1 Indian and 8 Chinese among the top 10 self
The list of the richest self-made women billionaires in the world for 2022 was released on Tuesday. The lift showed shifting dynamics which also mark the entry of a billionaire residing India into the list with the richest self-made Indian woman billionaire, Nykaa founder Falguni Nayar. Released by Hurun Research Institute, the Richest Self-Made Women in the World 2022 has 8 Chinese women, 1 each from US and UK and 1 from India.
There are three new faces, including 58-year-old Nayar who is worth $7.6 billion. Other entrants are Chinese entrepreneur Chen Lihua and American Diane Hendricks.
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The 2022 self-made women billionaire rich list
This year’s list has 124 women from 16 countries. This is 6 less from 130 women last time round. 19 are new entrants. However, this number is double that of five years ago and 100 more than a decade ago. The number of Indian self-made women billionaires has tripled over the last decade. The average age of the world’s self-made women billionaires is 59.
Here is a list of the top ten
Rank & Name | Wealth | Country | Main Company |
1- Wa Yajun | $17 billion | China | Longfor |
2- Fan Hongwei | $13 billion | China | Hengli |
3- Wang Laichun | $11 billion | China | Luxshare Precision |
4- Zhong Huijuan | $10 billion | China | Hansoh |
5- Chen Lihua | $9.2 billion | China | Fu Wah |
6- Diane Hendricks | $9 billion | USA | ABC Supply |
7- Denise Coates | $8.2 billion | UK | Bet365 |
8- Cheng Xue | $7.9 billion | China | Haitian |
9- Zhou Qunfei | $7.8 billion | China | Lens |
10- Falguni Nayar | $7.6 billion | India | Nykaa |
10- Zhao Yan | $7.6 billion | China | Bloomage |
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In the list, Nayar is joined by Biocon founder and MD Kiran Mazumdar Shaw and 49-year-old Zoho co-founder Radha Vembu with a net worth of $3.9 billion.
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