Women are leaving no stone unturned as they compete alongside men in the business world to make a fortune and name for themselves. Check out the richest women in the world now!

It's a fact that wealth creation and affluence are being dominated by men in the world. In the midst of this dominance, some women have still found a way to accumulate their own wealth while inheriting some from family. With it, they’ve built some of the most successful businesses around the world. And this has earned them a spot on Forbes list of the richest women in the world.

To keep you in the know of the women whose hard work and business acumen, along with family wealth has amassed them quite a fortune, Naijauto has compiled a list of the richest women in the world ranked by their net worth. You’ll also get to know the type of car they're driving. This list was generated from Forbes and Bloomberg's billionaire index and is bound to change because of the fluctuations in the stock market.

After reading this article, you will know who is the richest woman in the world. But before going into details, please have a look at a table of contents of the world's richest women.

1. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers (France) - net worth of $74.8 billion

Francoise Bettencourt Meyers is a French billionaire from France. She’s an author of Bible commentaries and the heiress of Liliane Bettencourt. Her family owns the famous L’Oréal beauty care global company. Reports said she inherited one-third of the company from her mother. As the Chairwoman of L’Oréal, she has maintained the spot as the world's richest woman from 2017 to the present. As of December 2020, her net worth is $74.8 billion.

Despite being born into affluence, Francoise never indulged in the glamorous lifestyle of her socialite parents. She would rather play her piano than splash her money on exotic cars so there isn't any information on the cars she owns.


Francoise Bettencourt Meyers has been the richest woman in the world from 2017 to date!

2. Alice Walton (USA) - net worth of $68.1 billion

Alice Walton is one of the women whose wealth is being attributed to her family. She’s an American heiress and daughter of Sam Walton. He’s the founder of Walmart, America’s popular retail store. The 71-year-old billionaire is an art collector, a hobby that spurred her into establishing the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

The avid art collector is living a simple life in her ranch home where she drives her 2006 Ford-150 King. The pickup truck is just perfect for a farm vehicle.


Alice Walton drives her 2006 Ford-150 King in her ranch!

3. Mackenzie Scott (USA) - net worth of $62.7 billion
Mackenzie Scott was formerly Mackenzie Bezos. She’s the ex-wife of Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos. Mackenzie made it to the list of the world's richest women after her divorce in 2019.

Reports say she got a 4% stake in Amazon and it's worth about $35 billion. She’s a novelist and philanthropist who has already donated $4.2 billion in recent months.

Mackenzie got divorced last year so the cars that were always attributed to her are her ex-husband, Jeff Bezos cars. He owns a Ferrari Pininfarina Sergio worth ₦1.1 billion, Bugatti Veyron Mansory valued at ₦1.2 billion and Lamborghini Veneno sold for ₦1.8 billion.

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Mackenzie's ex-husband, Jeff Bezos, has a taste for supercars!

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4. Julia Koch (USA) - net worth of $44.9 billion

Americans are taking the lead in the world's richest women as we've spotted the 4th richest woman in the world, Julia Koch, who is from the county. This 57-year-old billionaire is an assistant to former designer Adolfo and the wife of late billionaire David Koch. Their family owns the second-largest private conglomerate in the US. Her husband who died last year left her and her three children a 42% stake in Koch industries

Julia Koch's choice of cars hasn't been published online as she's always chauffeur-driven.


Julia Koch is the 4th richest woman in the world!

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5. Yang Huiyan (China) - net worth of $30.6 billion

Another richest woman in the world has been spotted, this time around, from the Asian continent. Yang Huiyan is a Cypriot-Chinese businesswoman and property developer. At 39 years old, she's already the richest woman in Asia.

Her father who owns a real estate firm called Country Garden transferred 70% of the company's share to her before its public listing in 2007. Yang is the vice-chairman of the board's governing committee. In 2018, she obtained Cypriot citizenship.

Yang Huiyan is being said to be media-shy so it's hard to know the type of cars she loves driving in.

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39-year-old Yang Huiyan is Asian's richest woman!

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All of them either inherited the wealth or they got the money through divorce settlement. All of them. Yuck