Ranked: America’s richest self-made women 2026
It was a banner year for the country’s most successful women with a record number of billionaires, soaring fortunes thanks to AI and an all-time high in total wealth.
Grace Chung, Forbes Staff
The Richest Women In The World 2026
Just 14% of the world’s wealthiest people are women. Here are the richest of them all.
The 50 Richest Self-Made Women On Earth
The Forbes 2025 ranking of the richest self-made women billionaires on the planet — China and U.S. dominate, as tech fuels fortunes.
How most billionaires made their money
There are many routes to making the billionaires list. Some are more likely than others.