5 Self-Made Female Billionaires Under 50

In this article, we will be taking a look at the 5 self-made female billionaires under 50. If you want to read our analysis of businesswomen and female entrepreneurship, you can go to 11 Self-Made Female Billionaires Under 50.

5. Zhang Ning

Net Worth: $1.7 Billion

Age: 49

Zhang Ning is the chairman of Red Avenue New Materials Group and the chemical supplier trades on the Shanghai stock exchange. Ning has Canadian citizenship but her residence is in Shanghai. She has done her doctorate in global financial business management from Arizona State University. Zhang Ning is a self-made billionaire under 50 and ranks at 1762 on Forbes World’s Real-Time Billionaires list.

4. Kim Kardashian

Net Worth: $1.7 Billion

Age: 42

Kim Kardashian has taken her reality TV stardom to investing in a successful shapewear business Skims. After a 2023 funding round, Kardashian’s company is worth $4 billion. In June 2022, the American superstar launched SKKN By Kim, a high-end skincare brand. In 2022, Kardashian sold 20% shares of her cosmetics company, KKW Beauty to Coty Inc. (NYSE:COTY) for $200 million. Ranked at 1746 on Forbes World’s Real-Time Billionaires list, Kim Kardashian makes it to our list of self-made female billionaires under 50.

3. Lu Yiwen

Net Worth: $1.8 Billion

Age: 36

One of the youngest self-made female billionaires under 50, Lu Yiwen co-founded the jewelry supplier DR Corp Ltd., which is worth $15.20 billion, as of August 2. Lu Yiwen is also the vice president at DR Corp Ltd. and the company is traded on Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

2. Melanie Perkins

Net Worth: $3.6 Billion

Age: 36

Melanie Perkins is one of the richest self-made female billionaires under 50. Perkins co-founded Canva in 2013 and serves the company as the CEO. Along with her husband, Cliff Obrecht, Perkins has an estimated 18% stake in Canva. Perkins is a great example of self-dedication as she led the company to the top despite investor skepticism.

1. Tatyana Bakalchuk

Net Worth: $8.8 Billion

Age: 47

Tatyana Bakalchuk is the richest self-made billionaire under 50 on our list. With a net worth of around $8.8 billion, Bakalchuk started from nowhere to becoming a billionaire. Bakalchuk was an English teacher and mother of seven, and in 2004 she decided to start an e-commerce store Wildberries. At age 28, Bakalchuk founded the company while on maternity leave in her Moscow apartment. In 2022, Wildberries reported annual orders reached a whopping 1.5 billion.

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