Wealth-X Reveals: The Richest Woman In Each Region Of The World
NEW YORK, Oct. 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Christy Walton, who inherited a portion of the Walmart fortune after her husband's death in 2005, is the richest woman in North America and the world with an estimated net worth of US$37.9 billion, according to a Wealth-X list of the wealthiest women in each region released today.
Taking second place on the Wealth-X list is Liliane Bettencourt, heiress of the French cosmetic giant L'Oreal, whose personal fortune of US$31.3 billion earns her the title of richest woman in Europe.
Collectively, the women on the Wealth-X list control US$114.6 billion of personal wealth.
The oldest female billionaire on the list is Bettencourt at 92 years of age, while the youngest is 33-year-old Yang Huiyan, whose father, Yang Guoquiang, transferred 70% of his shares in Country Garden Group, a Chinese real estate development firm, to her before its 2007 IPO.
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim's three daughters – who, along with their brothers, have been on the receiving end of the asset transfer that Slim reportedly began in 2003 – emerged as the richest women in Latin America. Each of the three sisters is estimated to be worth US$6.3 billion.
Below are the names of the richest women in each region:
| Estimated Net Worth (in US$ billion) |
Name |
Region* |
| 37.9 |
Christy Walton |
North America |
| 31.3 |
Liliane Bettencourt |
Europe
|
| 14.8 |
Gina Reinhart |
Pacific** |
| 6.3 each |
Vanessa Paola Slim Hajj Maria Soumaya Slim de Romero Johanna Monique Slim Ayub
|
Latin America |
| 6.3 |
Yang Huiyan |
Asia |
| 4.2 |
Shari Arison |
Middle East |
| 1.2 |
Folorunsho Alakija |
Africa |
*Wealth-X uses business address as the primary determinant of an individual's location.
**Pacific denotes Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.
The recently published Wealth-X and UBS Billionaire Census 2014 shows that there are 286 female billionaires, accounting for 12.3% of the total global billionaire population of 2,325. The average age of female billionaires is 61 years old. The female billionaire population controls 12.8% of the world's total billionaire wealth of US$7.3 trillion.
About Wealth-X
Wealth-X is the world's leading ultra high net worth (UHNW) intelligence and prospecting firm with the largest collection of curated research on UHNW individuals, defined as those with net assets of US$30 million and above. Headquartered in Singapore, it has 13 offices on five continents. (www.wealthx.com)
SOURCE Wealth-X
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