Top 10 Richest Women In The World And Their Sources Of Wealth

1. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers: $74.8 billion
   Source of wealth: Inheritance from her grandfather, Eugène Schueller
2. Alice Walton: $65.3 billion
   Source of wealth: Inheritance from her father, Sam Walton
3. Julia Koch: $60 billion
   Source of wealth: Inheritance from her dead husband, David Koch
4. Mackenzie Scott: $43.6 billion
   Source of wealth: Divorce settlement from her ex-husband, Jeff Bezos
5. Jacqueline Mars: $31.7 billion
   Source of wealth: Inheritance from her grandfather, Frank C. Mars
6. Gina Reinhart: $30.2 billion
   Source of wealth: Inheritance from her father, Lang Hancock
7. Miriam Adelson: $27.5 billion
   Source of wealth: Inheritance from her husband, Sheldon Adelson
8. Susanne Klatten: $24.3 billion
   Source of wealth: Inheritance from her father, and grandfather, Herbert Quandt
9. Iris Fontbona: $22.8 billion
   Source of wealth: Inheritance from her husband, Andrónico Luksic Abaroa
10. Yang Huiyan: $22.4 billion
    Source of wealth: Inheritance from her father, Yang Guoqiang

So, out of the 10 richest women in the world, 6 inherited their billions from their fathers, and 4 from their husbands.

Meanwhile, the top 10 richest men in the world are all self-made. Their father, mother or wives gave them nothing..

1. Bernard Arnault: $209.3 billion
2. Elon Musk: $149.1 billion
3. Gautam Adani: $127.6 billion
4. Jeff Bezos: $116.9 billion
5. Larry Ellison: $107.1 billion
6. Warren Buffett: $106.0 billion
7. Bill Gates: $101.7 billion
8. Carlos slim Helu: $90.4 billion
9. Mukesh Ambani: $87.6 billion
10. Larry Page: $81.2 billion

Most of these men have only daughters, another set of female billionaires.