The 10 richest self-made billionaires in the world

The 10 women from today’s ranking have made it to the top and also put many of their male colleagues in the shade. After all, today is about them richest self-made billionaires in the worldwho were all clever enough to use their personal talents and relationships in such a way that they have now grown into a fortune in the billions. Whether they built businesses, invented new technologies, or dominated the fashion and media worlds, they definitely deserved to play in the male-dominated billionaires club.

These ladies are even together worth more than 32 billion euroswhat you can let yourself melt in your mouth. Dramatic growth can be observed in China in particular. Nowhere else in the world are there so many self-made billionaires that the Asian country is a good place to go to get filthy rich. It is often the fashion industry in which our ladies have been so successful, while the media world and the technology sector also play a not unimportant role.

These are the 10 richest self-made billionaires in the world

10 Doris Fisher: 2.21 billion euros

The American, born in 1931, got rich through fashion. After all, she founded the in 1969 with her husband, who had already passed away Fashion brand GAP. The group now owns over 3,000 stores worldwide, which also owns brands such as Banana Republic, Athleta, Oldy Navy and Piper Lime and thus operates a true fashion empire. Thanks to her great fashion fortune, Doris Fisher was able to acquire a huge art collection of inestimable value, which is on permanent display in a separate wing of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

9 Giuliana Benetton: 2.38 billion euros

The last name of the 80-year-old Italian reveals at first glance how she earned her money. Together with her three brothers, Guiliana founded the Benetton Group in 1965. The billionaire also became rich with fashion. The Sisley brand is now also part of the group. In addition, the family’s holding company is also involved in one of the largest road toll companies in the world and a restaurant chain.

8th Oprah Winfrey: 2.55 billion euros

The fact that Oprah Winfrey only lands in 8th place should surprise many of our readers. After all, she is considered to be one of the most famous women in the USA, who has revolutionized the media landscape there. Now that her own show is no longer running, Oprah Winfrey has other pillars. She owns two of her own television channels as well as a magazine and her own production company. She also joined Weight Watchers as a major shareholder. That way she can give her In this way, too, you are guaranteed to increase your wealth in the future.

7th Pollyanna Chu: 2.63 billion euros

The Chinese woman is 59 years old and earned her billions in the financial world. Pollyanna was born in Hong Kong, but moved to San Francisco as a child, where she and her husband worked in the local community in the late 1970s Real estate market invested. In 1992 the couple moved back to Hong Kong to benefit from the IPOs of more and more Chinese companies. Pollyanna founded Kingston Financial Group in 1993 and the group has specialized in IPOs ever since.

6th Wu Yajun: 2.72 billion euros

The Chinese woman has already amassed a fortune of almost 3 billion euros, which can be traced back to the real estate industry. Wu is at the forefront of Longfor Properties, a real estate companywhich dominates the market in Beijing. Wu was once the richest woman in China, although she lost this title at the same time as her divorce because she had to cede part of her fortune to her ex-husband. The billionaire used to work as a journalist.

5 Elizabeth Holmes: 3.06 billion euros

5th place also goes to an American who is just 33 years old. The founder of the Theranos company did not even graduate from the elite Standford University in Palo Alto, California, USA, but founded Theranos when she was just in her early 20s. The company was supposed to make sure that Elizabeth could pay for her tuition fees. However, this billionaire revolutionized the world of medical testing in one fell swoop to such an extent that she was suddenly so successful that there was no longer any reason for her to return to her former university to complete her studies.

4th Denise Coates: 3.23 billion euros

The British woman has already appeared in one of our rankings among the billionaires who earn their living from sinful businesses. Denise Coates is joint CEO of with her brother John Bet365.com. The gambling platform was launched in 2001 and Denise Coates’ coffers have been filling up ever since.

3 Diane Hendricks: 4.33 billion euros

We also meet another American in third place. Diane Hendricks was born in 1947 and has made their fortune in building materials. Your company, ABC Supply Co., is active in over 500 locations in the USA and has more than 5,800 employees. Even with wall cladding, roof tiles and windows, a fortune in the billions can obviously be made.

2 Chan Laiwa: 4.41 billion euros

A Chinese woman came out on top in 2nd position in our ranking. Her name is Chan Laiwa. The billionaire was once born a poor girl in 1941 and had an impressive career. She also has hers Real estate industry assets and the boom in Beijing’s real estate market. Because thanks to the rise in real estate prices in the last year alone, Chan Laiwa’s assets rose by 515 million euros in one fell swoop, which is why she is now in second place in our ranking.

1 Zhou Qunfei: 5.01 billion euros

Zhou Qunfei is reported repeatedly in many media around the world. Because the customers of the Chinese, who was born in 1970, include global corporations such as Apple and Samsung. Your company, Lens Technology, has risen to become the world’s largest manufacturer of special glasses for smartphone and tablet touchscreens. Zhou Qunfei started out very modestly himself and worked in a factory. Today, however, the Chinese employs a good 60,000 people in her own factories.

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