Across the world, the number of female billionaires is
rising, as is their influence over great wealth. Compared
with 20 years ago, there are more billionaire women today
and the power they wield over great wealth has grown.
Our research shows the number of female billionaires has
grown by a factor of 6.6, from 22 in 1995 to 145 in 2014.
By comparison, the number of male billionaires remains
far larger at 1,202, but has grown by a relatively smaller
factor of 5.2.