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Female Billionaires
''Forbes'' magazine annually ranks the world's wealthiest female billionaires. This list uses the static rating published once a year by Forbes, usually in March or April. There were 337 women listed on the world's billionaires , up from 327 in 2022. 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." In the overall female billionaire cohort, 16.9% of billionaires are self-made and 53.5% gained their wealth through a combination of inheritance and self-made wealth as of 2017. 2023 list The top 10 women billionaires, using the Forbes static ranking , are: 2022 list The top 10 women billionaires, using the Forbes static ranking , are: 2021 list In January 2021, CEOWORLD Magazine announced that if her family's wealth i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forbes (magazine)
''Forbes'' () is an American business magazine founded by B. C. Forbes in 1917. It has been owned by the Hong Kong–based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments since 2014. Its chairman and editor-in-chief is Steve Forbes. The company is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. Sherry Phillips is the current CEO of Forbes as of January 1, 2025. Published eight times per year, ''Forbes'' feature articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing topics. It also reports on related subjects such as technology, communications, science, politics, and law. It has an international edition in Asia as well as editions produced under license in 27 countries and regions worldwide. The magazine is known for its lists and rankings, including its lists of the richest Americans (the ''Forbes'' 400), of 30 notable people under the age of 30 (the ''Forbes'' 30 under 30), of America's wealthiest celebrities, of the world's top companies (the ''Forbes'' Global 2000), of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafaela Aponte-Diamant
Rafaela Aponte-Diamant (Hebrew: רפאלה אפונטה-דיאמנט) is an Italian-Israeli billionaire and a major shareholder of the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Group, along with her husband, Gianluigi Aponte. As of December 2024, ''Forbes'' estimated Aponte-Diamant's net worth at $33 billion, ranking her as the 53rd-richest person in the world. Early life Aponte-Diamant was born in Haifa, Israel. As a child, she and her parents then immigrated to Switzerland, where her father worked as an executive banker in Geneva Geneva ( , ; ) ; ; . is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland and the most populous in French-speaking Romandy. Situated in the southwest of the country, where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the ca ..., Switzerland. Personal life Aponte-Diamant is married to Gianluigi Aponte, an Italian businessman. They met when she was a passenger on a boat of which he was the captain. They have two children, Die ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abigail Johnson At The Boston Convention And Exhibition Center On April 24, 2012
Abigail () was an Israelite woman in the Hebrew Bible married to Nabal; she married the future King David after Nabal's death (1 Samuel ). Abigail was David's third wife, after Ahinoam and Saul's daughter, Michal, whom Saul later married to Palti, son of Laish, when David went into hiding. Abigail became the mother of one of David's sons, who is listed in the Book of Chronicles under the name ''Daniel'', in the Masoretic Text of the Books of Samuel as ''Chileab,'' and in the Septuagint text of 2 Samuel 3:3 as Δαλουια, ''Dalouia''. Her name is spelled Abigal in in the American Standard Version. Name Derived from the Hebrew word ''ab,'' "father", and the Hebrew root ''g-y-l'', "to rejoice," the name Abigail has a variety of possible meanings including "my father's joy" and "source of joy". Biblical narrative In 1 Samuel 25, Nabal demonstrates ingratitude towards David, the son of Jesse (from the tribe of Judah), and Abigail attempts to placate David, in order to sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abigail Johnson
Abigail Pierrepont Johnson (born December 19, 1961) is an American billionaire businesswoman heiress and the CEO of Fidelity Investments. Her family and their affliates own approximately 40% of Fidelity Investments, which was founded by her grandfather, Edward C. Johnson II. Since 2014, Johnson has been president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Fidelity, and chair of its former sister company Fidelity International (FIL). In November 2016, Johnson was named chair and remained CEO and president, giving her full control of Fidelity. As of June 2024, Johnson's wealth is approximately $35.6 billion according to Bloomberg L.P. and $31.1 billion according to ''Forbes''. She is one of the world's wealthiest women and the richest person residing in Massachusetts. She is also ranked on the " Forbes list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women". She is a board member of Breakthrough Energy Ventures. Early life Abigail Johnson was born in Boston, Massachusetts on December 19, 1961 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antofagasta Plc
Antofagasta plc is a London-based Chilean multinational. It is one of the most important conglomerates of Chile with equity participation in Antofagasta Minerals, the railroad from Antofagasta to Bolivia, Twin Metals in Minnesota, and other exploration joint ventures in different parts from the world. Antofagasta is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. History The Group began life as '' Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia'', a business that was incorporated and listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1888, with the objective of operating a railway between Antofagasta, a port on the Pacific Coast of Northern Chile, and La Paz, the capital City of Bolivia. In 1980, the controlling stake was acquired by the Grupo Luksic, and the two businesses were subsequently integrated under the name ''Antofagasta Holdings''. During the 1980s, Antofagasta Holdings diversified into other areas such as mining in Michilla, in which it invested in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iris Fontbona
