 2007. Country Garden’s first public offering raised around of $ 1.6 billion, which is comparable to the amount raised by Google in the United States in 2004.
She accompanied her father when he had to attend a conference when she was little. From that moment on, she began to study the ins and outs of the business world. She clearly understood her father’s job from an early age. Besides, she had seen all the ups and downs of her father. And she had always been by her side to comfort him. She therefore returned to China in 2005, immediately after completing her education. And she started working as a purchasing manager for the business. She was pushing herself and showing her skills. As a result of just one year on the job, she was promoted to CEO.
She is the ideal successor to her father’s business, as she knows her operations and operations management well. According to Forbes, Yang served as vice chairman of the board’s governance committee and raised $ 410 million through the sale of additional shares in 2014. Yang had a net worth of $ 27.3 billion in August 2021. But the Yang Huiyan’s current net worth is $ 26.7 billion. ; As you can tell, the last few months have not been kind to her.
7. Miriam Adelson (Richest Woman in Israel)
Networth: $28 Billion
Miriam Adelson is a physician who was born in Israel and raised in the United States. After her marriage to American business mogul Sheldon Adelson in 1991, she began donating to conservative political organizations in both the United States and Israel, including the Republican Party. She is also the current owner of the newspaper “Israel Hayom”.
Adelson has a stake in the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, which operates the largest casino complex in the world. The Las Vegas-based company owns and operates casinos and convention centers in the United States and Asia, and expects to generate $ 3.6 billion in sales in 2020. In January 2021, Sheldon, her late husband, passed away. Sheldon was the founding member and president of the group. Adelson is the 57th richest person in the world, the seventh richest woman and the richest Israeli in June 2021, according to Forbes, with an estimated value of $ 28 billion.
6. Susanne Klatten (Richest woman in Germany)
Networth: $28.8 Billion
Susanne Hanna Ursula Klatten is the daughter of Herbert and Johanna Quandt. She and she also the heir to a billion dollar fortune in Germany. According to Forbes magazine, her net worth was projected to be $ 28.3 billion in May 2021, making her the richest woman in Germany. She and she also the 65th richest person in the world. In the event of the death of her father, she received 50.1% from her in the pharmaceutical and chemical company Altana Corporation.
She is a member of Altana’s supervisory board and has played a key role in transforming the company into a world-class company that is included in the German DAX index of the top 30 companies. Altana AG sold its pharmaceutical operations to Nycomed for 4.5 billion euros in 2006, leaving the company with only its remaining specialty chemical operations. The 4,500 million euros were paid as a dividend to the shareholders of the company. Altana’s stock price remained stable and Klatten remained the company’s main shareholder.
In 2009, she bought almost all of the Altana shares that she did not yet own. In addition, her father gave him 12.50% in BMW; however, after the death of her mother in 2015, her stake in BMW increased to 19.2%. In 1997, she and her brother Stefan Quandt were appointed to the BMW supervisory board of directors.
5. Jacqueline Mars
Networth: $31.4 Billion
Jacqueline Mars is an American heiress who is also an investor. She is the daughter of Forrest Mars, Sr., and his wife Audrey Ruth (Meyer). She and she is also the granddaughter of Frank C. Mars, who was one of the founders of the American candy company Mars, Incorporated.
Mars Inc. is the largest confectionery in the world, it is a joint venture between Mars and its shareholders. The narrowly owned business, based in McLean, Virginia, makes famous chocolates like M & Ms, Snickers, Milky Way, also gums like Juicy Fruit, Orbit, pet foods like Pedigree, Whiskas, and Ben’s Original, Suzi Wan packaged meals, among other things. In 2020, the company expects to generate more than $ 39 billion in sales.
4. Julia Koch & Family
Networth: $50.7 Billion
Mrs. Julia Margaret Flesher Koch is a well-known American socialite who is also a billionaire and philanthropist. She is also one of the richest women in the world. Her wealth was due to her late husband, David Koch, who passed away in 2019.
