Forbes' 2025 World Billionaires List is out and Walmart heir Alice Walton has held the top position. She stands top in the list of 406 women among the World's Billionaires, according to Forbes. Walton has surpassed the French L'Oréal heiress Françoise Bettencourt Meyers to take the highest position among women, a 13.3% rise from 369 in 2024. She has grabbed the 15th spot on the overall list.  

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Bettencourt Meyers holds the second position in the Forbes list of richest women. Julia Koch, the widow of industrialist David Koch and Jacqueline Mars, an heir to the Mars confectionery fortune, remain the third and fourth richest women.

The Forbes list states that nine of the ten wealthiest women on the list inherited their fortunes. The richest self-made woman is Rafaela Aponte-Diamant, the Swiss co-founder of the world’s largest shipping line, whose net worth is $37.7 billion, the list added. She ranks one in the list of 113 self-made women on the list. Others on this list include Oprah Winfrey and Taylor Swift.

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Top 10 richest women in the world, as per the Forbes list 

Alice Walton
Net worth: 101 billion USD

Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family
Net worth: 81.6 billion USD

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Julia Koch & family
Net worth: 74.2 billion USD

Jacqueline Mars
Net worth: 42.6 billion USD

Rafaela Aponte-Diamant
Net worth: 37.7 billion USD

Savitri Jindal & family
Net worth: 35.5. billion USD

Abigail Johnson
Net worth: 32.7 billion USD

Miriam Adelson & family
Net worth: 32.1 billion USD

Marilyn Simons & family
Net worth: 31 billion USD

Melinda French Gates
Net worth: 30.4 billion USD

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Who is the richest Indian woman?

Savitri Jindal, Member of Parliament, is the richest matriarch in India, as per the Forbes list. She controls the Jindal Group, an Indian conglomerate that spans sectors including steel, power, cement and infrastructure. The company was founded by her late husband, Om Prakash Jindal, who died in a helicopter crash in 2005. Four of Jindal’s nine children help manage the company.

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List of richest Indians: 

  • Mukesh Ambani – $92.5 billion (Reliance Industries)
  • Gautam Adani – $56.3 billion (Adani Group)
  • Savitri Jindal – $35.5 billion (OP Jindal Group)
  • Shiv Nadar – $34.5 billion (HCL Technologies)
  • Dilip Shanghvi – $24.9 billion (Sun Pharmaceuticals)

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(With inputs from agencies)