Top 10 Richest Women in the World 2025

List Of Top 10 Richest Women in the World 2025:

The scene of global riches in 2025 will still highlight the amazing successes of women who have either inherited great fortunes or created empires by their own inventiveness. Based on their projected net worth, this paper explores the lives, legacies, and accomplishments of the top 10 richest women in the world in 2025. From retail heiresses to self-made shipping magnates, these women reflect a wide range of businesses and backgrounds and together have a total wealth worth around $500 billion. This is a detailed examination of their stories.

1. Alice Walton:

Net Worth: $112.5 billion

Source of Wealth: Walmart

Citizenship: United States  

Claiming the top place as the richest woman in the world in 2025 is Alice Walton, the only daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton. Alice, who was born in Newport, Arkansas on October 7, 1949, acquired a good bit of her fortune after her father passed away in 1992. Unlike her brothers, Rob and Jim Walton, who participated actively in Walmart's operations, Alice followed a passion for art and charity. Thanks mostly to a 44% rise in Walmart's stock price in 2024 alone, which adds about $25 billion to her fortune, her net worth has skyrocketed recently.
The most noteworthy outside of Alice's inheritance is the founding of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, in 2011. Works by legendary painters such as Andy Warhol and Norman Rockwell housed in the museum show her commitment to provide art to the general audience. She has also entered the realm of healthcare philanthropy, founding the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (previously the Whole Health Institute) expected to open its inaugural class in 2025. Alice's emphasis on wellness and culture distinguishes her from the retail history of her family even though she is still a trustee of the Walton Family Holdings Trust.

2. Françoise Bettencourt Meyers & Family:

Net Worth: $74.8 billion

Source of Wealth: L’Oréal

Citizenship: France  

In 2025 Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, the granddaughter of L'Oréal founder Eugène Schueller, comes in second among women worldwide. Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, on July 10, 1953, she received her riches from her mother, Liliane Bettencourt, who died in 2017. Nearly 35% of L'Oréal Group, a cosmetics behemoth with yearly sales of $45 billion and brands including Maybelline, Lancôme, and Kiehl's under Françoise and her family's ownership.
Françoise enjoys a somewhat quiet life despite her extreme riches. She has chaired the family holding business, Téthys, and served on L'Oréal's board starting in 1997. Her academic interests span book writing on Greek mythology and biblical interpretation, therefore highlighting a depth beyond her job description. Though market swings have changed her fortune to $74.8 billion by March 2025, she briefly became the first woman to exceed a $100 billion net worth in late 2023. Reinforcing her reputation as a philanthropist, her family's Bettencourt Schueller Foundation supports projects in science and the arts.

3. Julia Koch & Family:

Net Worth: $74.2 billion

Source of Wealth: Koch Industries

Citizenship: United States  

With a wealth earned from Koch Industries, one of the biggest privately owned corporations in the United States, Julia Koch, along with her three children, ranks third. Born in Indianola, Iowa, on April 12, 1962, Julia inherited a 42% share in the corporation after David Koch, her husband, passed away in 2019. With billions of yearly income, Koch Industries covers manufacturing, energy, and chemicals among other sectors.
Former helper to fashion designer Adolfo, Julia has become a well-known humanitarian. She has made large gifts through the Julia Koch Family Foundation, including $75 million to NYU Langone Health for an ambulatory care center in West Palm Beach. She has a low public profile, but her riches and power in the business world are indisputable because to Koch Industries' ongoing expansion under her family's direction.

4. Jacqueline Mars:

Net Worth: $42.3 billion

Source of Wealth: Mars, Inc.

Citizenship: United States  

Born in Washington, D.C., on October 10, 1939, Jacqueline Mars is heiress to Mars, Inc., the biggest confectionery company in the world established in 1911 by her grandfather, Frank C. Mars. She has a one-third share in the company alongside her brother John, which is well-known for classic brands including M&M's, Snickers, and Pedigree pet food. Mars, Inc., a family-run giant with yearly sales of around $45 billion, nonetheless is
For more than twenty years, Jacqueline worked for Mars, Inc.; she also held board membership until 2016. Retired from active management now, she concentrates on charities and personal interests including her horse property in Virginia. Her consistent fortune reflects the ongoing success of the Mars brand, which rules the worldwide confectionery and pet care markets.

