RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The ranking of the wealthiest people in the world, released on April 5 by Forbes magazine, brings the philanthropist and businesswoman Lucia Borges Maggi, 89, as the owner of the largest female fortune in Brazil and the 350th richest person in the world. Co-founder and member of the board of directors of the commodities company Amaggi, she has an estimated fortune of US$6.9 billion.
In the global list, French Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, 68, heiress of L’Oreal, leads with an accumulated fortune of US$74.8 billion. She is considered the 14th richest person on the planet.
See below the eight Brazilian women in the ranking, as well as the ten wealthiest executives in the world in 2022:
THE WEALTHIEST WOMEN IN BRAZIL
- Lucia Borges Maggi, 89
Position in the ranking of the wealthiest people in the world: 350th
Position in the ranking of wealthiest women in Brazil: 1st
Estimated fortune: US$6.9 billion
Company: Amaggi - Maria Helena Moraes Scripilliti, 91
Position in the ranking of the wealthiest people in the world: 709th
Position in the ranking of wealthiest women in Brazil: 2nd
Estimated fortune: US$4.1 billion
Company: Votorantim Group - Dulce Pugliese de Godoy Bueno, 74
Position in the ranking of the wealthiest people in the world: 1729th
Position in the ranking of wealthiest women in Brazil: 3rd
Estimated fortune: US$1.7 billion
Company: Amil - Ana Lucia de Mattos Barretto Villela, 48
Position in the ranking of the wealthiest people in the world: 1818th
Position in the ranking of wealthiest women in Brazil: 4th
Estimated fortune: US$1.6 billion
Company: Itaú - Luiza Helena Trajano, 70
Position in the ranking of the wealthiest people in the world: 2076th
Position in the ranking of wealthiest women in Brazil: 5th
Estimated fortune: US$1,4 billion
Company: Magazine Luiza - Neide Helena de Moraes, 67
Position in the ranking of the wealthiest people in the world: 2190th
Position in the ranking of wealthiest women in Brazil: 6th
Estimated fortune: US$1.3 billion
Company: Votorantim Group - Anne Marie Werninghaus, 36
Position in the ranking of the wealthiest people in the world: 2524th
Position in the ranking of wealthiest women in Brazil: 7th
Estimated fortune: US$1.1 billion
Company: WEG - Vera Rechulski Santo Domingo, 73
Position in the ranking of the wealthiest people in the world: 2578th
Position in the ranking of wealthiest women in Brazil: 8th
Estimated fortune: US$1 billion
Company: Santo Domingo Group
THE WEALTHIEST WOMEN IN THE WORLD
- Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, 68
Country of origin: France
Position in the ranking of the wealthiest women in the world: 1st
Position in the general ranking of the wealthiest people in the world: 14th
Estimated fortune: US$74.8 billion
Company: L’Oreal - Alice Walton, 72
Country of origin: United States
Position in the ranking of the wealthiest women in the world: 2nd
Position in the general ranking of the wealthiest people in the world: 18th
Estimated fortune: US$65.3 billion
Company: Walmart - Julia Koch, 59
Country of origin: United States
Position in the ranking of the wealthiest women in the world: 3rd
Position in the general ranking of the wealthiest people in the world: 21st
Estimated fortune: US$60 billion
Company: Koch Industries - MacKenzie Scott, 51
Country of origin: United States
Position in the ranking of the wealthiest women in the world: 4th
Position in the general ranking of the wealthiest people in the world: 30th
Estimated fortune: US$43.6 billion
Company: Amazon - Jacqueline Mars, 82
Country of origin: United States
Position in the ranking of the wealthiest women in the world: 5th
Position in the general ranking of the wealthiest people in the world: 41st
Estimated fortune: US$31.7 billion
Company: Mars - Gina Rinehart, 68
Country of origin: Australia
Position in the ranking of the wealthiest women in the world: 6th
Position in the general ranking of the wealthiest people in the world: 46th
Estimated fortune: US$30.2 billion
Segment: Hancock Prospecting - Miriam Adelson, 76
Country of origin: British Mandate of Palestine
Position in the ranking of the wealthiest women in the world: 7th
Position in the general ranking of the wealthiest people in the world: 50th
Estimated fortune: US$27.5 billion
Company: Las Vegas Sands - Susanne Klatten, 59
Country of origin: Germany
Position in the ranking of the wealthiest women in the world: 8th
Position in the general ranking of the wealthiest people in the world: 56th
Estimated fortune: US$24.3 billion
Company: BMW - Iris Fontbona, 79
Country of origin: Chile
Position in the ranking of the wealthiest women in the world: 9th
Position in the general ranking of the wealthiest people in the world: 67th
Estimated fortune: US$22.8 billion
Company: Antofagasta PLC - Abigail Johnson, 60
Country of origin: United States
Position in the ranking of the wealthiest women in the world: 10th
Position in the general ranking of the wealthiest people in the world: 75th
Estimated fortune: US$21.2 billion
Company: Fidelity Investments