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Top 10 richest women entrepreneurs in the world

Image collage of Rafaela Aponte-Diamant, Denise Coates and Zhong Huijuan

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 Source: vanguardngr.com

Women entrepreneurs are doing exploits in their various endeavours, and this has earned them a place among the richest people in the world.

According to Forbes, 369 (13%) of the world’s billionaires are women, and 3.6% of the list are entrepreneurs, mainly from China and America.

The number one richest female entrepreneur also ranked 48th in the world, worth an estimated $33.1 billion, and the second-ranked 92 in the world, worth an estimated $29.9 billion.

Here are the top 10 richest women entrepreneurs in the world:

Rafaela Aponte-Diamant

Rafaela Aponte-Diamant is aged 79 with a net worth of $33.1 billion from her investment in the shipping business with her husband Gianluigi Aponte, named Mediterranean shipping company known as MSC and founded in 1970 with a $200,000 loan used to purchase their first ship.

Rafaela Aponte-Diamant is a citizen of Switzerland and currently serving on the board of the MSC Foundation and is responsible for decorating cruise ships.

Diane Hendrick

Diane Hendrick is the richest American female entrepreneur, chairman, and sole owner of ABC Supply Co., one of the largest wholesale distributors of roofing, siding, and windows in America.

Diane Hendrick is aged 77 and has a net worth of US$20.9 billion from building supplies.

Judy Love

Judy Love holds the position of the third richest women entrepreneur in the world. A position she achieved with a business she started with a $5000 loan.

She is now 86 years old and has a net worth of $10.2 from her gas station business, which has over 640 outlets in 42 states in the United States, with plans to open 20 to 25 new locations and improve 35 to 40 existing stores.

Denise Coates

Denise Coates is one of the youngest and richest women entrepreneurs in the world, with a net worth of $9.5 billion at age 56 from her online gambling. Denise Coates is from the United Kingdom and is the CEO of Bet365.

Zhong Huijuan

Zhong Huijuan, the first Chinese citizen of the top 10 richest women entrepreneurs in the world, age 63, was a former chemistry teacher turned drugmaker at Hansoh Pharmaceutical, in 1995, where she produced drugs to treat diseases including hepatitis B and certain cancers.

Zhong Huijuan is aged 63 with a net worth estimated at $7.7 billion.

Tatyana Bakalchuk

Tatyana Bakalchuk is a citizen of Russia and the youngest women entrepreneur in the world, with an estimated net worth of $7.4 billion from E-commerce.

Tatyana Bakalchuk is the owner of Wildberries founded in 2024 while on maternity leave and after realizing how hard it was for young mothers to shop for clothes for themselves while caring for a newborn.

Judy Faulkner

Judy Faulkner is an 80-year-old woman and a citizen of the United States. She derived her wealth from health care software which serves more than 300 million patients and is one of the largest in the electronic healthcare business.

Judy Faulkner is the founder of medical record software provider Epic Systems and net worth is estimated at $7.4 billion.

Wang Laichun

Wang Laichun, also known as Grace Wang, got her wealth from the electronics components company established in 2024 with her brother Wang Laisheng.

Wang Laichun is a citizen of Hong Kong and aged 56 with a net worth of $6.6 billion from being off of Chinese electronic manufacturer Luxshare Precision industry. She also chairs the supplies to Apple and owns about 17% of the Shenzhen-listed company.

Zhou Qunfei

Zhou Qunfei is a 54-year-old migrant who made her wealth from manufacturing Smartphone screens.

Zhou Qunfei’s net worth is estimated at $6.1. billion from her Shenzhen-listed company Les Company which manufactures touch screens for Apple, Tesla, and Samsung smartphones.

Wu Yajun

Wu Yajun is a 60-year-old woman with a net worth of $5.8 billion from China’s real estate market.

Wu Yajun company Longfor Properties hit the stock price at Hung Kong but presently, she has stepped down as the chairman since 2022 but still has a huge stake in the company.