Did you know that out of the 2,781 billionaires in the world, only 369 of them are women? Furthermore, the number of female billionaires increased by 22 in a year, and their total estimated wealth is approximately 4,167 trillion rupees. The richest woman on the list is French citizen Francoise Bettencourt Myers, who has held the title for four consecutive years with a net worth of 276 billion rupees.
Indian businesswoman Savitri Jindal is also among the top 6 richest women in the world. Of the top 10 richest women, only one, Raffaella, co-founder of a shipping company, is self-made. The rest inherited their wealth. Out of the 369 female billionaires, 100 of them are self-made, and 46 of them are new to the list.
Notable figures in the list include pop star Taylor Swift and McKenzie Scott, who became a billionaire through divorce. The second to fifth richest women in the world are all from the United States: Alice Walton, Julia Koch, Jacqueline Mars, and McKenzie Scott. Savitri Jindal of India is sixth on the list. Rounding out the top 10 are Raffaella, Maryam Adelson, Gina Rinehart, and Abigail Johnson, all of whom are from the United States
