The 100 most powerful women in the world

The top 100 of powerful women in the world
1. Ursula von der Leyen
2. Christine Lagarde
3. Kamala Harris
4. Giorgia Meloni
5. Taylor Swift
6. Karen Lynch
7. Jane Fraser
8. Abigail Johnson
9. Mary Barra
10. Melinda French Gates
11. Julie Sweet
12. Kristalina Georgieva
13. MacKenzie Scott
14. Gail Boudreaux
15. Emma Walmsley
16. Ruth Porat
17. Safra Catz
18. Ana Patricia Botin
19. Carol Tomé
20. Sandy Ran Xu
21. Kathryn McLay
22. Sarah London
23. Amy Hood
24. Tarciana Paula Gomes Medeiros
25. Laurene Powell Jobs
26. Catherine MacGregor
27. Janet Yellen
28. Gwynne Shotwell
29. Phebe Novakovic
30. Tsai Ing-wen
31. Oprah Winfrey
32. Nirmala Sitharaman
33. Ho Ching
34. Thasunda Brown Duckett
35. Marianne Lake, Jennifer Piepszak
36. Beyoncé Knowles
37. Shari Redstone
38. Kathy Warden
39. Dana Walden
40. Amanda Blanc
41. Susan Li
42. Margherita Della Valle
43. Adena Friedman
44. Mary Callahan Erdoes
45. Lynn Martin
46. Sheikh Hasina Wajed
47. Sri Mulyani Indrawati
48. Gina Rinehart
49. Lisa Su
50. Vicky Hollub
51. Nicke Widyawati
52. Shemara Wikramanayake
53. Tricia Griffith
54. Jessica Tan
55. Judy Faulkner
56. Tokiko Shimizu
57. Donna Langley
58. Jennifer Salke
59. Wang Laichun
60. Roshni Nadar Malhotra
61. Jenny Johnson
62. Yuriko Koike
63. Hana Al Rostamani
64. Suzanne Scott
65. Lynn Good
66. Sinead Gorman
67. Bela Bajaria
68. Belén Garijo
69. Melanie Kreis
70. Soma Mondal
71. Paula Santilli
72. Mette Frederiksen
73. Joey Wat
74. Rihanna
75. Linda Thomas-Greenfield
76. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
77. Güler Sabancı
78. Trudy Shan Dai
79. Debra Crew
80. Robyn Denholm
81. Solina Chau Hoi Shuen
82. Lee Boo-jin
83. Robyn Grew
84. Zuzana Čaputova
85. Mary Meeker
86. Makiko Ono
87. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
88. Mbumi Madisa
89. Melanie Perkins
90. Dominique Senequier
91. Raja Easa Al Gurg
92. Julia Gillard
93. Samia Suluhu Hassan
94. Xiomara Castro
95. Kirsten Green
96. Choi Soo-yeon
97. Jenny Lee
98. Mo Abudu
99. Mia Mottley
100. Barbie
The top 100 of powerful women in the world

At the end of every calendar year, Forbes compiles a list of the most powerful women in the world. These 100 women are influential because of their wealth, their political power, and their prominence in international media.

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1. Ursula von der Leyen

The number one on the most recent list is Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission.

2. Christine Lagarde

President of the European Central Bank (ECB)

3. Kamala Harris

Vice President of the United States

4. Giorgia Meloni

Prime Minister of Italy

5. Taylor Swift

Singer, United States

6. Karen Lynch

CEO of CVS Health, United States

7. Jane Fraser

CEO of investment bank Citigroup, United States

8. Abigail Johnson

President and CEO of US Fidelity Investments

9. Mary Barra

CEO, General Motors, United States

10. Melinda French Gates

Co-Founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, United States

11. Julie Sweet

CEO of Accenture, United States

12. Kristalina Georgieva

Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), United States

13. MacKenzie Scott

Philanthropist and businesswoman McKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, in the United States.

14. Gail Boudreaux

CEO of insurance company Anthem, United States

15. Emma Walmsley

CEO of pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), United States

16. Ruth Porat

CFO of Alphabet (Google), United States

17. Safra Catz

CEO, Oracle, United States

18. Ana Patricia Botin

President of the Spanish bank Santander and member of the board of directors of Coca-Cola.

