The latest Hurun ‘Self-made Women Billionaires list’ is out, with Diane Hendricks of ABC Supply leading the charts. The list also shows that out of the top 10 self-made women billionaires, seven of them are from China.
Following after Hendricks is Zhong Huijuan, from China – whose $1.5 billion cancer drug licensing deal with Roche helped push Hansoh Pharmaceutical onto the global biotech stage.
Meanwhile, Zhou Chaonan, dubbed the ‘Data Center Queen,’ made a striking debut – shooting straight into the top 10, as Range Technology’s cloud data center boomed, mentioned the Hurun list. Interestingly, in Chinese — ‘Chaonan’ means ‘to surpass men’.
Hurun Global Richest Self-Made Women 2026: Who secured the top 10 spots?
From Diane Hendricks to Zhou Chaonan – here’s a glimpse of the top 10 self-made women billionaires:
Zhou Chaonan made her debut into the list this year, shooting straight into the Hurun Top 10, while Fan Hongwei saw her wealth rise by 63% to US$8.5bn – driven by the rapid rise of Suzhou-based Hengli Group’s shipbuilding business into the global top tier, alongside steady growth in its petrochemical operations.
The Hurun rich list mentioned that China dominates with more self-made women billionaires than the rest of the world combined. The US had a good year, adding 17 women self-made billionaires.
What do city-wise figures say?
At the city level, Shenzhen continues to lead as the world’s top hub for self-made women billionaires with 13. It is followed by Shanghai with 10, Beijing with 9, and Hangzhou, which ranks fourth with 8.
Kylie Jenner richest self-made youngest woman
While China dominated the overall list, US takes the crown when it comes to the top ten self-made youngest women billionaires.
Kylie Jenner of Kylie Cosmetics is the youngest out of the 150 self-made women billionaires, at the age of 28-years.
Hurun rich list mentioned that of the pool of 150 richest self-made women, 10 are Under40s, of which 3 are Under35s. Kylie is the only woman in Under30.