# @forbes on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2025-06-24T00:30:13.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Forbes (@Forbes) — https://gondola.cc/Forbes

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It’s never been a better time for women entrepreneurs – at least by the numbers. There are now an estimated 658 million female founders and company owners worldwide, compared to 772 million men, per the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. Nearly two-thirds are early stage entrepreneurs, compared to less than half of their male counterparts.

As a nod to the triumphs and challenges for this cohort, for the first time ever, Forbes has compiled a standalone global ranking of the world’s 50 richest #SelfMadeWomen. 

These ceiling breakers—who have made their fortunes in everything from collagen to coal—hail from 13 nations and four continents (there are currently none from Africa or South America). Altogether they are worth $276 billion, or $5.5 billion on average. That’s $10 billion less than what the top 50 were worth at their peak in 2021, but $158 billion higher than in 2017 – the first year Forbes tracked that many self-made women.

Meet the 50 richest self-made women on Earth at the link in our bio.

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