The Forbes 2024 List of America's Richest Self-Made Women features the most successful and financially powerful women in the US, including three Indian-origin women. Ranked 18th, Jayshree Ullal, CEO of Arista Networks, has a net worth of $1.4 billion, while ranked 23rd, Neerja Sethi, co-founder of Syntel, has a net worth of $1 billion. While ranked 60th, Neha Narkhede, CTO of Confluent, has a net worth of $360 million.
Forbes 2024 List of America's Richest Self-Made Women features 80 women who have built their fortunes from the ground up, The top 10 richest include Diane Hendricks with $20.9 billion, Judy Love & family with $11.6 billion, Judy Faulkner with $7.6 billion, Thai Lee with $6.8 billion, Elizabeth Uihlein with $6.7 billion, Lynda Resnick with $5.6 billion, Marian IIitch with $4.6 billion, Gail Miller with $4.4 billion, Johnelle Hunt with $4.3 billion and Eren Ozmen with $3.7 billion. The combined fortunes of these women soared by nearly one-fourth to $154 billion, with 31 self-made women billionaires, up from 24 last year.
Forbes has expanded its ranking of the nation's wealthiest self-made women to 80 ceiling crashers, one-third more than a year ago. The list includes Oprah Winfrey, Kylie Jenner, Tory Burch, Rihanna Madonna, Beyonce, Danielle Steel, Ellen DeGeneres, and Serena Williams. The women aged 21-92 are worth a combined USD 81.3 billion, with 25 billionaires and 38 living in California and 9 in New York.
