Top Women Entrepreneurs in the World

The world today is moving at a very fast speed and so are the people along with it. When we talk about entrepreneurship we always have a picture of a Man in our minds but no one looks at a woman the same way. Despite of this gender bias there are still women entrepreneurs in the world who are successful and on the top of their fields. We are going to look at some of these entrepreneurs in the list below:



1.Gina Rinehart

Net Worth:$11.7 billion

The Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart is the richest person in Australia and the 6th richest woman in the world, with a personal fortune of $11.7 billion. Rinehart is the chairman of Hancock Prospecting Group, a mining company which produces 30 million tonnes of iron ore per year.

2.Oprah Winfrey
Net Worth:$3 billion

Oprah is a successful actress, talk show host, producer, philanthropist.Her most successful and popular venture being ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’, which was one of the longest-running daytime talk shows ever, lasting a total of 25 seasons which is 25 years.

3.Folorunsho Alakija
Net Worth:$2.5 billion

Folorunsho Alakija is the richest female entrepreneur in Nigeria. She may not be as well known in comparison to other female entrepreneurs like Oprah Winfrey, Arianna Huffington and Beyonce, but she has a net worth of around $2.5 billion. Folorunsho’s first company was a tailoring company called Supreme Stitches.After Supreme Stitches become very successful Alakija looked into various other industries for investments such as the oil industry and the printing industry.

4.Cher Wang
Net Worth:$1.6 Billion

Cher Wang is the co-founder of HTC, the famous mobile technology company.Having a net worth of $1.6 billion, Cher has been featured on Forbes world’s billionaires list in 2010, 2011, and 2012 along with the list of the world’s most powerful women in 2012. HTC is one of the top competing mobile technology companies among others such as Apple, Sony and Samsung.

5.Sara Blakely
Net Worth:$1 billion

Sara Blakely is the founder of Spanx, a multi-million dollar undergarment company. Blakely did not have that much money to invest when founding Spanx. Sara’s idea was rejected numerous times from potential investors and it took a great deal of hard work to get the company off the ground.Now with a net worth of $1 billion, Sara Blakely’s success story is worth a read.

6.Beyonce
Net Worth:$450 Million

The music industry is both her primary industry and income. Her combined worth with Jay-Z is $1 billion.Out of that billion dollar net worth, Beyonce’s personal fortune is an estimated $450 million.Despite getting various awards and recognition much of her fortune has come from other ventures including various endorsements, investments and her own clothing line.

7.Indra Nooyi
Net Worth:$144 Million

Indra is currently employed by PepsiCo as the CEO. She originally joined the company in 1994, becoming the CFO in 2001, and then the Chief Executive Officer in 2006.Indra’s salary from PepsiCo is around $28.6 million and her overall net worth is $144 million.

So this is the list of the topmost famous female entrepreneurs in the world.

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