Yes, we are HE Magazine, and yes, this article is dedicated to women also. The world often overlooks the fact that women are also no less than men nowadays; we need to always highlight their successes and achievements. This is why we’re happy to present to you a list of the 10 wealthiest ladies in the world along with their life journey till now. So sit back and read on to enjoy the stories of the world's top ten wealthiest women.

Francoise Bettencourt Meyers

Net Worth: $82.5 Billion

Profession: Owner of the company L’Oreal

Francoise was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, on July 10, 1953. Despite her strict Catholic upbringing, she has published numerous books on Jewish-Christian ties and Bible commentaries. Eugene Schueller, the inventor of L'Oreal, was her grandfather. She was also embroiled in a long-running dispute when she sued Francois-Marie Banier in 2008, alleging that he stole money from her mother. Later that year, she stated that they had reached an out-of-court settlement. Francoise was classified among the top 20 richest women in the world in 2017 after her mother died in September 2017 with a net worth of roughly $39.5 billion. She is currently the wealthiest lady on the planet.

Alice Walton

Net Worth: $66 Billion

Profession: Owner of Wal-Mart

Walton was born in Newport, Arkansas, on October 7, 1949, and reared with her three brothers. She was the president, chairman, and CEO of Llama Company, which she created in 1988. In addition, after her company folded in 1998, she relocated to Texas. She established an art museum in Arkansas in 2011. She is said to have married twice and been divorced from each of her marriages. She married a Louisiana investment banker when she was 24 years old, but they divorced after two and a half years. She then married a contractor who built her swimming pool, but their marriage didn't last long, and they divorced soon after.

MacKenzie Scott (former Bezos)

Net Worth: $60.2 Billion

Profession: American novelist and philanthropist

Scott was born in San Francisco, California, on April 7, 1970. She is unquestionably the world's third wealthiest woman, as well as the 20th wealthiest human. She graduated from Princeton University with a bachelor's degree in English in 1992. She is also married to Jeff Bezos, the founder of Blue Origin and Amazon. However, in 2019, the couple divorced after a long and happy marriage of 25 years. She and Jeff have three sons and an adopted daughter from China. She was also a philanthropist, and in May 2019, she signed a vow to donate the majority of her wealth to charity. She also contributed $1.7 billion to 116 non-profit organizations in July 2020.

Julia Koch

Net Worth: $62 Billion

Profession: Owner of Koch Industries

Julia Koch was born on April 12, 1962, and is also known as Julia Flesher Koch. When her husband, David Koch, died in 2019, he was the sixth wealthiest person in America, and his fortune was passed down to his three children and his wife. She also inherited a total of 42 percent of her husband's company, making her the world's wealthiest woman in 2020, with a net worth of $53 billion. However, she has done a lot of philanthropic work in the past with her husband, the majority of which was donating money to needy groups. They have given around $10 million to Stanford Children's Hospital and $10 million to Mount Sinai Medical Center.

Yang Huiyan

Net Worth: $33.0 Billion

Profession: Majority Shareholder in Country Garden Holdings

Huiyan was born in Shunde, Guangdong, China, in 1981, and she owns about 55 percent of her father's company, Country Garden Holdings. This also makes her China's 24th wealthiest person, as well as Asia's richest woman and the continent's youngest billionaire. She is also the daughter of Yang Guoqiang, the chairman and founder of Country Garden Group, a Chinese entrepreneur. In June of this year, her net worth was estimated to be over $21.2 billion. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Art/Science from Ohio State University. She married Chen Chong in 2006, and according to sources, the couple has no children or plans to have children.

Jacqueline Mars

Net Worth: $44.5 Billion

Profession: American heiress and investor

Mars was born on October 10, 1939, and received her bachelor's degree in anthropology from Bryn Mawr College in 1961. As a member of the Mars Family, she is the heiress of Mars. Furthermore, her parents started the company, and she currently owns a piece of it with her two brothers. Her net worth was projected to be over 23.5 billion dollars in 2019, making her the 18th wealthiest American. Despite the fact that her parents owned the company, she worked as the Food Product Group President and retired in 2001. She married David H. Badger in 1961 and had three children with him. She divorced him in 1984 and married Harold Hank Vogel in 1986, but they divorced eight years later.

Susanne Klatten

Net Worth: $29.5 Billion

Profession: Owns Stakes in SGL, Altana, and BMW

Klatten was born in Bad Homburg, Germany, on April 28, 1962. She worked for the advertising agency Young & Rubicam from 1981 to 1983. She later completed a marketing school at the University of Buckingham and got London commercial experience. Following her father's death, she acquired around 50.1 percent of Altana's stock. She also increased her investment in the company by purchasing the entirety of Altana and SKion. Sadly, her mother died in 2015, leaving her with her BMW shares. Her father also owned 12.50 percent of the firm, giving her a total of 19.2 percent of the stock. She married Jan Klatten in 1990 and has three children with him. However, the couple recently divorced in 2018.

Fan Hongwei

Net Worth: $15.7 Billion

Profession: Chairperson to Hengli Petrochemical

Chen Jianhua, the head of Hengli's Holding Company and a billionaire, is Fan's husband. The family resides in the Chinese province of Wujiang. Fan is a self-made lady with extensive knowledge of her field, which has aided her in the development of her company. She was also named the 29th richest person in China and the 266th billionaire in the world. Her daughter is following in her mother's footsteps and strives to be just like her. Furthermore, with a net worth of $22.1 billion, she has made it into the top 10 richest women in the world for the year 2022.

Iris Fontbona

Net Worth: $20.7 Billion

Profession: Billionaire Businesswoman

Iris is the wealthiest person in Chile, the fifth wealthiest in Latin America, and the 91st wealthiest person in the world. She was born in 1942. Following her husband's death in 2005, she amassed a massive fortune. She is also well-known for her humanitarian endeavors, including a $3.9 million donation to the annual Chilean Telethon, which benefits children with physical limitations. She also contributed $5.5 million to a charity event. Furthermore, her son is in charge of the company she inherited from her husband. Employees, on the other hand, place a higher importance on her decisions concerning the company's future.

Laurene Powell Jobs

Net Worth: $20.2 Billion

Profession: Founder of Emerson Collective

Powell was born on November 6, 1963, in West Milford, New Jersey, in the United States. She is the creator of Emerson Collective, an organization for investment and philanthropic activities. In addition, she married Steve Jobs, the CEO, co-founder, and chairman of Apple, in 1991. Furthermore, when Steve died in 2011, he bequeathed his wife the shares of The Walt Disney Company and Apple Inc, which were valued at $11.1 billion and $38.5 million, respectively. Powell donated $2 million to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign in 2016 and later assisted her in raising $4 million. She also contributed roughly $600,000 to Joe Biden's campaign in 2020.