‘Data Center Queen’ Zhou Chaonan makes her debut as China dominates Hurun 2026 self-made women billionaires list
Hurun’s latest ‘Self-Made Female Billionaires list’ is out; ABC Supply’s Diane Hendricks is at the top of the charts. The list also shows that seven of the top 10 self-made female billionaires are from China.
Following Hendricks is China’s Zhong Huijuan, whose $1.5 billion cancer drug licensing deal with Roche helped catapult Hansoh Pharmaceutical onto the global biotech stage.
Meanwhile, Zhou Chaonan, dubbed the ‘Data Center Queen’, has made a stunning debut; Speaking of the Hurun list, Range Technology’s cloud data center went straight into the top 10 as it was booming. Interestingly, in Chinese, ‘Chaonan’ means ‘surpassing men’.
Hurun Global Self-Made Richest Women 2026: Who made it into the top 10?
From Diane Hendricks to Zhou Chaonan – here’s a look at the top 10 self-made female billionaires:
Zhou Chaonan entered the list for the first time this year and directly entered the Hurun Top 10; Fan Hongwei, meanwhile, saw his wealth rise 63% to US$8.5 billion, driven by the rapid rise of Suzhou-based Hengli Group’s shipbuilding business and steady growth in its petrochemical operations.
The Hurun rich list noted that China dominates with more self-made female billionaires than the rest of the world combined. The US had a good year and added 17 women self-made billionaires.
What do urban figures say?
At the city level, Shenzhen remains the world’s largest hub for self-made female billionaires, with 13 people. It is followed by Shanghai with 10 people, Beijing with 9 people, and Hangzhou, which ranks fourth with 8 people.
Kylie Jenner is the richest self-made woman
While China tops the overall list, the United States takes the crown in the ranking of the ten youngest self-made billionaire women.
At 28, Kylie Jenner of Kylie Cosmetics is the youngest of the 150 female self-made billionaires.
Hurun rich list stated that from the pool of 150 richest self-made women, 10 are under 40 and 3 are under 35. Kylie is the only woman in Under 30.
