New Delhi: Walmart heiress Alice Walton is the richest woman in the world according to Forbes magazine's annual billionaires list published Tuesday.


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Forbes has estimated Walton's wealth at $46 billion followed by Loreal's Francoise Bettencourt Meyer whose wealth has been estimated at $42.2 billion.


Forbes billionaires rankings has found that 256 women made the 2018 rich list, and touted it an all-time high. Their collective net worth topped $1 trillion, up 20 percent since last year, Forbes added.


Overall, there are now a record 2,208 billionaires in the world, Forbes counted, and their combined worth is $9.1 trillion, up 18 percent from last year.


The US has the most billionaires (585), followed by mainland China (373).


Forbes' list contains 259 newcomers, including the first-ever cryptocurrency billionaires.


Check out 10 richest women in the world in 2018


1. Alice Walton


Company: Walmart


Country: USA


Net Worth: $46 billion



2. Francoise Bettencourt Meyer


Company: Loreal


Country: France


Net Worth: $42.2 billion



3. Sussane Klatten


Company: BMW


Country: Germany


Net Worth: $25 billion



4. Jacqueline Mars


Company: Mars


Country: USA


Net Worth: $23.6 billion



5. Yang Huiyan


Company/business: Real Estate


Country: China


Net Worth: $21.8 billion



6. Laurene Powell Jobs


Company: Apple


Country: USA


Net Worth: $18.8 billion



7. Gina Rinehart


Company/business: Mining


Country: Australia


Net Worth: $17.4 billion



8. Iris Fontbona and family


Company/business: Mining


Country: Chile


Net Worth: $16.3 billion



9. Abigail Johnson


Company/business:  Money Management


Country: USA


Net Worth: $15.9 billion



10. Charlene de Carvalho


Company: Heineken


Country: Netherlands


Net Worth: $15.8 billion