NEW YORK – June 3, 2025 – Forbes today unveiled its 10th Anniversary list of America’s Richest Self-Made Women, the definitive ranking of the country’s 100 wealthiest women who have created their own fortunes and made a name for themselves. For the eighth year in a row, manufacturing mogul Diane Hendricks tops the list as chairman and owner of building materials firm ABC Supply, coming in this year with a record high estimated net worth of $22.3 billion, up from $20.9 billion in 2024.
“This 10th anniversary list showcases the varied ways that women have made their mark in business in the last decade, founding or expanding companies in male-dominated industries, from sports to tech and AI to finance,” said Kerry A. Dolan, Assistant Managing Editor, Wealth, Forbes.
“Regardless of age or industry, each woman on this list has become a role model, setting new precedents for those following in their footsteps,” said Andrea Murphy, Statistics Editor, Forbes.
The number of billionaires on the this year’s list hit a record high 38 – up from 31 billionaires last year, including media mogul Oprah Winfrey, former chief operating officer of Meta Sheryl Sandberg, , superstar singer Taylor Swift, reality TV star and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian and cofounder and co-CEO of Panda Express Peggy Cherng. Scale AI cofounder, Lucy Guo, also became the youngest self-made woman billionaire in the world at age 30 by holding onto her stake in the company, dethroning Taylor Swift.
