ETI lists America’s Richest Self-Made Women and how much they are worth

Forbes released its fourth annual list of America’s Richest Self-Made Women for 2018. These 60 women, who have a record combined net worth of $71 billion, up 15% from $61.5 billion in 2017, have shattered ceilings and scaled new heights, making fortunes in everything from genetic testing to slimming shapewear. The minimum net worth needed to make this year’s list is $320 million, up from $260 million last year.

Rank Name Net Worth Age Source State
#1 Diane Hendricks $4.9 B 71 roofing Wisconsin
#2 Marian Ilitch $4.3 B 85 Little Caesars Michigan
#3 Judy Faulkner $3.5 B 74 health IT Wisconsin
#4 Meg Whitman $3.3 B 61 eBay California
#5 Johnelle Hunt $3.2 B 86 trucking Arkansas
#6 Oprah Winfrey $3.1 B 64 TV shows California
#7 Judy Love $3 B 81 retail & gas stations Oklahoma
#8 Doris Fisher $2.8 B 86 Gap California
#9 Elaine Wynn $2.6 B 76 casinos, hotels Nevada
#10 Lynda Resnick $2.4 B 75 agriculture California
#11 Thai Lee $2 B 59 IT provider Texas
#12 Sheryl Sandberg $1.55 B 48 Facebook California
#13 Jin Sook Chang $1.5 B 55 fashion retail California
#13 Kathy Fields $1.5 B 60 skin care products California
#13 Katie Rodan $1.5 B 63 skin care products California
#16 Peggy Cherng $1.4 B 70 fast food Nevada
#16 Gail Miller $1.4 B 74 car dealerships Utah
#18 Jayshree Ullal $1.35 B 57 technology California
#19 Eren Ozmen $1.3 B 59 aerospace Nevada
#19 Alice Schwartz $1.3 B 92 biotech California
#21 Sara Blakely $1 B 47 Spanx Georgia
#21 Carolyn Rafaelian $1 B 51 jewelry Rhode Island
#21 Neerja Sethi $1 B 63 IT consulting, outsourcing Florida
#21 Anastasia Soare $1 B 60 cosmetics California
#25 Christel DeHaan $940 M 75 time shares Indiana
#26 Weili Dai $930 M 56 semiconductors Nevada
#27 Kylie Jenner $900 M 20 Cosmettics California
#28 Kit Crawford $850 M 59 Clif Bar & Co California
#29 Tory Burch $800 M 52 fashion New York
#30 Sheila Johnson $760 M 69 cable TV Virginia
#31 Nancy Zimmerman $750 M 55 hedge funds Massachusetts
#32 Safra Catz $740 M 56 software California
#33 Anne Dinning $640 M 55 hedge fund New York
#34 Vera Wang $630 M 69 Fashion Retail New York
#35 Marissa Mayer $600 M 43 Google, Yahoo California
#36 Madonna $590 M 59 Music New York
#37 Huda Kattan $550 M 34 cosmetics
#38 Mary West $510 M 72 telemarketing California
#38 Victoria Zoellner $510 M 75 hedge fund New Jersey
#40 Theresia Gouw $500 M 46 California
#40 Kendra Scott $500 M 44 Jewelry Texas
#42 Susan Wojcicki $480 M 50 Google California
#43 Donna Karan $470 M 69 fashion New York
#44 Jamie Kern Lima $440 M 40 cosmetics California
#44 Anne Wojcicki $440 M 44 DNA testing California
#46 Celine Dion $430 M 50 music Nevada
#46 Adi Tatarko $430 M 45 home design California
#48 Judy Sheindlin $400 M 75 TV Florida
#48 Barbra Streisand $400 M 76 Music California
#50 Nora Roberts $390 M 67 books Maryland
#51 Kathy Lehne $380 M 56 oil Texas
#51 Therese Tucker $380 M 56 California
#53 Beyoncé Knowles $355 M 36 Music California
#54 Janice Bryant Howroyd $350 M 65 staffing Nevada
#54 Kim Kardashian West $350 M 37 Reality TV, Mobile Gaming California
#54 Danielle Steel $350 M 70 books California
#57 Martine Rothblatt $340 M 63 pharmaceuticals Florida
#58 Liz Elting $330 M 52 translation services New York
#58 Jessica Iclisoy $330 M 52 organic baby products California
#60 Taylor Swift $320 M 28 Music Tennessee