{"id":1741,"date":"2025-01-27T18:26:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T16:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/money-wiki.com\/?p=1741"},"modified":"2025-01-27T18:26:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T16:26:21","slug":"rich-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/money-wiki.com\/en\/rich-women\/","title":{"rendered":"The richest women in the world. Businesswomen who changed the economy"},"content":{"rendered":"

The lives of successful and rich people are something that is always interesting to an ordinary person. Someone is inspired by this, and someone simply wants to learn the nuances of the biography to understand how a person managed to get rich and what path they went through to do this. Emotions can be different, which is quite normal. They are not always exclusively positive, but they are always there. Wealthy people cause admiration in some, anger in some, and envy in others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Usually, when it comes to rich people, men's names are heard. What about women? We live in the 21st century, and this, as we know, is the time of equality. Today, not only men can achieve success and get rich. Women are also successfully engaged in business, politics, sports, etc. That is why we offer you a small selection in the form of TOP of the richest women in the world<\/strong>. It will feature individuals whose stories inspire and demonstrate how perseverance, talent, and the ability to use opportunities can change not only their own lives, but entire sectors of the economy. It will be interesting and within the framework of this text you will be able to learn, Who is the richest woman in the world?<\/strong>.     <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Francoise Bettencourt-Myers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Opens our selection, which will include the most influential women in the world<\/strong> "Queen of Cosmetics." This is the unofficial title that Francoise Bettencourt-Myers bears. Today, she is one of the richest women in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Why is she the "Queen of Cosmetics"? Have you ever used products from the brand "L'Or\u00e9al"? The thing is that this woman is the owner of a cosmetics empire "L'Or\u00e9al\u00bb<\/strong>, which her grandfather once founded. Some would say that she was just lucky to be born into a wealthy family. Of course, that's true, but her achievements should not be underestimated. After she became the heiress of the company, she not only maintained its leadership in the market, but also actively invested in new areas, in particular in sustainable cosmetics, which she is actively engaged in today. She also initiated a number of programs that allowed to reduce environmental pollution. She proposed innovative approaches to ecological production, which significantly influenced the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we talk about numbers, her fortune is estimated at over 99.5 billion dollars<\/strong>. Thus, in the selection the richest women in the world<\/strong> she takes an honorable first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julia Fletcher Koch<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This is also one of those that is mentioned in the context the richest women in the world<\/strong> It would be completely wrong to say nothing. She was the wife of industrialist David Koch. After her husband's death, Julia, along with her three children, inherited a huge fortune. She had a choice - what to do with this money and how to dispose of it? She decided to continue her late husband's business. Did she succeed? Now her fortune is approximately 64 billion dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through strategic decisions, the company expands its global presence, fostering innovation in traditional industries. It is a key shareholder of Koch Industries (42%), one of the largest private companies in the United States, operating in the energy, chemical and financial sectors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alice Walton<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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If you've ever been to the USA, you're well aware of the supermarket chain "Walmart." They are literally everywhere. These are very convenient stores where you can buy not only groceries, but also various household goods, medicines, and even clothes and shoes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alice Walton is the daughter of the founder of this brand. She does not hold active management positions in her father's company, but she is a fairly influential person. She is known for her love of art, so she actively invests in art and is the founder of the museum "Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art\u00bb<\/strong>. Has a fortune of $72.3 billion<\/strong>.   <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mackenzie Scott<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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She is the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Amazon is a brand that is known all over the world. After the divorce, MacKenzie Scott received a share of the company, which made her one of the richest women in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is important to say that she pays a lot of attention to charity. She can be called a real philanthropist without exaggeration. She has donated quite large sums to education, medicine, and so on more than once. We are talking about billions of US dollars. Now her fortune is estimated at $38.9 billion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jacqueline Mars<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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She can be called the "queen of sweets." Why? You know such candies as "Mars\u00bb<\/em>, "Snickers", "Milky Way", "Twix", "M&M's"? These are all brands owned by the corporation "Mars Inc.<\/strong> Jacqueline Mars is its co-owner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the way, the company produces not only sweets, but also dog food, for example, the brand "Pedigree" belongs to it, as well as other products. Her business is going very well. Her company's products are in demand all over the world. Her fortune is estimated at 38 and a half billion dollars<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yang Huiyan<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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She is the richest female billionaire in Asia with assets in 11 billion dollars<\/strong>. She is a very influential player in the Chinese real estate market. This woman owns a controlling stake in the company "Country Garden Holdings\u00bb<\/strong>, which is one of the largest developers in China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She inherited the business, but it should be said that she not only successfully maintains the company's competitiveness, but also constantly does everything to improve her business, implementing innovative solutions in construction and environmental design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And who is the richest woman in Ukraine?<\/strong>?<\/h2>\n\n\n
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If we talk about our women, then in Ukraine there are several women who have achieved significant success in business and are among the richest people in the country. If we talk about the top three, then among them is the co-owner of the Epicenter hypermarket chain and the Epicenter Agro agricultural enterprise - Halyna Gerega, co-owner of the pharmaceutical company "Farmak" - Filya Zhebrovska, and co-owner of the Rozetka company - Iryna Chechotkina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And who is the richest of them all? It's definitely Halyna Gerega. Together with her husband, Oleksandr Gerega, they own a fortune estimated at 1.2 billion dollars<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let's summarize<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When talking about the impact of rich people on the economy, it is important to consider not only their financial situation. Of course, wealth is important, but we must also remember that the names mentioned in this article are not just about money. Behind them are people who invest in new areas, create jobs, introduce innovations and are actively involved in charity, etc. That is why it is no exaggeration to say that their contribution is very significant. Money is not only a tool for a wealthy life, but also an opportunity to change the world for the better, and the women on this list confirm this in practice.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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