5. Abigail Johnson:

Net Worth: $36 billion

Source of Wealth: Fidelity Investments

Citizenship: United States  

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 19, 1961, Abigail Johnson is the CEO and chair of Fidelity Investments, a massive financial services company started in 1946 by her grandfather, Edward C. Johnson II. Following Edward "Ned" Johnson III, her father, she inherited leadership in 2014 and supervises assets valued in trillion of dollars. With an estimated 24.5% ownership in the privately owned company which has lately ventured into cutting-edge markets like Bitcoin spot ETFs (ticker: FBTC) Abigail
Having an MBA and educated at Harvard, Abigail's time at Fidelity has been one of modernization and expansion. Among the top 10, her active shaping of the company's future rather than depending just on inheritance sets her apart. Her $36 billion wealth emphasizes her significance as a major actor in world banking.

6. Savitri Jindal & Family:

Net Worth: $32.4 billion

Source of Wealth: Jindal Group

Citizenship: India  

Born in Tinsukia, Assam, on March 20, 1950, Savitri Jindal is India's richest woman and leads the Jindal Group, a conglomerate with holdings in steel, power, cement, and infrastructure. She inherited the company after her husband, Om Prakash Jindal, passed away in a helicopter accident in 2005. Her four sons, who run the group's businesses today on their own, split them among each other, but Savitri remains a uniting symbol.
Beyond business, Savitri has entered politics, uniting with the Bharatiya Janata Party as of 2024 and acting as a minister in Congress government of Haryana. Rising share prices support her riches, which ranks among the world's elite; her philanthropy carries on the social impact legacy left by her husband.

7. Miriam Adelson & Family:

Net Worth: $31.5 billion

Source of Wealth: Las Vegas Sands

Citizenship: United States  

Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 10, 1945, Miriam Adelson inherited a controlling share in one of the biggest casino operators worldwide following the death of her husband, Sheldon Adelson, in 2021. She owns more than half of the business along with her family, which runs properties in Macau and Singapore. Originally trained as a doctor, Miriam has given over $1 billion to medical research, mostly in relation to addiction treatment.
Her impact also reaches politics; she has made major contributions to conservative groups including Donald Trump's campaigns. Her wealth was further diversified in 2023 when she bought a majority share in the Dallas Mavericks NBA team. Her $31.5 billion fortune represents both clever investments and inheritance.

8. MacKenzie Scott:

Net Worth: $32.3 billion

Source of Wealth: Amazon

Citizenship: United States  

Born in San Francisco, California, on April 7, 1970, MacKenzie Scott acquired her riches from a 4% ownership in Amazon after divorcing founder Jeff Bezos in 2019. Unlike many on this list, her wealth comes from a settlement rather than from inheritance or business savvy. Focusing on education, racial fairness, and poverty reduction, Scott, an author and philanthropist, has given over $17.3 billion to almost 2,000 NGOs since joining the Giving Pledge in 2019.
Though her net wealth from a potential $69 billion has dropped due to her aggressive giving, she is still a transforming philanthropy icon. Time and Forbes identified Scott as among the most powerful women in the world, and her $32.3 billion fortune emphasizes her singular path among billionaires.

9. Rafaela Aponte-Diamant:

Net Worth: $39 billion

Source of Wealth: Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)

Citizenship: Switzerland/Italy

Born in Italy in 1945, Rafaela Aponte-Diamant is the top rated self-made lady on this list. Along with her husband, Gianluigi Aponte, she started MSC in 1970 with a $200,000 loan and developed it into the biggest shipping line in the world. Each owns half of the business, which also runs MSC Cruises, where Rafaela supervises ship decorating.
From modest beginnings meeting Gianluigi while he captains a boat she has developed a worldwide company covering logistics and cruises. Her $39 billion fortune emphasizes her entrepreneurial success—a anomaly among the mostly inherited riches of her colleagues.

10. Marilyn Simons & Family:

Net Worth: $31 billion

Source of Wealth: Simons Foundation

Citizenship: United States  

Born in 1951, Marilyn Simons completes the top 10 after her husband, hedge fund guru Jim Simons, dies in May 2024. From Stony Brook University, where she met Jim, Marilyn co-founded the Simons Foundation, a significant proponent of math and scientific education with assets of $4.5 billion. She also holds a Ph.D. in economics. Renaissance Technologies, a trailblazing quantitative hedge fund, helped Jim to be wealthy.
Chair of the Foundation, Marilyn carries on its purpose including financing Math for America. Combining inherited riches with a dedication to promoting science, her $31 billion net worth marks her as a fresh entrant to the top 10 in 2025.