image

There are the Top 5 Countries with the Highest Number of Female Billionaires

By: GWL Team | Thursday, 21 March 2024

We bring to you the list of top 5 countries released by City Index, which are home to the maximum number of female billionaires. Despite all the challenges and obstacles, women of these 5 countries have secured their valuable place at the top of the wealth-chain with their hard work and acumen.

The world is an unfair place, especially for women. Since the beginning of time, women have been faced with various challenges and impediments that obstruct their growth in all aspects of life. Even in today’s day and age, challenges such as Gender pay gap to gender stereotypes, continue to exist. According to a Global Gender Gap report by World Economic Forum, the world shall take another 132 years to close global gender gap. We still have to work hard and even harder for years and years to tackle this gap and make the society entirely fair.

Although an increasing number of women are joining the workforce, yet attaining success for them is much tougher than it is for a man. The proof is in the pudding! A resounding majority of successful business owners, leaders, achievers are men. However, gradually we see women taking up space amidst this ‘Boy’s club’ of achievers.

Recently a report released by City Index revealed data about the world’s female billionaires. The report disclosed some of the countries that have highest number of female billionaires.

Some of the names that has been making strides on the internet are ‘Francoise Bettencourt Meyers’ who comes on top of the list, ‘Alice Walton’ who comes on 2nd, ‘Julia Koch’ on 3rd, ‘Jacqueline Mars’ on 4th and ‘Miriam Adelson & family’ on 5th. These women are not only proving that they are skilled but are giving a tough competition to their male-counterparts in the global economy.

Let’s know about the Top 5 countries that are home to the most female billionaires.  

Move to the next page to know more…