The World’s Wealthiest Women and Their Billion-Dollar Empires

Published on 02/24/2026
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Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken

Charlene is worth $13.4 billion and owns 25% of Heineken International. Heineken is the world’s third largest brewery. Charlene is Heineken’s executive director and married to financier Michel de Carvalho.She attended Rijnlands Lyceum Wassenaar and earned a law degree from the University of Leiden.

Charlene De Carvalho Heineken

Charlene De Carvalho Heineken

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Sheryl Sandberg

Sheryl Sandberg is 46 years old and is worth $1.31 billion. She is the Chief Operating Officer at Facebook and the founder of leanin.org.Prior to joining Facebook, she was Google’s Vice President of Global Online Sales and Operations. Time magazine named her one of the most influential persons of 2012.

Sheryl Sandberg

Sheryl Sandberg

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