The Latest Top 5 Most Richest Women In The World Reviewed In 2021

The latest top 5 list of the richest women in the world

These are the top 5 most richest women in the world according to Bloomberg Billionaire Live Index. At the top of the list is still L’Oreal’s FranÇoise Bettencourt Meyers, the richest woman in the world. She is still the one who is holding the trophy among women whose fortunes are tied to public stocks on the New York Stocks Exchange.

#1. FranÇoise Bettencourt Meyers

• Net Worth  : $93.7 Billion

• Age             : 67

• Citizenship : France

• Source of Wealth : L’Oreal

• Bloomberg Live Index: 11 

FranÇoise Bettencourt Meyers is the richest woman in the world according to Forbes.com, the only daughter and heiress of Liliane Bettencourt. FranÇoise Bettencourt Meyers is married to Jean-Pierre Meyers. Her grandfather was L’Oreal’s founder. L’Oreal is a public company which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, in which FranÇoise Bettencourt Meyers and her family own a 33% stake. Her net worth as of 23 December 2021 is $93.7 billion as it is reflected live in Bloomberg Billionaires Index  

#2. Alice Walton 

• Net Worth : $60.7 Billion

• Age: 71

• Citizenship : United States

• Source of Wealth : Walmart

• Bloomberg Live Index : 20

Alice Walton is the only daughter of the late Walmart founder Sam Walton. She was the #1 richest woman in the world until being overtaken by FranÇoise Bettencourt Meyers of L’Oreal. Alice’s focus is on curating art. She opened the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. Walmart introduced free delivery, which helped to boost online sales and that caused the share price to rise.

#3. Julia Flesher Koch & family

• Net Worth  : $60.0 Billion

• Age             : 58

• Citizenship : United States

• Source of Wealth         : Koch Industries

• Bloomberg Live Index : 22

Julia Flesher Koch is a widow of the late billionaire David Koch. She recently became one of the richest women in the world. Julia's fortune is derived from the inheritance of her late husband's 42 percent stake in Koch Industries. Koch Industries has annual revenues of about $110 billion, according to its website.

This is just some of the sources of Julia's wealth, thanks to Koch Industries:

Revenue for Flint Hills Resources and its chemicals business, as well as Koch Pipelines and Koch Fertiliser, is calculated to be $39 billion by comparing their reported production capacities with select industry rivals.

#4. Mackenzie Scott

• Net Worth  : $57.8 Billion

• Age: 50

• Citizenship : United States

• Source of Wealth : Amazon

• Bloomberg Live Index : 23

Mackenzie Scott is a philanthropist. Her net worth comes from the 4% shares in Amazon, that has been founded by her ex-husband Jeff Bezos. Today her share has risen to about $57.8 billion, this can be attributed to the rise in Amazon stock price over the years. This makes Mackenze to be #4 richest woman in the world. In 2020 she gave around $6 billion in charity.

#5. Jacqueline Badger Mars

• Net Worth  : $50.3Billion

• Age             : 81

• Citizenship : United States

• Source of Wealth: Candy and Pet Food

• Bloomberg Live Index : 27

The majority of Jacqueline Badger Mars' wealth comes from Mclean, a Virginia based company producing sweets, chewing gum, food and pet products. The Mars family is the only shareholder of the company according to private company filings. The company is the largest candy maker in the world and some of their famous produced sweets Milky Way, Twix and Snickers. They produce chewing gums such as Orbit, Juicy Fruit, Doublemint and Eclipse.

Some of the information was found on the Forbes.com