Francoise Bettencourt Meyers leads the women on the 2019 Forbes World's Billionaires list with a fortune of $49.3 billion.
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Bettencourt Meyers, who is the 15th richest person in the world, leads the women on the 2019 Forbes World’s Billionaires list, which will be published in full on March 5. Bettencourt Meyers’ fortune increased by $7.1 billion, or 17% since last year thanks to stellar results at the makeup giant, of which she and her immediate family own a 33% stake. An estimated 90% of her wealth is tied to shares of the company, which recorded its best sales growth in more than a decade last year with total revenue coming in at $30.6 billion. Revenue in Asia Pacific jumped 20%, driven by China; the region has now overtaken North America in terms of sales.
While it’s Bettencourt Meyers’ first official year as richest woman, her name is no stranger to the spot. For the past decade, the world’s richest woman has either been a Bettencourt or Walton. In fact Bettencourt Meyers first overtook Alice Walton, last year’s richest woman, in March 2018, just days after we finalized our annual list.
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