Female Billionaires: Nowhere Comes Close To China

49 out of the 73 self-made richest women in the world come from China, according to the latest edition of the Hurun report. Altogether, those 49 women have a combined wealth of $95 billion. Zhou Qunfei, founder of touchscreen company Lens Technology, is the richest self-made woman in the world - her wealth comes to $7.8 billion. The United States is in second place with 15 female self-made billionaires who have a total combined wealth of just under $29 billion.

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Richest self-made women in the United States in 2024, based on net worth (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Source of wealth for billionaires worldwide in 2023, by gender
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Percentage distribution of the number of billionaires worldwide in 2020, by gender and source of wealth
Wealthiest women worldwide as of March 2026, by net worth (in billion U.S. dollars)
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The 20 countries with the most billionaires in 2026
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Distribution of billionaires around the world in 2023, by gender

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