The granddaughter of the L'Oréal founder, Francoise Bettencourt Meyers was the wealthiest woman in the world as of March 2021. Her and her family's net worth was estimated at 73.6 billion U.S. dollars. Alice Walton, the daughter of the Walmart founder, was ranked second with 61.8 billion U.S. dollars in net worth.
Wealthiest women worldwide as of March 2021, by net worth (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Forbes. (March 9, 2021). Wealthiest women worldwide as of March 2021, by net worth (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1208353/richest-women-in-the-world-based-on-net-worth/
Forbes. "Wealthiest women worldwide as of March 2021, by net worth (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1208353/richest-women-in-the-world-based-on-net-worth/
Forbes. (2021). Wealthiest women worldwide as of March 2021, by net worth (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1208353/richest-women-in-the-world-based-on-net-worth/
Forbes. "Wealthiest Women Worldwide as of March 2021, by Net worth (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1208353/richest-women-in-the-world-based-on-net-worth/
Forbes, Wealthiest women worldwide as of March 2021, by net worth (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1208353/richest-women-in-the-world-based-on-net-worth/ (last visited May 23, 2022)