Top 10 World's Richest Women (2023)
Top 10 World's Richest Women (2023)
05.10.2023 - By: Anastasia Barbuzzi
Have you ever wished for millions of dollars? Well, some people have billions — more than most of us know what to do with.
While you may recognize some names on this list of the world’s wealthiest women for their philanthropy or net worth, it might also be the first time you read about some last names that carry “old money.”
Before you dive into this list of the richest women in the world, though, take note of the following quick facts.
8 FACTS ABOUT THE WORLD’S BILLIONAIRES
The gap between the richest and the poorest in the U.S. more than doubled between 1982 and 2016.
Oxfam reports that from March 18 to the end of 2020 (pandemic times), global billionaire wealth increased by $3.9 trillion.
According to the Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report, in 2021, the world’s richest 1% (those with more than $1 million) owned 47.8% of all the world’s wealth (nearly half).
In 2022, there were 2,668 billionaires in the world with a cumulative wealth valued at $12.7 trillion.
During the pandemic and cost-of-living crisis years since 2020, $26 trillion (63%) of all new wealth was captured by the richest 1%, while $16 trillion (37%) went to the rest of the world together. A billionaire gained roughly $1.7 million for every $1 of new global wealth earned by a person in the bottom 90%.
Billionaire fortunes are increasing by $2.7 billion daily, even as at least 1.7 billion workers live in countries where inflation is outpacing wages.
The world’s richest man and the world’s richest woman have a net worth difference of $158.7 billion.
A tax of up to 5% on the world’s multi-millionaires and billionaires could raise $1.7 trillion a year, enough to lift 2 billion people out of poverty.
Ready to view the list of the world’s richest women, keeping all that in mind? Note any trends (generational wealth, nepotism, race, women taking over male-founded businesses, etc.). Also, note the steep drop in net worth from the richest to the second richest women, and add up the wealth difference between the richest and the tenth richest when you’re done reading!
OK, let’s get into it!
The Top 10 Richest Women In the World
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