Who are the richest women in Italy and in the world? Money.it presents the Italian and global rankings together.
Who are the richest women in Italy and in the world?
As regards the world ranking updated in March, the French Francoise Bettencourt Meyers confirms its lead, having overtaken the Americans Alice Walton and Julia Koch for three years now, this The former long-time holder of the scepter of the richest woman in the world.
MacKanzie Bezos is back in the Top 5: the now ex-wife of Jeff Bezos who became a billionaire thanks to the Amazon shares now in her possession following the agreement stipulated for the divorce, in fact at the beginning of the year she had slipped to eighth place richest women in the world.
In Italy however, this special ranking always sees Massimiliana Landini Aleotti, widow of Alberto Aleotti, crowned by Forbes as the richest woman in our country in the lead.
In second place in the ranking of the richest women in our country is the designer Miuccia Prada, while completing the triptych formed by Nicoletta Zampillo-Marisa Del Vecchio-Paola Del Vecchio, respectively widow and daughters of Leonardo Del Vecchio, the father of Luxottica who passed away in 2022.
According to a study by City Index, Italy is ranked fourth in the world in the number of female billionaires with 19, behind the United States, China, and Germany.
The richest women in Italy in 2024
Here are the five richest women in Italy according to Forbes data updated to March 5, 2024.
Massimiliana Landini Aleotti - 7.6 billion dollars
Massimiliana Landini Aleotti is not only the richest woman in Italy, but also the 348th in the world. Her wealth derives from the legacy left by her husband Alberto Aleotti, who passed away in 2014 and was a supporter of the fortunes of the pharmaceutical giant Menarini.
Miuccia Prada - 6.4 billion dollars
Since Miuccia began designing collections for the family fashion house, Prada has become one of the world’s most famous brands, thanks to her original and creative style.
Nicoletta Zampillo-Marisa Del Vecchio-Paola Del Vecchio - 4.7 billion (each)
The big news in the 2023 ranking of the richest women in Italy is the presence of Nicoletta Zampillo, Marisa Del Vecchio, and Paola Del Vecchio, wife and daughters of Leonardo Del Vecchio who inherited an estimated wealth of 3.5 billion each.
Alessandra Garavoglia - 3.7 billion dollars
Luca Garavoglia’s sister is the director of the Board of Directors of the Campari group, which also includes brands such as Skyy Vodka, Wild Turkey, and Aperol, of which her brother is president.
Giuliana Benetton - 3.4 billion dollars
Giuliana Benetton, the entrepreneur who founded the famous fashion brand together with her brothers, is confirmed in the list of the five richest women in Italy.
The richest women in the world in 2024
In the world of entrepreneurship and high finance, sectors that have always been characterized by a male predominance, women unfortunately still struggle to impose themselves.
Looking at the top 5 of the richest women in the world, we find mostly heiresses, although there is no shortage of young entrepreneurs and startuppers ready to climb this ranking.
Here’s who the five richest women in the world in 2024 are and how much their personal wealth is.
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers (France) - $99.5 billion
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers is the heiress, after the death of her mother Liliane in 2017, of the L’Oreal empire. His family currently holds 33% of the shares of the French giant in the world of cosmetics, capable of recording an impressive 4.59 billion euros in profits in 2022.
Alice Walton (USA) - 72.3 billion dollars
Passionate about art, her private collection is attributed a value of hundreds of millions of dollars, Alice Walton owes her fortune to being the daughter of Sam Walton, the founder of the famous American distribution chain Walmart.
Julia Koch (USA) - 64.3 billion dollars
Julia Koch returns to the podium, widow of David, who passed away in August last year and who together with his brother Charles was the owner of Koch Industries, a giant operating in various sectors from oil to energy and which in 2018 had a turnover of 110 billions of dollars.
Jacqueline Mars (USA) - 36.5 billion dollars
Jacqueline Mars is one of the top five heiresses together with her brothers of Mars Incorporated, a confectionery and pet food company founded by her grandfather.
MacKenzie Scott (USA) - 35.6 billion dollars
MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife who became a billionaire thanks to the Amazon shares now in her possession following the divorce agreement, returns to the top five positions of the richest women in the world.
Original article published on Money.it Italy 2024-04-09 12:40:00. Original title: Chi sono le donne più ricche in Italia e nel mondo? La classifica 2024
