The 2023 Forbes list of the world’s most powerful women has been released

The list, curated using ‘four main metrics: money, media, impact, and spheres of influence,’ comprised 100 women excelling in various fields, including politics, business, technology, media&entertainment, amongst others.

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo–Iweala, the Director-General World Trade Orgainsation, and Media personality Mo Abudu also made this list at numbers 87 and 98, respectively.

Here are Forbes’s 2023 100 most powerful women in the world.

1. Ursula von der Leyen, 65, Belgium, Politics & Policy
2. Christine Lagarde, 67, Germany, Politics & Policy
3. Kamala Harris, 59, United States, Politics & Policy
4. Giorgia Meloni, 46, Italy, Politics & Policy
5. Taylor Swift, 33, United States, Media & Entertainment
6. Karen Lynch, 59, United States, Business
7. Jane Fraser, 56, United States, Finance
8. Abigail Johnson, 61, United States, Finance
9. Mary Barra, 61, United States, Business
10. Melinda French Gates, 59, United States, Philanthropy
11. Julie Sweet, 56, United States, Business
12. Kristalina Georgieva, 70, United States, Politics & Policy
13. MacKenzie Scott, 53, United States, Philanthropy
14. Gail Boudreaux, 63, United States, Business
15. Emma Walmsley, 54, United Kingdom, Business
16. Ruth Porat, 66, United States, Technology
17. Safra Catz, 62, United States, Technology
18. Ana Patricia Botín, 63, Spain, Finance
19. Carol Tomé, 66, United States, Business
20. Sandy Ran Xu, 46, China, Business
21. Kathryn McLay, 49, United States, Business
22. Sarah London, 43, United States, Business
23. Amy Hood, 51, United States, Technology
24. Tarciana Paula Gomes Medeiros, 45, Brazil, Finance
25. Laurene Powell Jobs & family, 60, United States, Philanthropy
26. Catherine MacGregor, 51, France, Business
27. Janet Yellen, 77, United States, Politics & Policy
28. Gwynne Shotwell, 60, United States, Technology
29. Phebe Novakovic, 66, United States, Business
30. Tsai Ing-wen, 67, Taiwan, Politics & Policy
31. Oprah Winfrey, 69, United States, Media & Entertainment
32. Nirmala Sitharaman, 64, India, Politics & Policy
33. Ho Ching, 70, Singapore, Finance
34. Thasunda Brown Duckett, 50, United States, Finance
35. Marianne Lake, Jennifer Piepszak, United States, Finance
36. Beyoncé Knowles, 42, United States, Media & Entertainment
37. Shari Redstone, 69, United States, Media & Entertainment
38. Kathy Warden, 52, United States, Business
39. Dana Walden, 59, United States, Media & Entertainment
40. Amanda Blanc, 56, United Kingdom, Business
41. Susan Li, 38, United States, Technology
42. Margherita Della Valle, 58, United Kingdom, Business
43. Adena Friedman, 54, United States, Finance
44. Mary Callahan Erdoes, 56, United States, Finance
45. Lynn Martin, 47, United States, Finance
46. Sheikh Hasina Wajed, 76, Bangladesh, Politics & Policy
47. Sri Mulyani Indrawati, 61, Indonesia, Politics & Policy
48. Gina Rinehart, 69, Australia, Business
49. Lisa Su, 54, United States, Technology
50. Vicki Hollub, 64, United States, Business
51. Nicke Widyawati, 55, Indonesia, Business
52. Shemara Wikramanayake, 61, Australia, Finance
53. Tricia Griffith, 59, United States, Business
54. Jessica Tan, 46, China, Business
55. Judy Faulkner, 80, United States, Technology
56. Tokiko Shimizu, 58, Japan, Finance
57. Donna Langley, 55, United States, Media & Entertainment
58. Jennifer Salke, 59, United States, Media & Entertainment
59. Wang Laichun, 56, China, Technology
60. Roshni Nadar Malhotra, 42, India, Technology
61. Jenny Johnson, 59, United States, Finance
62. Yuriko Koike, 71, Japan, Politics & Policy
63. Hana Al Rostamani, United Arab Emirates, Finance
64. Suzanne Scott, 57, United States, Media & Entertainment
65. Lynn Good, 64, United States, Business
66. Sinead Gorman, 46, United Kingdom, Business
67. Bela Bajaria, 52, United States, Media & Entertainment
68. Belén Garijo, 63, Germany, Business
69. Melanie Kreis, 52, Germany, Business
70. Soma Mondal, 60, India, Business
71. Paula Santilli, Mexico, Business
72. Mette Frederiksen, 46, Denmark, Politics & Policy
73. Joey Wat, 52, China, Business
74. Rihanna, 35, United States, Media & Entertainment
75. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, 71, United States, Politics & Policy
76. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, 70, India, Business
77. Güler Sabanci, 68, Turkey, Business
78. Trudy Shan Dai, 47, China, Business
79. Debra Crew, 52, United Kingdom, Business
80. Robyn Denholm, 60, Australia, Business
81. Solina Chau, 61, Hong Kong, Philanthropy
82. Lee Boo-jin, 53, South Korea, Business
83. Robyn Grew, 54, United Kingdom, Finance
84. Zuzana Caputova, 50, Slovakia, Politics & Policy
85. Mary Meeker, 64, United States, Finance
86. Makiko Ono, 63, Japan, Business
87. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, 69, Nigeria, Politics & Policy
88. Mpumi Madisa, 44, South Africa, Business
89. Melanie Perkins, 36, Australia, Business
90. Dominique Senequier, 70, France, Finance
91. Raja Easa Al Gurg, United Arab Emirates, Business
92. Julia Gillard, 62, United Kingdom, Philanthropy
93. Samia Suluhu Hassan, 63, Tanzania, Politics & Policy
94. Xiomara Castro, 64, Honduras, Politics & Policy
95. Kirsten Green, 52, United States, Finance
96. Choi Soo-yeon, 42, South Korea, Business
97. Jenny Lee, 51, Singapore, Finance
98. Mo Abudu, 59, Nigeria, Media & Entertainment
99. Mia Mottley, 58, Barbados, Politics & Policy
    100. Barbie, 64, Media & Entertainment