10 Richest Women in the World

Of the 1,645 billionaires in the world in 2014, a record 172 are women.

Here are the top 10 richest women in the world for 2014.

 #1 – Christy Walton | $36.7 billion

Christy Walton takes the number one spot of the richest women in the world in 2014 with $36.7 billion.

#2 – Liliane Bettencourt | $34.5 billion

Liliane Bettencourt takes the number two spot in our countdown of the richest women in the world with a fortune of $34.5 billion.

#3 – Alice Walton | $34.3 billion

Alice Walton takes the number three spot in our countdown of the world’s richest women.

#4 – Jacqueline Badger Mars | $20 billion

Jacqueline Badger Mars comes in fourth place in our countdown of the world’s richest women in 2014.

#5 – Gina Rinehart | $17.7 billion

Gina Rinehart takes fifth place in our countdown of the world’s riches women in 2014.

#6 – Susanne Klatten | $17.4 billion

Susanne Klatten takes the number six spot in our list of the top ten richest women in the world in 2014.

#7 – Abigail Johnson | $17.3 billion

Abigail Johnson is the seventh richest woman in the world in 2014, having a fortune of $17.3 billion in assets.

#8 – Anne Cox Chambers | $15.5 billion

Anne Cox Chambers takes the eighth spot on our list of the top 10 richest women in the world in 2014.

#9 – Laurene Powell Jobs | $14 billion

Laurene Powell Jobs takes ninth place in our countdown of the top ten richest women in the world in 2014.

#10 – Johanna Quandt | $12.8 billion

Johanna Quandt rounds out our countdown of the top ten richest women in the world in 2014 coming in tenth place.