Forbes estimates her and her family’s net worth to be $ 43 billion as of January 2020, while Bloomberg estimates it to be $ 61.6 billion as of the same date. Mr. Koch was a former CEO and co-owner of Koch Industries; One of the largest private companies in America in terms of sales at the time of his death. The Wichita, Kansas-based conglomerate is involved in oil refining, pipeline construction, commodity trading, ranching, and paper pulp production, generating about $ 115 billion in annual sales.
A blind date with David Koch took place in January 1991, and she did not have a positive opinion of him after the meeting. The following is how she expressed her reaction; “I’m happy that I met that guy because now I know I never want to go out with him again.” Later that year, the two reconnected at a party and began dating. She retired from her job in 1993. And also the couple exchanged vows in May 1996 at David Koch’s home on Meadow Lane in Southampton, England. Mrs. Julia Margaret Flesher Koch is a well-known American socialite who is also a billionaire and philanthropist. She is also one of the richest women in the world. Her wealth was due to her late husband, David Koch, who passed away in 2019.
Forbes estimates her and her family’s net worth to be $ 43 billion as of January 2020, while Bloomberg estimates it to be $ 61.6 billion as of the same date. Mr. Koch was a former CEO and co-owner of Koch Industries; One of the largest private companies in America in terms of sales at the time of his death. The Wichita, Kansas-based conglomerate is involved in oil refining, pipeline construction, commodity trading, ranching, and paper pulp production, generating about $ 115 billion in annual sales.
A blind date with David Koch took place in January 1991, and she did not have a positive opinion of him after the meeting. The following is how she expressed her reaction; “I’m happy that I met that guy because now I know I never want to go out with him again.” Later that year, the two reconnected at a party and began dating. She retired from her job in 1993. And the couple also exchanged vows in May 1996 at David Koch’s home on Meadow Lane in Southampton, England.
3. MacKenzie Scott
Networth: $57.3 Billion
MacKenzie Scott is a writer and philanthropist from the United States. He has a net worth of $ 57 billion as of May 29, 2021, thanks to a 4% stake in Amazon that he acquired after his divorce from founder and former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Amazon is the largest Internet retailer in the world. Founded in Seattle, the company offers a variety of items online, including electronics, household items, and other products. The company also owns and operates the Whole Foods supermarket chain and provides streaming and cloud computing services. Amazon had $ 386 billion in revenue in 2020. Due to her financial success, Scott is ranked third among the 10 richest women in the world in 2021. As well as the 21st richest person on the planet.
She is known for her role in the creation and growth of Amazon, as well as her now-dissolved marriage to Jeff Bezos, with whom she had two children. She is a signatory to the Giving Pledge, which involves a commitment to donate at least half of her fortune to charitable causes throughout her lifetime. In 2020, she will make philanthropic contributions totaling $ 5.8 billion. Her making her one of the most generous people in the world when it comes to donating to functioning organizations. Scott also makes an additional $ 2.7 billion donation in 2021.
2. Alice Walton (Richest woman in USA)
Networth: $65.3 Billion
Mrs. Alice Louise Walton is the heir to the wealth of Walmart and is an American businesswoman. According to the most recent information available, she had more than $ 11 billion in Walmart stock. Currently, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index; Walton has a net worth of $ 64.6 billion. Ranking her as the seventeenth richest person on the planet. She as well as the second among the 10 richest women in the world.
Walton is the youngest son of Sam Walton and the heir to the Walmart wealth that his father built. The Walton Family Holding Company, which she co-manages, is one of two family businesses that own roughly half of the world’s largest retailers. According to the company’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021, it earned $ 559 billion.
1. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & Family
Networth: $86.1 Billion
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers is a rich French heiress who is also the richest woman in the world, according to Forbes magazine. Francoise is the granddaughter of L’Oreal founder Eugène Schueller. Bettencourt Meyers has a 33% stake in L’Oreal, the world’s largest cosmetics company, according to Forbes. After her mother, Liliane, passed away in 2017, she became president of the holding company that owns the family’s shares. She had held this position before Liliane’s death.
Other than that, Bettencourt Meyers acts as head of her family’s charity; That promotes French development in the sciences and arts through scholarships. Following the April 2019 fire at Notre Dame Cathedral; L’Oreal and the Bettencourt Meyers family reached an agreement to contribute a total of $ 226 million to the restoration of the cathedral.
