The number of women on the list of all-time highest

In the list of billionaires, Forbes announced the 2018 World current assets of more than $one billion from the 256 women - the highest so far. The billionaire woman of about $100 billion, an increase of 20% over the last year. However, compared to the number 2.200 billionaires in the world than for a woman, still very modest, only accounted for 11,6%.

Forbes said, although most women richest billionaire is because of the inheritance from the family, more than 1 / 4 (72) - from their list is a businesswoman from rich. The number of female billionaires last year is 56.

Ms. Alice Walton is the world's richest billionaire

Alice Walton, the daughter of the founder of WAL-MART, is the richest woman in the world and $4 billion 600 million. In 2017, your property increased 12,2 billion dollars to increase 43% shares of WAL-MART in the past 12 months. In this position belongs to Bettencourt Lilian, heir Oreal DE, died in September / 2017 94.

My only daughter, her Bettencourt, Frances Bettencourt Meyers second list Forbes billionaire women and 42,2 billion dollars. The inheritance of Suzanne Katten's famous car company BMW $2 billion 500 million ranked third.

Fourth Jacqueline is the heir to the Empire of Mars, Mars food, candy and 23,6 billion dollars. At the same time, the daughter of Yang Huiyan, founder of the group holding China Country Garden Station 5 and 21,9 billion dollars.