Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Hurun Richest Self-Made Women in the World 2022

Highlights:

• Three Indian women Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw of Biocon, Falguni Nayar of Nykaa, and Radha Vembu of Zoho have been featured in the latest Hurun Richest Self-Made Women in the World 2022 (Hurun list of women self-made billionaires).
• Wu Yajun, a Beijing-based property developer has topped this list. Her estimated worth is USD 17 billion. She cofounded Longfor in 1993 with her ex-husband Cai Kui. 
• In 2021, Longfor reported revenues of USD 34.6 billion.
• CEO and Founder of Nykaa, Falguni Nayar with 7.6 billion dollars has been placed in the top 10 richest list. She overtook billionaire Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw to become India’s richest self-made woman. She was also featured in first place in Hurun’s list of Top 10 New Faces.
• Among the biggest risers, Radha Vembu is first in India, and second across the world. 
• Vembu is India’s second-richest self-made woman billionaire with USD 3.9bn.
•  Vembu is Zoho’s product manager, a company she founded along with her brother. 
• On the Hurun list, she has been placed on the 25th rank.
• Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, founder and executive chairperson of Biocon Biologics and Biocon Limited, has been placed 26th on the list with a wealth of USD 3.8 bn. 
• From last year she dropped down two places.
• Two-thirds of women on this list are from China followed by the USA and the UK. 
• The list has been released by Hurun Research Institute. 
• This is the 12th edition of this list. 
• According to this list, currently, in the world, there are 124 self-made women billionaires.