In Pics | Top 10 richest women in the world

Here we take a look at the top ten wealthiest women in the world in 2023, according to the Forbes Billionaires List 2023 (as of June 05, 2023):

In Pics | Top 10 richest women in the world

Rank 10 | Chilean mining magnate Iris Fontbona rounds off the top ten list of the richest women in the world with an estimated net worth of $23.1 billion, according to Forbes World's Billionaires List. Credit: Instagram/iris_fontbona

Rank 9 | American novelist, philanthropist and the former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos Mackenzie Scott ranks ninth on the list. Following their divorce, she received a significant amount in settlement. Her net worth is estimated to be around $24.4 billion. Credit: Instagram/@mackenziescott2020

Rank 8 | Australian businesswoman and mining magnate Gina Rinehart ranks eighth on the list with net worth estimated to be around $27 billion. Credit: Twitter/@jacksonmoon

Rank 7 | With an estimated net worth of $27.4 billion, German billionaire heiress Susanne Hanna Ursula Klatten is the seventh richest woman in the world. Credit: Twitter/@UniOfBuckingham

Rank 6 | Rafaela Aponte-Diamant, a shipping mogul who runs MSC along with her husband Gianluigi Aponte, ranks sixth on the list with an estimated net worth of around $31.2 billion. Credit: Twitter/@Forbes

Rank 5 | Israeli-American physician Miriam Adelson is the fifth wealthiest women in the world with net worth is estimated to be around $35 billion. She inherited a fortune of almost $35 billion from her late husband, Las Vegas Sands, CEO and chairman Sheldon Adelson. Credit: Twitter/@IHF_Heritage

Rank 4 | Jacqueline Mars, an American heiress and one of the owners of candy company Mars, ranks fourth on the list with an estimated net worth of $38.3 billion. Credit: Twitter/@DanAlexander21

Rank 3 | Alice Walton, daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton, is the third richest woman in the world. Her net worth is estimated to be around $56.7 billion. Credit: Twitter/@SteveCase

Rank 2 | Julia Koch, widow of late David Koch, who was one of the owners of Koch Industries, ranks second on the list with an estimated net worth of around $59 billion. Credit: David H Koch Foundation

Rank 1 | Francoise Bettencourt Meyers is the richest woman globally and heiress of the L'Oréal empire. Her net worth is estimated to be around $80.5 billion. Credit: Twitter/@Forbes