5 FEMALE BILLIONAIRES DISCOVERED

Forbes has identified 1,826 billionaires, 11 percent of whom are women. Even though that number is relatively low, it has steadily increased over time to include some of the wealthiest women in the world. 

We are concentrating on women who are among Forbes' top 100 billionaires for this list. Together, the wealth of these women is worth $251.9 billion US dollars.

Christy Walton

Christy Walton is the richest woman in the world, with a net worth of $41.7 billion. She received a substantial portion of her wealth from her husband, John Walton. John Walton co-founded Wal-Mart, which led to his wealth accumulation. Christy was set to inherit $18.2 billion US when he died in a plane crash in June 2005. She began investing the inheritance to bring it up to where it is today.

Liliane Bettencourt

Liliane Bettencourt, the heir to the fortune of the French cosmetics company L'Oreal, comes in second place to Christy Walton. She ranks second globally, but she is Europe's richest woman, with an estimated wealth of $40.1 billion US. Liliane has provided the company with some assistance for a considerable amount of time. She helped run the business when L'Oreal was founded in 1907. All of that changed in 2011 when Liliane's daughter made her leave the business because she was too ill to manage and had dementia.

Alice Walton

It should not come as a surprise that many members of the Walton family appear on this list because of the enormous success that Wal-Mart has achieved. Christy Walton and John Walton share a sister, Alice Walton. She, John, and Hames Lawrence "Bud" Walton were all involved in the company's founding. Now, Alice donates her estimated $39.4 billion US fortune to supporting American artists. She is the founder of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, a national museum in the United States that exhibits the work of American artists.

Jacqueline Mars

The proprietor of a well-known candy bar has taken our fourth position: the bar of Mars Frank Mars, Jacqueline's grandfather, founded the company in 1911 from his kitchen in Washington. When Jacqueline's father got involved, the Mars Bars eventually got out of the ground floor. Jacqueline has owned manufacturing companies that not only produce these bars but also Uncle Ben's rice and Wiskas, a cat and dog food, for a cool $26.6 billion ever since.

Laurene Powell Jobs

Laurene Powell Jobs is Steve Jobs's widow and is worth 19.5 billion dollars. She was an angel investor when Apple was just starting out, and she is still one today. despite the fact that helping others is now her primary focus. She also founded Emerson Collective and College Track, organizations that assist students in completing college. Using entrepreneurship, the Collective wants to speed up social reform. Additionally, she owns the Jobs Trust, which holds 7.7% of Disney's shares and is the company's single largest shareholder.