Top 10 Richest women 2023
According to Forbes, every year the number of women who get rich and multiply their fortunes is steadily growing. And probably this year, we could observe the same positive dynamics, if not for the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Therefore, in 2023, 228 women were among the richest people on the planet – 13 less than last year. But paradoxically, their combined wealth has increased by $570 billion (as the stock markets slowly start to recover).
#1 Francoise Bettencourt Meyers
Country: France
Wealth: $73.6 billion
What she does: Co-owner of L’Oréal
The French entrepreneur and granddaughter of the founder of L’Oreal first made it to the Forbes list in 2018, and a year later she rose to number 15 and became the leader among women. She took over a 33% stake in L’Oreal in 2017 when her mother, Liliane Bettencourt (who held the top spot on Forbes’ women’s list for many years) died. Françoise Bettencourt Meyers has become a worthy successor to the family business, because under her the company’s revenues continued to grow, and the share price rose by 17 percent in 2018. On the eve of the 2020 economic crisis, Françoise’s fortunes declined slightly, but not nearly as dramatically as those of many of her peers. I must say that the Frenchwoman has long been engaged in the affairs of L’Oreal – since 1997 she has been on the board of directors. In addition to business, Francoise is the president of a charitable foundation,
#2 Alice Walton
Country: USA
Wealth: $61.8 billion
What she does: Co-owner of Walmart Corporation
Although Alice Walton was born with a silver spoon in her mouth (her family owned and owns the world’s largest retail chain Walmart), she did not immediately join the family business. Instead, a young graduate of Trinity University (Texas) decided to work on her own first, starting with economics and finance. And only after gaining enough experience in analytics and brokerage, Alice accepted a stake in her father’s company, which still brings her impressive dividends. In addition to business, however, Alice, like any self-respecting rich woman, patronizes the arts, finances political parties (Republicans regularly receive the honor to receive her money), and gets dirty in scandals – they are associated with drunk driving in an American woman. By the way, in 2011, Alice Walton opened the Crystal Bridges Museum in her hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas.
