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Texas billionaire Alice Walton reclaims title of world's wealthiest woman

12 days ago

Walmart heiress Alice Walton is back on top of the world. The Texas billionaire has retaken the crown as wealthiest woman on the planet for the first time since 2022, outpacing L'Oreal heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers of France, according to Forbes.

Walton's estimated fortune is now $89.1 billion, and Meyers' is $88.4 billion, Forbes reported.

The two billionaires have battled for richest-woman supremacy for years. Meyers knocked Walton off her perch in 2019, then Walton climbed back on top in 2020. Also in the mix has been American Julia Koch of Koch Industries, who booted Walton down to No. 3 in 2023.

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Joe Livsey

10d ago

ugly as she is she needs all the money she can get.

Lesa Toney

10d ago

someone needs to tell her,,if you are actually going to advertise lower prices,,then you really need to have lower prices,,here in TX all the prices are up on every day item's,,not things we never use.

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