Forbes' 100 most powerful women in the world
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.
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