Is David Koch’s widow, Julia Flesher Koch, now the richest woman in the world?
Bloomberg estimates Julia Koch’s net worth to be U$$61.6 billion – which would indeed make her the world’s richest woman; Forbes, however, estimates her wealth to be far less
Julia Flesher Koch, the wife of late billionaire industrialist David Koch, recently became one of the richest women in the world.
Koch, who died in August 2019 at the age of 79, controlled a fortune estimated at US$53.5 billion, which meant that he and his brother Charles were tied as the seventh-richest Americans, according to the Forbes 400 ranking.
Bloomberg pegs his widow Flesher Koch’s net worth at U$$61.6 billion, which would make her the richest woman in the world. Forbes, however, estimates her wealth to be significantly less, at US$43 billion, which would make her the third-richest woman in the world after Francoise Bettencourt Meyers and Alice Walton.
Koch also left behind at least US$143 million worth of real estate in New York City, the Hamptons, Aspen and Florida, but the fate of those properties after his death is unknown.
Here’s a look at Flesher Koch’s life, real estate and finances.
Julia Flesher Koch is the wife of late billionaire industrialist David Koch, who died in August 2019 as the seventh-richest person in America
When he died, Koch controlled a fortune estimated at US$53.5 billion, making him the joint seventh-richest American with his brother, Charles Koch, according to the Forbes 400 ranking.
Flesher Koch and Koch were married for 23 years.
After her husband’s death, Flesher Koch became one of the world’s richest women
Bloomberg pegs Flesher Koch’s net worth at US$61.6 billion, which would make her the richest woman in the world.