Iris Balbina Fontbona González (born October 2, 1944) is a Chilean mining magnate, media proprietor, billionaire businesswoman, and the widow of Andrónico Luksic Abaroa, from whom she inherited Antofagasta PLC. As of February 2025, ''Forbes'' estimated her net worth at US$25.8 billion. She is the wealthiest person in Chile, the third wealthiest in Latin America, and the ninth wealthiest woman worldwide in 2022 according to Forbes. Fortune Fontbona acquired her wealth following the death of her husband, Andrónico Luksic Abaroa, in 2005 from cancer. The bulk of her husband's business went to their three sons, Guillermo, Jean Paul and Andrónico. Jean Paul manages Antofagasta, Luksic Group's copper mining group and one of the largest mining companies in the world. Business Fontbona and her family control Antofagasta, the Santiago-based mining company. Through the publicly traded company Quiñenco, they control Banco de Chile, Madeco, a copper products manufacturer, the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazon
Amazon most often refers to: * Amazon River, in South America * Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin * Amazon (company), an American multinational technology company * Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek mythology Amazon or Amazone may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Amazon (Amalgam Comics) * Amazon, an alias of the Marvel supervillain Man-Killer * Amazons (DC Comics), a group of superhuman characters * The Amazon, a '' Diablo II'' character * The Amazon, a '' Pro Wrestling'' character * Amazon (''Dragon's Crown''), a character from the ''Dragon's Crown'' game * '' Kamen Rider Amazon'', title character in the fourth installment of the ''Kamen Rider'' series Film and television * ''The Amazons'' (1917 film), an American silent tragedy film * ''The Amazon'' (film), a 1921 German silent film * '' War Goddess'', also known as ''The Amazons'', a 1973 Italian adventure fantasy drama * ''Amazons'' (1984 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MacKenzie Scott
MacKenzie Scott ( Tuttle, formerly Bezos; born April 7, 1970) is an American novelist, philanthropist, co-founder of Amazon, and ex-wife of Jeff Bezos. As of May 2025, she has a net worth of US$35.9 billion, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, owning a 4% stake in Amazon. As such, Scott is the third-wealthiest woman in the United States and the 38th-wealthiest individual in the world. Scott was named one of ''Time''s 100 most influential people in 2020 and one of the world's 100 most powerful women by ''Forbes'' in 2021 and 2023. In 2006, Scott won an American Book Award for her 2005 debut novel, '' The Testing of Luther Albright.'' Her second novel, '' Traps'', was published in 2013. She has been executive director of Bystander Revolution, an anti-bullying organization, since she founded it in 2014. She is committed to giving at least half of her wealth to charity as a signatory to the Giving Pledge. Scott made $5.8 billion in charitable gifts in 2020, one of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hancock Prospecting
Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd is an Australian-owned mining and agricultural business run by Executive Chairwoman Gina Rinehart and CEO Garry Korte. At various stages of its trading history, the company has been known as Hancock Prospecting Ltd, Hancock Resources Ltd, Hanwright Pty Ltd, Hancock & Wright Ltd, and Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd. Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd is owned by Rinehart (76.6%) and the Hope Margaret Hancock Trust (23.4%). The company was founded in 1955 by Rinehart's father, the late Lang Hancock. Hancock Prospecting holds the mineral rights to some of the largest Crown land leases in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Gina Rinehart has disputed accusations that she is an heiress. Through Rinehart's spokesperson and chief financial officer at Hancock Prospecting, Jay Newby, Rinehart has claimed that upon assuming the role of the Executive Chairwoman, she took over a company that was in a perilous financial position with significant debt and major asse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gina Rinehart June 2015
Gina or GINA may refer to: Gina Gina may refer to: * Gina (given name), multiple individuals * Gina (Canaan), a town in ancient Canaan * Arihant (Jainism), also called gina, a term for a human who has conquered his or her inner passions * ''Gina'' (film), a Canadian drama film * "Gina" (song), a 1962 single by Johnny Mathis * Heorhiy Gina (1932–2025), Ukrainian musician and composer * A nickname for the Fiat G.91 light fighter, primarily in German Air Force service GINA GINA may refer to: * Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, a bill signed into United States law in 2008 designed to restrict the use of genetic information in health insurance and employment * BMW GINA, a prototype car by BMW * Global Initiative for Asthma * Global Information Network Architecture, developed in conjunction with the United States Department of Defense * Graphical identification and authentication, dynamic-link library (DLL) * '' G.I.N.A'', album by Amerado, 2022 See also * * * Gino ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gina Rinehart
Georgina Hope Rinehart (, born 9 February 1954) is an Australian heiress, billionaire mining magnate and businesswoman. She is the executive chairwoman of Hancock Prospecting, a privately owned mineral exploration and extraction company founded by her father, Lang Hancock. Rinehart was born in Perth, Western Australia, and spent her early years in the Pilbara region. She boarded at St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls and then briefly studied at the University of Sydney, dropping out to work with her father at Hancock Prospecting. She was Lang Hancock's only child, and when he died in 1992 she succeeded him as executive chairwoman. Rinehart oversaw an expansion of the company over the following decade, and due to the iron ore boom of the early 2000s became a nominal billionaire in 2006. In the 2010s, Rinehart began to expand her holdings into areas outside the mining industry. She made sizeable investments in Ten Network Holdings and Fairfax Media (although she sold her i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altana
Altana AG (styled as ALTANA) is a German chemical company headquartered in Wesel. It was created in 1977, as a result of spinning off divisions from the Varta Group. The first CEO was Herbert Quandt. The group comprises the divisions BYK (coating additives and instruments), Eckart (metal effect pigments and metallic printing inks), Elantas (insulation materials for the electrical and electronics industries) and Actega (coatings and sealant compounds for the packaging industry). The Altana Group has 66 production facilities and 69 service and research laboratories worldwide. In 2024, the company, with around 8,400 employees, posted revenues of over €3 billion."Altana Corporate Report 2024" ''altana.com''. Retrieved 30 May 2025. History |
