Some 49 among the 73 (67 percent) Hurun Richest Self-Made Women in the World 2015 are from China, according to the latest list of world's richest self-made female billionaires released by the Hurun Research Institute on Monday.
The list has grown at its fastest rate, up almost half on last year to include 73 female dollar billionaires.
"Beijing Real Estate Queen" Chen Lihua, 74-year-old president of Fu Wah International is named the richest self-made woman in the world with $7.7 billion.
On the same day, the Hurun Richest Women in China 2015, a ranking of the 50 wealthiest women in China including both self-made as well as inherited wealth was released.
"Touch screen Queen" Zhou Qunfei, 45-year-old chairman of Lens Technology storms straight in at the top with $7.8 billion.
Real estate continues to dominate the list with 25 percent of the women making their money there, although down 3 percent. Manufacturing shot up by 4 percent to rise to second, on a par with finance and investments. Food and beverages, mining and agriculture decreased slightly. On the Hurun Rich List 2015, the top three industries are manufacturing, real estate and IT.
