This year, there are more self-made women billionaires in the world than ever before. China is home to the most self-made women billionaires, with 21. The world's richest self-made woman, Zhou Qunfei, was born in China and now lives in Hong Kong. Zhou is one of 29 self-made female billionaires in Asia. In the past year, 15 self-made women joined the billionaire rankings, including the first-ever super-rich female entrepreneurs from Vietnam and Japan.

Source: Forbes March 08, 2017 14:01 UTC