As women continue to flex their influence throughout retail, many have have earned their place among the world’s richest, according to Forbes 29th annual look at The World’s Billionaires, which was published last month. Not surprisingly, many members of the famous Walton family, the founders of Wal-Mart, are found throughout the list. The list also includes executives from H&M, Benetton and other retail brands.

Here are the top 10 richest women in retail, according to Forbes.

Christy Walton
Christy is the wealthiest woman the world, a title she’s held for five out of the last six years. She married into what became the richest family in the world — the Walton’s — and inherited her wealth when her husband John Walton, a former Green Beret and Vietnam war medic, died in an airplane crash in 2005. Christy is the wealthiest of the Walton’s thanks to an investment John made in solar panel maker First Solar. The bulk of her holdings are in Wal-Mart, the huge retailer founded by her father-in-law Sam Walton and his brother James in 1962. Christy received $470 million in Wal-Mart dividends after taxes in 2014. She leads a very private life in Jackson, Wy. Forbes ranking: 8. Net worth: $41.7 billion.

Alice Walton
Alice is an heir to the Wal-Mart fortune. Her father Sam founded the retailer back in 1962. With her billions, Alice has long focused on curating art, culminating in the opening of the Crystal Bridges Art Museum in her hometown of Bentonville, Ark., in 2011. Forbes ranking: 11. Net worth: $39.4 billion.

Ann Walton Kroenke
Ann inherited, along with her sister Nancy, a portion of their father James “Bud” Walton’s Wal-Mart fortune. Bud co-founded the retail giant with his older brother Sam. When he died in 1995, he left each of his daughters enough Wal-Mart shares to make them billionaires. Forbes ranking: 265. Net worth: $5.6 billion.

Nancy Walton Laurie
Nancy inherited a portion of her father James “Bud” Walton’s Wal-Mart fortune. She also owns Missouri’s Providence Bank. Forbes ranking: 341. Net worth: $4.7 billion.

Lottie Tham
Tham owns more than 5 percent of fast-fashion retailer H&M,  founded by her late father Erling Persson. Lottie and her husband invest in real estate, including hotels, commercial buildings and land. Forbes ranking: 381. Net worth: $4.3 billion.

Miuccia Prada
Prada is the co-CEO and lead designer of the handbag and fashion empire Prada. She inherited the family business, founded by her grandfather, and her trend-setting designs have taken the iconic brand to new heights. Forbes ranking: 405. Net worth. $4.1 billion.


Doris Fisher
Fisher along with her late husband, real estate developer Donald, founded Gap in 1969. It started as a San Francisco jeans and music store. Today, the retail chain operates about 3,200 stores, with brands including Old Navy, Banana Republic and Athleta. Forbes ranking: 557. Net worth: $3.2 billion.


Charlotte Soderstrom
Söderström is the daughter of Sweden’s richest person, Stefan Persson, chairman at H&M, where she holds a stake in the company. Her grandfather Erling Persson founded the chain in 1947. Forbes ranking: 603. Net worth: $3 billion.


Giuliana Benetton
Giuliana Benetton and her three siblings founded the clothing retailer Benetton Group in 1965. In 2012, Benetton Group was taken private. Forbes ranking: 628. Net worth: $2.9 billion.


Hortensia Herrero
Hortensia Herrero owns 28 percent of Mercadona, the Spanish supermarket chain that she helped build with her billionaire husband Juan Roig and his siblings. Herrero, who serves as vice president, was part of the original group that bought the company from Roig’s father back in 1981, when it was a chain of just eight small stores. Forbes ranking: 663. Net worth: $2.8 billion.