The top 10 richest women in the world in 2024
The top 10 richest women in the world have amassed more than $450 billion between them.
The women, across five different countries, are chief executives, philanthropists and heiresses.
Let's meet them.
8. Rafaela Aponte-Diamant
Rafaela Aponte-Diamant has a net worth of $30 billion.
The 78-year-old Swiss businesswoman owns the Mediterranean Shipping Company - the world's largest shipping line - with her husband Gianluigi Aponte.
She remains very much out of the public eye, as you can tell by the lack of photo of her.
7. Gina Rinehart
Gina Rinehart has a net worth of $30.2 billion.
The 69-year-old Australian billionaire is a mining magnate and rebuilt her father's mineral exploration and extraction company Hancock Prospecting.
She is the country's richest person and is also an investor and cattle producer.
5. Mackenzie Scott
Mackenzie Scott has a net worth of $34.5 billion.
The 53-year-old claimed a four per cent stake in Amazon when she divorced her husband and founder Jeff Bezos in 2019.
The philanthropist and novelist has pledged to donate at least half her wealth over the course of her lifetime.
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