Wealthiest Women in The World

Millions is a small class of wealth, in this world; the wealthiest are measured in billions.

Many people misunderstand and think that Oprah Winfrey, Athina Onassis, the Queen and JK Rowling are the billionaires of the world, they are but they are not the wealthiest, here are the ones that own true wealth:

1. Liliane Bettencourt

At the age of 83 (present), Ms. Bettencourt is the richest woman in the world and the richest in France (where she lives.) Liliane is the 15th richest person on this wealthy planet. She inherited her $16 billion fortune through her family.

2. Christy Walton

Christy is the second richest women in the world at the age of 53. Ms. Walton is the widow of John Walton, the Wal-Mart heir who died in 2005. She and her son Luke inherited $15.9 billion from the company Wal-Mart which was originally founded by Sam Walton. Wal-Mart is still the world’s largest franchise with more than 5,100 stores throughout the world, serving 138 million customers a week and obtaining sales of $285 billion. All of which adds to make Christy the 17th richest person in the world.

3. Alice Walton

As you would expect with the rich Walton’s family, family ties run deep. Alice Walton, who is 56, is the sister of the late John Walton and her fortune of $15.7 billion. This amount of money puts her at number 20 in the world’s richest peoples list. Brother Rob (Alice Walton’s brother) serves as chairman in the giant company known as Wal-Mart. Due to extreme profits; the company donates a small fortune to charity from appreciation of the Walton Family.

4. Helen Walton

The third Walton to feature here, 86-year-old Helen is the mother of John Walton and the widow of Sam (Husband and father of John Walton.) Her $15.6 billion fortune makes her the 24th richest person overall.

5. Abigail Johnson

The 28th richest person in the world overall, Ms. Johnson‘s $12.5 billion – and still growing – inheritance comes from Fidelity Investments, one of America’s largest mutual fund company. The business was founded by her grandfather in 1946. She became president of the company’s mutual fund division in 2001 due to her inheritance with the owner. She impressively dodged the taint of corruption during a scandal in 2003 and picked up $31 billion in fund possessions during her first six months as competitors emaciated. In May 2006 she took over Fidelity’s employer services division, administering payroll and employee stock plans, the money gained ads to her $12.5 billion.

These are the five richest women on this planet.