According to Forbes, It’s been another record year for the three comma club has boosted the wealth of female billionaires around the world. An all-time high of 256 women made the 2018 Forbes World’s Billionaires rankings; their collective net worth topped $1 trillion, up 20% since last year, outpacing the total gains overall. Though most of the women at the top of the list inherited their fortunes, more than a quarter of the female moguls were self-starters who blazed their own trails. The number of self-made women reached 72 for the first time, up from 56 a year ago.
Alice Walton reclaims the crown as the richest woman in the world, as her fortune leaped from $33.8 billion to $46 billion over the past year. The only daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton, Alice moves up one spot to number 16, thanks largely to a 43% uptick in the value of Walmart’s shares.
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