FAST DOWNLOAD
Walmart heiress Alice Walton reclaimed her title as the richest woman in the world, Forbes reported earlier this month.
The daughter of the late Walmart founder Sam Walton returned to the top of Forbes “World’s Wealthiest Woman” list posted on Sept. 4 with an estimated $89.1 billion fortune.
Walton, 74, momentarily lost her top spot to Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, 71, the heiress of French cosmetics company L’Oreal, according to Forbes. Bettencourt Meyers, who held the title last year during her stint as a centibillionaire, is now worth an estimated $88.4 billion.
The two have previously vied to be the richest woman in the past including in 2019, when Bettencourt Meyers briefly dethroned Walton that year until Walton’s victory in 2020.
In 2023, Bettencourt Meyers once again surpassed Walton, who went down to the third place spot due to American socialite Julia Koch, who inherited Koch, Inc. ownership stakes from her late husband David Koch. Koch was estimated to be worth $74 billion in the Sept. 4 Forbes ranking.
