FULL LIST: Beyoncé, Rihanna, Okonjo-Iweala make Forbes’s most powerful women list
The Forbes list of the world’s most powerful women for 2023 was released on Tuesday, December 5, 2023. The list includes 100 women who excel in various fields, such as business, media, politics, entertainment, and technology. The list was compiled using four main parameters: spheres of influence, money, media, and impact.
Ngozi Okonji-Iweala, the Director-General, World Trade Orgainsation makes the list at number 87 as one of the two Nigerians on the list, alongside MO Abudu. Okonjo-Iweala’s inclusion is evidence of the great influence of her leadership and the vital role she plays in reshaping the global scene.
Music star, Taylor Swift also made the list, coming in fifth place and being the first woman on the list outside of politics and governance. “With a record-breaking world tour, the ability to move economies, and a US$1.1 billion (RM5.1 billion) net worth, the 33-year-old entertainer ranks among the most influential women on the planet,” Forbes wrote of the pop star.
Singers, Beyonce and Rihanna also made the list.
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Rank: Name, Age, Location, Category
- Ursula von der Leyen, 65, Belgium, Politics & Policy
- Christine Lagarde, 67, Germany, Politics & Policy
- Kamala Harris, 59, United States, Politics & Policy
- Giorgia Meloni, 46, Italy, Politics & Policy
- Taylor Swift, 33, United States, Media & Entertainment
- Karen Lynch, 59, United States, Business
- Jane Fraser, 56, United States, Finance
- Abigail Johnson, 61, United States, Finance
- Mary Barra, 61, United States, Business
- Melinda French Gates, 59, United States, Philanthropy
- Julie Sweet, 56, United States, Business
- Kristalina Georgieva, 70, United States, Politics & Policy
- MacKenzie Scott, 53, United States, Philanthropy
- Gail Boudreaux, 63, United States, Business
- Emma Walmsley, 54, United Kingdom, Business
- Ruth Porat, 66, United States, Technology
- Safra Catz, 62, United States, Technology
- Ana Patricia Botín, 63, Spain, Finance
- Carol Tomé, 66, United States, Business
- Sandy Ran Xu, 46, China, Business
- Kathryn McLay, 49, United States, Business
- Sarah London, 43, United States, Business
- Amy Hood, 51, United States, Technology
- Tarciana Paula Gomes Medeiros, 45, Brazil, Finance
- Laurene Powell Jobs & family, 60, United States, Philanthropy
- Catherine MacGregor, 51, France, Business
- Janet Yellen, 77, United States, Politics & Policy
- Gwynne Shotwell, 60, United States, Technology
- Phebe Novakovic, 66, United States, Business
- Tsai Ing-wen, 67, Taiwan, Politics & Policy
- Oprah Winfrey, 69, United States, Media & Entertainment
- Nirmala Sitharaman, 64, India, Politics & Policy
- Ho Ching, 70, Singapore, Finance
- Thasunda Brown Duckett, 50, United States, Finance
- Marianne Lake, Jennifer Piepszak, United States, Finance
- Beyoncé Knowles, 42, United States, Media & Entertainment
- Shari Redstone, 69, United States, Media & Entertainment
- Kathy Warden, 52, United States, Business
- Dana Walden, 59, United States, Media & Entertainment
- Amanda Blanc, 56, United Kingdom, Business
- Susan Li, 38, United States, Technology
- Margherita Della Valle, 58, United Kingdom, Business
- Adena Friedman, 54, United States, Finance
- Mary Callahan Erdoes, 56, United States, Finance
- Lynn Martin, 47, United States, Finance
- Sheikh Hasina Wajed, 76, Bangladesh, Politics & Policy
- Sri Mulyani Indrawati, 61, Indonesia, Politics & Policy
- Gina Rinehart, 69, Australia, Business
- Lisa Su, 54, United States, Technology
- Vicki Hollub, 64, United States, Business
- Nicke Widyawati, 55, Indonesia, Business
- Shemara Wikramanayake, 61, Australia, Finance
- Tricia Griffith, 59, United States, Business
- Jessica Tan, 46, China, Business
- Judy Faulkner, 80, United States, Technology
- Tokiko Shimizu, 58, Japan, Finance
- Donna Langley, 55, United States, Media & Entertainment
- Jennifer Salke, 59, United States, Media & Entertainment
- Wang Laichun, 56, China, Technology
- Roshni Nadar Malhotra, 42, India, Technology
- Jenny Johnson, 59, United States, Finance
- Yuriko Koike, 71, Japan, Politics & Policy
- Hana Al Rostamani, United Arab Emirates, Finance
- Suzanne Scott, 57, United States, Media & Entertainment
- Lynn Good, 64, United States, Business
- Sinead Gorman, 46, United Kingdom, Business
- Bela Bajaria, 52, United States, Media & Entertainment
- Belén Garijo, 63, Germany, Business
- Melanie Kreis, 52, Germany, Business
- Soma Mondal, 60, India, Business
- Paula Santilli, Mexico, Business
- Mette Frederiksen, 46, Denmark, Politics & Policy
- Joey Wat, 52, China, Business
- Rihanna, 35, United States, Media & Entertainment
- Linda Thomas-Greenfield, 71, United States, Politics & Policy
- Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, 70, India, Business
- Güler Sabanci, 68, Turkey, Business
- Trudy Shan Dai, 47, China, Business
- Debra Crew, 52, United Kingdom, Business
- Robyn Denholm, 60, Australia, Business
- Solina Chau, 61, Hong Kong, Philanthropy
- Lee Boo-jin, 53, South Korea, Business
- Robyn Grew, 54, United Kingdom, Finance
- Zuzana Caputova, 50, Slovakia, Politics & Policy
- Mary Meeker, 64, United States, Finance
- Makiko Ono, 63, Japan, Business
- Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, 69, Nigeria, Politics & Policy
- Mpumi Madisa, 44, South Africa, Business
- Melanie Perkins, 36, Australia, Business
- Dominique Senequier, 70, France, Finance
- Raja Easa Al Gurg, United Arab Emirates, Business
- Julia Gillard, 62, United Kingdom, Philanthropy
- Samia Suluhu Hassan, 63, Tanzania, Politics & Policy
- Xiomara Castro, 64, Honduras, Politics & Policy
- Kirsten Green, 52, United States, Finance
- Choi Soo-yeon, 42, South Korea, Business
- Jenny Lee, 51, Singapore, Finance
- Mo Abudu, 59, Nigeria, Media & Entertainment
- Mia Mottley, 58, Barbados, Politics & Policy
100. Barbie, 64, Media & Entertainment