Top 10 richest women in the world

The world’s richest women have built and inherited fortunes spanning retail, beauty, shipping, finance, mining, technology and philanthropy, with several of them tied to some of the biggest family-owned businesses in the world.
According to Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires list as of October 3, 2026, Alice Walton is the world’s richest woman, with an estimated net worth of $115.7 billion. She is followed by L’Oréal heiress Françoise Bettencourt Meyers and her family, with $90.4 billion, while Julia Koch and her family rank third with $84.6 billion.
Here are the 10 richest women on Forbes’ real-time list as of October 3, 2026.
1. Alice Walton — $115.7 billion
At 76, Alice Walton is t...