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Women now account for 17% of the list, up from 15% last year, and they hold 15% of the 400’s total wealth, up from 14% in 2023. As always, progress remains slow and steady. In all, these 67 women...
Madam C.J. Walker, purveyor of hair care and cosmetics for Black American women, is widely considered the first woman self-made millionaire in the U.S. Among the 500 richest people in the...
Forbes' list of the nation's 100 wealthiest women includes 8 newcomers this year - one of whom made the top 10 - and a variety of vocations.
From self-made businesswomen to heirs of wealthy American dynasties, these are the 50 richest women in America, compiled from Forbes data by Stacker
With an estimated net worth of $67.9 billion, Walmart heiress Alice Walton remains the richest woman in the U.S. for the seventh year running. She’s $5.6 billion richer than last year as a...
The gender wealth gap among America’s richest people remains wide—there are only 67 women on this year’s Forbes 400 list—but it’s narrowing. Women now account for 17% of the list, up from 15% last year, and they hold 15% of the 400’s total wealth, up from 14% in 2023.
The richest woman in America is Walmart heir Alice Walton, who reclaimed top place after losing it last year to Julia Koch, who inherited a 42% stake in industrial conglomerate Koch...
Sixty-seven women appear on the latest Forbes 400 list of America's wealthiest people, released earlier in October. They account for 17% of the list and have a combined net worth of $839 billion.
Top 10 Richest Women in America. Since 2020, MacKenzie Scott has donated over $8.5 billion and counting of her wealth. Yet, she still remains one of the richest women in the world. This is largely due to the Amazon shares that she received in her divorce settlement.
Since 2021, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers has been listed as the world's wealthiest woman. According to a 2021 billionaire census, women make up 11.9% of the billionaire cohort, and "just over half of all female billionaires are heiresses, with an additional 30% having a combination of inherited and created wealth."