<P> Forbes magazine annually ranks the world's wealthiest female billionaires . This list uses the Real Time ranking, based on Forbes data . As of 7 February 2016, there are 167 women in the world's billionaires, down from 187 in October 2015 . The increase and decrease are compared to the 2015 Forbes Real Time ranking on 6 June 2016 . Since Liliane Bettencourt died 21 September 2017, her only child and heiress, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers has a fortune evaluated at US $29 400 000 000 . The top 24 women billionaires (as of 21 September 2017) are: </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Image </Th> <Th> Birth date </Th> <Th> Net worth US $(billions) </Th> <Th> + / - </Th> <Th> Citizenship </Th> <Th> Source </Th> <Th> World Rank </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Alice Walton </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (1949 - 10 - 07) 7 October 1949 (age 68) </Td> <Td> 37.9 </Td> <Td> 0.1 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Wal - Mart </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Maria Franca Fissolo </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1941 (age 75--76) </Td> <Td> 29.8 </Td> <Td> 0.8 </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> Ferrero SpA </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jacqueline Mars </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (1939 - 10 - 10) 10 October 1939 (age 78) </Td> <Td> 26.0 </Td> <Td> 1.6 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Mars, Inc . </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Susanne Klatten </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (1962 - 04 - 28) 28 April 1962 (age 55) </Td> <Td> 22.8 </Td> <Td> 0.6 </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> Altana, BMW </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Laurene Powell Jobs </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (1963 - 11 - 06) 6 November 1963 (age 54) </Td> <Td> 20.2 </Td> <Td> 0.3 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Apple Inc., The Walt Disney Company </Td> <Td> 47 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Yang Huiyan </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1981 (age 35 - 36) </Td> <Td> 16.4 </Td> <Td> 2.0 </Td> <Td> China, People's Republic of </Td> <Td> Country Garden Holdings </Td> <Td> 67 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Iris Fontbona </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1942 / 1943 (age 74--75) </Td> <Td> 16.1 </Td> <Td> 2.5 </Td> <Td> Chile </Td> <Td> Antofagasta PLC </Td> <Td> 73 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Charlene de Carvalho - Heineken </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (1954 - 06 - 30) 30 June 1954 (age 63) </Td> <Td> 15.6 </Td> <Td> 0.6 </Td> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> Heineken International </Td> <Td> 76 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Gina Rinehart </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (1954 - 02 - 09) 9 February 1954 (age 63) </Td> <Td> 15.2 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> Hancock Prospecting </Td> <Td> 81 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Abigail Johnson </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (1961 - 12 - 19) 19 December 1961 (age 55) </Td> <Td> 15.1 </Td> <Td> 0.0 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Fidelity Investments </Td> <Td> 84 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Blair Parry - Okeden </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1950 (age 66--67) </Td> <Td> 12.8 </Td> <Td> 0.3 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Cox Enterprises </Td> <Td> 107 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Massimiliana Landini Aleotti </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1942 / 1943 (age 74--75) </Td> <Td> 11.3 </Td> <Td> 0.3 </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> Menarini </Td> <Td> 130 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Zhou Qunfei </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1970 (age 46--47) </Td> <Td> 10.4 </Td> <Td> 0.9 </Td> <Td> Hong Kong </Td> <Td> Lens Technology </Td> <Td> 140 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Katharine Rayner </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1944 / 45 (age 71--73) </Td> <Td> 8.5 </Td> <Td> 0.2 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Cox Enterprises </Td> <Td> 178 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Margaretta Taylor </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td>? (age?) </Td> <Td> 8.5 </Td> <Td> 0.2 </Td> <Td> Switzerland </Td> <Td> Cox Enterprises </Td> <Td> 178 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Loretta Robinson </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1939 / 1940 (age 77--78) </Td> <Td> 8.1 </Td> <Td> 0.7 </Td> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> Rogers Communications </Td> <Td> 190 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Sandra Ortega Mera </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (1968 - 07 - 19) 19 July 1968 (age 49) </Td> <Td> 7.9 </Td> <Td> 0.1 </Td> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> Zara </Td> <Td> 196 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Kirsten Rausing </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (1952 - 06 - 06) 6 June 1952 (age 65) </Td> <Td> 7.4 </Td> <Td> 0.7 </Td> <Td> Sweden </Td> <Td> Tetra Pak </Td> <Td> 211 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Eva Gonda de Rivera </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Unknown </Td> <Td> 7.2 </Td> <Td> 0.3 </Td> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> FEMSA </Td> <Td> 219 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Savitri Jindal </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (1950 - 03 - 20) 20 March 1950 (age 67) </Td> <Td> 6.9 </Td> <Td> 1.0 </Td> <Td> India </Td> <Td> Jindal Group </Td> <Td> 227 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Wu Yajun </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1964 (age 52--53) </Td> <Td> 6.6 </Td> <Td> 0.06 </Td> <Td> China, People's Republic of </Td> <Td> Longfor Properties </Td> <Td> 234 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Pauline MacMillan Keinath </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (1934 - 07 - 31) 31 July 1934 (age 83) </Td> <Td> 6.6 </Td> <Td> 0.1 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Cargill </Td> <Td> 240 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Ann Walton Kroenke </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (1948 - 12 - 18) 18 December 1948 (age 68) </Td> <Td> 6.6 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Wal - Mart </Td> <Td> 241 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Marian Ilitch </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (1933 - 01 - 03) 3 January 1933 (age 84) </Td> <Td> 6.5 </Td> <Td> 0.0 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Little Caesars Pizza </Td> <Td> 249 </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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