FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Mo Abudu, Forbes’ 100 world’s most powerful women

The Director-General, World Trade Orgainzation, Ngozi Okonji-Iweala, and media mogul, Mo Abudu, have made the Forbes’ list of 100 world’s most powerful women. Okonjo-Iweala’s inclusion is proof of the great influence of her leadership and the important role she plays in reshaping the global scene. The Forbes list of the world’s most powerful women for […]

The Director-General, World Trade Orgainzation, Ngozi Okonji-Iweala, and media mogul, Mo Abudu, have made the Forbes’ list of 100 world’s most powerful women.

Okonjo-Iweala’s inclusion is proof of the great influence of her leadership and the important role she plays in reshaping the global scene.

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 have performed excellently well in various fields, such as business, media, politics, entertainment, and technology.

The list was compiled using four major parameters: spheres of influence, money, media, and impact.

Okonjo-Iweala, who has worked for the World Bank, Nigeria’s Ministry of Finance, and the World Trade Organisation, has been vocal about how economies can become more inclusive when women’s unique experiences are considered in economic planning.

The magazine hails Abudu as a “media mogul and philanthropist.” With a slate of films that include Elesin Oba, The King’s Horseman, and The Wedding Party, she has changed the game in Nollywood as the founder of Ebony Life Media.

Currently, Abudu and Okonjo-Iweala are producing the documentary series Black, Brilliant and Bold for Netflix.

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.

See full list here:Rank: Name, Age, Location, Category

Ursula von der Leyen, 65, Belgium, Politics & PolicyChristine Lagarde, 67, Germany, Politics & PolicyKamala Harris, 59, United States, Politics & PolicyGiorgia Meloni, 46, Italy, Politics & PolicyTaylor Swift, 33, United States, Media & EntertainmentKaren Lynch, 59, United States, BusinessJane Fraser, 56, United States, FinanceAbigail Johnson, 61, United States, FinanceMary Barra, 61, United States, BusinessMelinda French Gates, 59, United States, PhilanthropyJulie Sweet, 56, United States, BusinessKristalina Georgieva, 70, United States, Politics & PolicyMacKenzie Scott, 53, United States, PhilanthropyGail Boudreaux, 63, United States, BusinessEmma Walmsley, 54, United Kingdom, BusinessRuth Porat, 66, United States, TechnologySafra Catz, 62, United States, TechnologyAna Patricia Botín, 63, Spain, FinanceCarol Tomé, 66, United States, BusinessSandy Ran Xu, 46, China, BusinessKathryn McLay, 49, United States, BusinessSarah London, 43, United States, BusinessAmy Hood, 51, United States, TechnologyTarciana Paula Gomes Medeiros, 45, Brazil, FinanceLaurene Powell Jobs & family, 60, United States, PhilanthropyCatherine MacGregor, 51, France, BusinessJanet Yellen, 77, United States, Politics & PolicyGwynne Shotwell, 60, United States, TechnologyPhebe Novakovic, 66, United States, BusinessTsai Ing-wen, 67, Taiwan, Politics & PolicyOprah Winfrey, 69, United States, Media & EntertainmentNirmala Sitharaman, 64, India, Politics & PolicyHo Ching, 70, Singapore, FinanceThasunda Brown Duckett, 50, United States, FinanceMarianne Lake, Jennifer Piepszak, United States, FinanceBeyoncé Knowles, 42, United States, Media & EntertainmentShari Redstone, 69, United States, Media & EntertainmentKathy Warden, 52, United States, BusinessDana Walden, 59, United States, Media & EntertainmentAmanda Blanc, 56, United Kingdom, BusinessSusan Li, 38, United States, TechnologyMargherita Della Valle, 58, United Kingdom, BusinessAdena Friedman, 54, United States, FinanceMary Callahan Erdoes, 56, United States, FinanceLynn Martin, 47, United States, FinanceSheikh Hasina Wajed, 76, Bangladesh, Politics & PolicySri Mulyani Indrawati, 61, Indonesia, Politics & PolicyGina Rinehart, 69, Australia, BusinessLisa Su, 54, United States, TechnologyVicki Hollub, 64, United States, BusinessNicke Widyawati, 55, Indonesia, BusinessShemara Wikramanayake, 61, Australia, FinanceTricia Griffith, 59, United States, BusinessJessica Tan, 46, China, BusinessJudy Faulkner, 80, United States, TechnologyTokiko Shimizu, 58, Japan, FinanceDonna Langley, 55, United States, Media & EntertainmentJennifer Salke, 59, United States, Media & EntertainmentWang Laichun, 56, China, TechnologyRoshni Nadar Malhotra, 42, India, TechnologyJenny Johnson, 59, United States, FinanceYuriko Koike, 71, Japan, Politics & PolicyHana Al Rostamani, United Arab Emirates, FinanceSuzanne Scott, 57, United States, Media & EntertainmentLynn Good, 64, United States, BusinessSinead Gorman, 46, United Kingdom, BusinessBela Bajaria, 52, United States, Media & EntertainmentBelén Garijo, 63, Germany, BusinessMelanie Kreis, 52, Germany, BusinessSoma Mondal, 60, India, BusinessPaula Santilli, Mexico, BusinessMette Frederiksen, 46, Denmark, Politics & PolicyJoey Wat, 52, China, BusinessRihanna, 35, United States, Media & EntertainmentLinda Thomas-Greenfield, 71, United States, Politics & PolicyKiran Mazumdar-Shaw, 70, India, BusinessGüler Sabanci, 68, Turkey, BusinessTrudy Shan Dai, 47, China, BusinessDebra Crew, 52, United Kingdom, BusinessRobyn Denholm, 60, Australia, BusinessSolina Chau, 61, Hong Kong, PhilanthropyLee Boo-jin, 53, South Korea, BusinessRobyn Grew, 54, United Kingdom, FinanceZuzana Caputova, 50, Slovakia, Politics & PolicyMary Meeker, 64, United States, FinanceMakiko Ono, 63, Japan, BusinessNgozi Okonjo-Iweala, 69, Nigeria, Politics & PolicyMpumi Madisa, 44, South Africa, BusinessMelanie Perkins, 36, Australia, BusinessDominique Senequier, 70, France, FinanceRaja Easa Al Gurg, United Arab Emirates, BusinessJulia Gillard, 62, United Kingdom, PhilanthropySamia Suluhu Hassan, 63, Tanzania, Politics & PolicyXiomara Castro, 64, Honduras, Politics & PolicyKirsten Green, 52, United States, FinanceChoi Soo-yeon, 42, South Korea, BusinessJenny Lee, 51, Singapore, FinanceMo Abudu, 59, Nigeria, Media & EntertainmentMia Mottley, 58, Barbados, Politics & PolicyBarbie, 64, USA, Media & Entertainment