19. Carol Tomé

CEO of the United Parcel Service (UPS), United States

20. Sandy Ran Xu

CEO and Executive Director of e-commerce giant JD .com, China

Photo credit: JD .com

21. Kathryn McLay

President and CEO of Walmart International, United States

Photo credit: Walmart

22. Sarah London

CEO of Centene Corporation, United States

Photo credit: Fortune / YouTube

23. Amy Hood

CFO, Microsoft, United States

24. Tarciana Paula Gomes Medeiros

President and CEO of Banco De Brasil

25. Laurene Powell Jobs

Founder of the philanthropic organization Emerson Collective, United States

26. Catherine MacGregor

CEO of energy supplier ENGIE, France

Photo: ENGIE

27. Janet Yellen

United States Secretary of the Treasury

28. Gwynne Shotwell

President and COO, SpaceX, United States

29. Phebe Novakovic

CEO, General Dynamics, United States

30. Tsai Ing-wen

President of Taiwan

31. Oprah Winfrey

TV host and philanthropist, United States

32. Nirmala Sitharaman

Minister of Finance in India

33. Ho Ching

Director, Temasek Trust, Singapore

34. Thasunda Brown Duckett

CEO of investment and pension fund TIAA, United States

35. Marianne Lake, Jennifer Piepszak

CFO and CEO, JPMorgan Chase, United States

36. Beyoncé Knowles

Singer, United States

37. Shari Redstone

Chair, Viacom CBS, United States

38. Kathy Warden

CEO of defense, aviation, and aerospace company Northrop Grumman, United States

39. Dana Walden

Head of Entertainment for Walt Disney Television, United States

40. Amanda Blanc

CEO of the British insurance company Aviva

41. Susan Li

CFO, Meta (Facebook), United States

Photo credit: Meta via LinkedIn

42. Margherita Della Valle

CEO of Vodafone, UK

43. Adena Friedman

President and CEO, NASDAQ, United States

44. Mary Callahan Erdoes

Executive Director, JP Morgan Asset & Wealth Management, United States

45. Lynn Martin

President of NYSE Group, United States

46. Sheikh Hasina Wajed

Prime Minister of Bangladesh

47. Sri Mulyani Indrawati

Indonesian Finance Minister

48. Gina Rinehart

Chair, Mining Company Hancock Prospecting, Australia

49. Lisa Su

CEO, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)

50. Vicky Hollub

President and CEO of US oil company Occidental Petroleum, United States

Photo: Occidental Petroleum

51. Nicke Widyawati

CEO of Indonesian energy company Pertamina

52. Shemara Wikramanayake

CEO, Macquarie Group, Australia

53. Tricia Griffith

President and CEO of insurance company Progressive, United States

Photo credit: Progressive

54. Jessica Tan

Co-CEO of Ping An, China

Photo credit: Leemengyuan / Wikimedia

55. Judy Faulkner

Founder and CEO of software company Epic Systems

56. Tokiko Shimizu

Director of the Bank of Japan

57. Donna Langley

President, Universal Pictures, United States

58. Jennifer Salke

Head of Amazon Studios at Amazon

59. Wang Laichun

CEO of Luxshare, China

Photo credit: Chinabizleader / YouTube

60. Roshni Nadar Malhotra

CEO of IT company HCL Corporation

61. Jenny Johnson

CEO of Franklin Templeton, United States

62. Yuriko Koike

Governor of Tokyo, Japan

63. Hana Al Rostamani

Group CEO, First Abu Dhabi Bank, United Arab Emirates

Photo credit: Banker magazine, 2026

64. Suzanne Scott

CEO, Fox News, United States

65. Lynn Good

CEO, Duke Energy, United States

66. Sinead Gorman

CFO of Royal Dutch Shell, UK

Photo credit: Shell / YouTube

67. Bela Bajaria

Chief Content Officer of Netflix, United States

68. Belén Garijo

CEO of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and its Affiliates

69. Melanie Kreis

CFO, Deutsche Post, Germany

70. Soma Mondal

Chairperson of the Steel Authority Of India

Photo credit: Business Today India / YouTube

71. Paula Santilli

CEO, Pepsico Latam, Mexico

Photo credit: Paula Santilli (p_santilli) / X

72. Mette Frederiksen

Prime Minister of Denmark

73. Joey Wat

CEO of fast food company Yum China Holdings, China

74. Rihanna

Singer and businesswoman, United States

75. Linda Thomas-Greenfield

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations

76. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Chair of biotechnology company Biocom, India

77. Güler Sabancı

Founder and Chair, Sabancı Holding

78. Trudy Shan Dai

CEO of Taobao and Tmall Group, Alibaba Group

Photo credit: Alibaba

79. Debra Crew

CEO of Diageo, UK

Photo credit: CNBC / YouTube

80. Robyn Denholm

Chair of Tesla, Australia

81. Solina Chau Hoi Shuen

Director, Li Ka Shing Foundation, Hong Kong

82. Lee Boo-jin

President and CEO of Hotel Shilla in Seoul, South Korea

83. Robyn Grew

CEO of Man Group, UK

On the left in this photo with Ida Liu (center) and Sonia Gardner (right)

84. Zuzana Čaputova

President of Slovakia

85. Mary Meeker

Founder and partner of Bond Capital

86. Makiko Ono

President and CEO of Suntory Beverage & Food, Japan

Photo credit: still from Bloomberg TV

87. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Director General of the World Trade Organization, Nigeria

88. Mbumi Madisa

CEO of Bidvest, South Africa

Photo credit: powerfm987 / X

89. Melanie Perkins

Co-Founder and CEO of Canva

90. Dominique Senequier

Founder and chair of the French private equity firm Ardian

91. Raja Easa Al Gurg

Director, Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group, United Arab Emirates

92. Julia Gillard

Chair of the Board of Wellcome Trust, UK

93. Samia Suluhu Hassan

President of Tanzania

94. Xiomara Castro

President of Honduras

95. Kirsten Green

Founder of venture capital firm Forerunner Ventures, United States

96. Choi Soo-yeon

CEO of South Korean internet company Naver

Photo credit: Naver

97. Jenny Lee

Managing Partner of GGV Capital, Singapore

98. Mo Abudu

Entrepreneur, TV host, and founder of EbonyLife Media, Nigeria

99. Mia Mottley

Prime Minister of Barbados

100. Barbie

The empowering female doll, whose movie starring Margot Robbie reached box-office heights and critical acclaim, is at the 100th position of the Forbes list of most powerful women.