| Rank | Name | Age | Country | Category | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | #1 | Angela Merkel | 63 | Germany | Politics |
 | #2 | Theresa May | 61 | United Kingdom | Politics |
 | #3 | Melinda Gates | 53 | United States | Philanthropy/NGO |
 | #4 | Sheryl Sandberg | 48 | United States | Technology |
 | #5 | Mary Barra | 56 | United States | Automotive |
 | #6 | Susan Wojcicki | 49 | United States | Technology |
 | #7 | Abigail Johnson | 56 | United States | Finance and Investments |
 | #8 | Christine Lagarde | 62 | France | Economy |
 | #9 | Ana Patricia Botín | 57 | Spain | Finance and Investments |
 | #10 | Ginni Rometty | 60 | United States | Technology |
 | #11 | Indra Nooyi | 62 | United States | Diversified |
 | #12 | Meg Whitman | 61 | United States | Technology |
 | #13 | Angela Ahrendts | 57 | United States | Technology |
 | #14 | Laurene Powell Jobs | 54 | United States | Philanthropy/NGO |
 | #15 | Tsai Ing-wen | 61 | Taiwan | Politics |
 | #16 | Michelle Bachelet | 66 | Chile | Politics |
 | #17 | Federica Mogherini | 44 | Italy | Politics |
 | #18 | Safra Catz | 56 | United States | Technology |
 | #19 | Ivanka Trump | 36 | United States | Politics |
 | #20 | Adena Friedman | 48 | United States | Finance and Investments |
 | #21 | Oprah Winfrey | 64 | United States | Media & Entertainment |
 | #22 | Marillyn Hewson | 64 | United States | Manufacturing |
 | #23 | Isabelle Kocher | 51 | France | Energy |
 | #24 | U.S. Supreme Court Justices | – | United States | Politics |
 | #25 | Ruth Porat | 60 | United States | Technology |
 | #26 | Queen Elizabeth II | 91 | United Kingdom | Politics |
 | #27 | Anna Wintour | 68 | United States | Media & Entertainment |
 | #28 | Ho Ching | 65 | Singapore | Diversified |
 | #29 | Emma Walmsley | 49 | United Kingdom | – |
 | #30 | Sheikh Hasina Wajed | 70 | Bangladesh | Politics |
 | #31 | Beata Maria Szydlo | 54 | Poland | Politics |
 | #32 | Chanda Kochhar | 56 | India | Diversified |
 | #33 | Aung San Suu Kyi | 72 | Myanmar | Politics |
 | #34 | Lucy Peng | 45 | China | Technology |
 | #35 | Pollyanna Chu | 59 | Hong Kong | Finance and Investments |
 | #36 | Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi | 56 | United Arab Emirates | Politics |
 | #37 | Amy Hood | 46 | United States | Technology |
 | #38 | Jacinda Ardern | 38 | New Zealand | Politics |
 | #39 | Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic | 49 | Croatia | Politics |
 | #40 | Jean Liu | 39 | China | Technology |
 | #41 | Bonnie Hammer | 67 | United States | Media & Entertainment |
 | #42 | Nicola Sturgeon | 47 | United Kingdom | Politics |
 | #43 | Nikki Haley | 46 | United States | Politics |
 | #44 | Rosalind Brewer | 55 | United States | Diversified |
 | #45 | Gina Rinehart | 64 | Australia | Metals & Mining |
 | #46 | Erna Solberg | 57 | Norway | Politics |
 | #47 | Stacey Snider | 56 | United States | Media & Entertainment |
 | #48 | Phebe Novakovic | 59 | United States | Diversified |
 | #49 | Elvira Nabiullina | 54 | Russia | Finance and Investments |
 | #50 | Beyoncé Knowles | 36 | United States | Media & Entertainment |
 | #51 | Peng Liyuan | 55 | China | Politics |
 | #52 | Margarita Simonyan | 37 | Russia | Media & Entertainment |
 | #53 | Mary Callahan Erdoes | 50 | United States | Finance and Investments |
 | #54 | Zhou Qunfei | 48 | Hong Kong | Technology |
 | #55 | Thi Phuong Thao Nguyen | 47 | Vietnam | Diversified |
 | #56 | Lisa Davis | 54 | United States | – |
 | #57 | Roshni Nadar Malhotra | 36 | India | Technology |
 | #58 | Güler Sabanci | 63 | Turkey | Diversified |
 | #59 | Lubna S. Olayan | 62 | Saudi Arabia | Diversified |
 | #60 | Dana Walden | 53 | United States | Media & Entertainment |
 | #61 | Katharine Viner | 46 | United Kingdom | Media & Entertainment |
 | #62 | Feng Ying Wang | – | China | Automotive |
 | #63 | Donna Langley | 50 | United Kingdom | Media & Entertainment |
 | #64 | Marianne Lake | 49 | United Kingdom | Finance and Investments |
 | #65 | Hillary Clinton | 70 | United States | Politics |
 | #66 | Mingzhu Dong | 64 | – | Manufacturing |
 | #67 | Melanie Kreis | 46 | Germany | – |
 | #68 | Dalia Grybauskaite | 62 | Lithuania | Politics |
 | #69 | Priscilla Chan | 33 | United States | Philanthropy/NGO |
 | #70 | Gwynne Shotwell | 54 | United States | Construction & Engineering |
 | #71 | Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw | 64 | India | Healthcare |
 | #72 | Zanny Minton Beddoes | – | United Kingdom | Media & Entertainment |
 | #73 | Miuccia Prada | 68 | Italy | Fashion & Retail |
 | #74 | Isabel dos Santos | 44 | Angola | Finance and Investments |
 | #75 | Solina Chau | 56 | Hong Kong | Technology |
 | #76 | Lam Wai Ying | – | Hong Kong | Manufacturing |
 | #77 | Kathleen Kennedy | – | United States | Media & Entertainment |
 | #78 | Kersti Kaljulaid | 48 | Estonia | Politics |
 | #79 | Arianna Huffington | 67 | United States | Media & Entertainment |
 | #80 | Judy Faulkner | 74 | United States | Technology |
 | #81 | Fabiola Gianotti | 57 | Italy | Philanthropy/NGO |
 | #82 | Lynn Good | – | United States | Energy |
 | #83 | Geisha Williams | – | United States | – |
 | #84 | Mary Meeker | 58 | United States | Finance and Investments |
 | #85 | Taylor Swift | 28 | United States | All Star Alumni |
 | #86 | Patricia Harris | 61 | United States | Philanthropy/NGO |
 | #87 | Drew Gilpin Faust | 70 | United States | Philanthropy/NGO |
 | #88 | J.K. Rowling | 52 | United Kingdom | – |
 | #89 | Eliza Manningham-Buller | 69 | United Kingdom | Philanthropy/NGO |
 | #90 | Raja Easa Al Gurg | – | United Arab Emirates | Diversified |
 | #91 | Debra Cafaro | – | United States | Real Estate |
 | #92 | Shobhana Bhartia | 61 | India | Media & Entertainment |
 | #93 | Lee Boo-Jin | 47 | South Korea | Service |
 | #94 | Jenny Lee | 45 | Singapore | Finance and Investments |
 | #95 | Kirsten Green | 46 | United States | Finance and Investments |
 | #96 | Belinda Johnson | 51 | United States | Technology |
 | #97 | Priyanka Chopra | 35 | India | – |
 | #98 | Kathryn Petralia | 47 | United States | Finance and Investments |
 | #99 | Anne Finucane | – | United States | Finance and Investments |
 | #100 | Beth Brooke-Marciniak | 58 | United States | Diversified |
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