6. Sherry Brydson
The largest shareholder in investment firm Woodbridge, Sherry Brydson is Canada’s richest woman. She owns several companies like Vista Radio, Viking Air, and Toronto’s Elmwood Spa. Her net worth is $7.46 billion.
7. Diane Hendricks
Diane is one of the world’s richest self-made woman. She, along with her husband, built up building-supplies giant ABC Supply. According to Forbes, she became pregnant when she was a teenager and had to study at home to complete school and get higher school diploma. Her net worth is an estimated $4.9 billion.
8. Yang Huiyan
The richest women in China, Yang Huiyan is the daughter of real-estate mogul Yeung Kwok Keung. Yang is the controlling shareholder in Country Garden Holdings and her estimated worth is $25.6 billion.
9. Loretta Robinson
Loretta is the widow of Ted Rogers, the founder of Rogers Communication which is Canada’s largest media and communication companies. She and her family’s estimated worth is $7.9 billion.
10. Gina Rinehart
With an estimated worth of $14.9 billion, Gina Rinehart is the richest person in Australia. She made it in the toughest field i.e. mining and we considered business to be tough for women, right?
So, these were the top 10 richest women in the world. You must be in awe and inspired by them at the same time. But there’s one woman who won the hearts of people in India when she took her 5-days-old daughter to her husband’s funeral dressed in full defense uniform. Click here to read more about her.
