02:45 PM
Thursday 07 April 2022
I wrote – Shaima Hefzy:
Forbes magazine announced the list of the 10 richest women in the world, and MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, became the fourth richest woman in 2022.
And in the first place of the 10 richest women in the world, came the French Françoise Bettencourt-Myers, with a net worth of $74.8 billion, and she is the granddaughter of the founder of the large beauty company L’Oreal, and her mother was also the richest woman in the world before her death.
In second place came American Alice Walton, with a fortune of $65.3 billion, and she is the daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton.
In third place is American Julia Koch, with a fortune of $60 billion. She is the widow of David Koch, who with her children owns a 42% stake in Koch Industries, the second largest private company in the United States.
As for American MacKenzie Scott, she is ranked fourth, with a net worth of $43.6 billion, which she obtained from Amazon following her divorce from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
American Jacqueline Mars, with a fortune of $31.7 billion, is in fifth place, inheriting a third of Mars, the candy and pet food group behind M&M’s chocolate and brands like IAMS and Pedigree. The company was founded by her grandfather, Frank C. Mars, in 1911.
And in sixth place is Gina Rinehart, with a net worth of $30.2 billion, and she is the president of the Australian mining and agricultural company Hancock Prospecting Group, which was founded by her father, Lang Hancock (who died in 1992).
As for the American widow of casino owner Sheldon Adelson, Miriam Adelson is ranked seventh with a net worth of $27.5 billion and currently owns her late husband’s 50% stake in Las Vegas Sands following his death in early 2021 and agreed to sell it two months following his death for $6.25 billion in an attempt to focus on Asia market.
And German Susan Klatten has a fortune of $ 24.3 billion, as she owns 19% of the German car manufacturer BMW, which she inherited from her mother Joanna Quandt and father Herbert Quandt, ranking eighth on the Forbes list.
In ninth place comes Iris Fontbona, with a fortune of $ 22.8 billion, and is the widow of Chilean magnate Andronico Luksic, who died of cancer in 2005 following making a fortune in mining and the beverage industry.
In tenth place, Abigail Johnson, with a fortune of $ 21.2 billion, has been the CEO of Fidelity Investments since 2014 following she took over the position of her father, Ned Johnson III, who died in March, and she owns 24.5% of the shares of the company, which owns $ 4.2 trillion in managed assets and founded by her grandfather. in 1946.
