Although it is mainly male billionaires like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg who keep making headlines, the richest ladies in the world don’t have to hide either. There is also a German among the wealthy women who have made their living in very different ways. Since we are from the richest women of all time speak, we have traveled through different eras. Some of the women listed have already died. Our list also includes women of noble blood who were very influential not only because of their vast fortune. So we’re going on a journey through time.
We made sure that all ladies in our ranking also contributed to their wealth themselves. Instead of women who just rest on their inheritance. This is the case, for example, with the Wal-Mart heiress Alice Walton, who, as the richest woman in the United States, is not on our list of the richest women of all time. Of course, the ladies’ assets have been adjusted inflationary to allow a comparison at all.
These are the 10 richest women of all time
10 Yang Huiyan – $ 5.2 billion in net worth
Born in 1981, the Chinese will one day inherit a huge real estate empire from her father. She has already proven herself in the real estate industry and has become a seasoned entrepreneur who, however, was hit hard by the 2007 recession. Her former fortune of $ 16.2 billion is now only Worth $ 5.2 billion.
9 Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken – $ 11.7 billion net worth
This power woman from the Netherlands is the only child of Freddy Heineken, who was CEO of from 1971 to 1989 world’s largest beer company was. When her father passed away, Charlene inherited a fortune of $ 4.8 billion along with a 50 percent stake in the family business. Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken played an instrumental role in the growth of the beer company. The tough woman has ensured through her work that her inherited wealth has more than doubled.
8th Susanne Klatten – $ 16.2 billion in net worth
Susanne Klatten is not only the richest woman in Germany, she also made it to number 8 on our list. Along with her mother and brother, she almost belongs to her 50 percent of the BWM group. Whether at the chemical company Altana or at Dresdner Bank, Susanne has always proven that she is a smart business woman who does not want to rest on her family inheritance. Therefore, Susanna Klatten has repeatedly used the code name Susanne Kant in order to be valued in the professional world for her talents and not for her family heritage. This allowed her to demonstrate her qualities without any preferential treatment.
7th Anne Cox Chambers – $ 17 Billion Net Worth
The American is the only living daughter of the founder of Cox Enterprise. It is a media company that owns numerous newspapers, TV and radio stations. Until recently, Anne played an active role in the group. But at the age of 96, she retired from business life in November 2015. Your three heirs now take care of all business matters.
6th Liliane Bettencourt – $ 35 Billion Net Worth
Liliane Bettencourt is that sole L’Oreal heiress. Her father once founded what is now the largest cosmetics company in the world. When her father died in 1957 and she inherited his entire empire, Liliane was just 35 years old. However, she is now 91 years old and leaves the management of the company to someone else.
5 Isabella of Castile – 1.45 million ducats a year
During her lifetime, the Spanish monarch Isabelle of Castile was one of the richest queens in the world. When she died in 1504, she was earning about 1.45 million ducats per year. At that time, ducats were the gold coin currency of Spain. Gold does not lose value, on the contrary. Today it might be a few places ahead due to the rise in value. Because 1000 ducats corresponds to about 111 ounces of gold, whereby one ounce is worth about 1230 US dollars.
4th Cleopatra – $ 95.8 Billion Net Worth
There is hardly anyone who does not know her – Cleopatra. Today we remember not only because of their wealth, but also because of them Beauty to Cleopatra. The beautiful female Pharaoh of Egypt ruled over some of the country’s most important luxury goods.
3 Catherine the Great – $ 1.5 trillion in fortune
During her lifetime, Catherine controlled the great as Ruler of Russia a good 5 percent of the gross domestic product. In addition, the extremely rich Katharina is known to this day as the longest ruling woman in Russia.
2 Hatshepsut – exact fortune unknown
Even if her exact fortune is not known, Hatshepsut made it to second place. she was Egypt’s first female pharaoh and thus paved the way for Cleopatra. Hatshepsut also went down in Egyptian history as the richest female head of state. She had to fight hard to be accepted as a woman by her subjects at the head of the state.
1 Empress Wu – exact fortune unknown
Empress Wu did whatever it took to make her way to the top. She had affairs with two Chinese emperors who were also father and son. So she managed to become Empress herself at the side of Emperor Gaozong. During their 15-year rule, they could Kaierreich China to become one of the greatest empires in the world. Thus, despite all the intrigues, place 1 is well deserved.
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