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00:02Altraded data show the U.S. has 154 female billionaires compared with 981 male billionaires,
00:09with both groups holding a median net worth just over $2 billion,
00:13according to The Wall Street Journal. About 60% of women billionaires were at least partially
00:19cell-made in 2024, up from about 40% five years earlier, while the remainder inherited their
00:25wealth. Alice Walton, daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton, is the richest woman at $138 billion.
00:33Some heirs run family companies, including Abigail Johnson at Fidelity Investments and
00:38Lindsay Snyder at In-N-Out Burger. Some made billionaires include Judy Faulkner of Epic
00:43Systems and Diane Hendricks of ABC Supply. Altraded estimates that Taylor Swift's $1.8 billion net
00:49worth includes earnings from her era's tour, which boosted her cash and other assets to
00:54$1.7 billion. Altraded estimates that most of Rihanna's $1 billion net worth comes from
01:01her stake in Fenty Beauty and her lingerie brand, with properties in Los Angeles and Barbados.
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