Wu Yajun

• Net Worth: $18.8 Billion
• Profession: Former CEO, Co-founder, and Chairwoman of Longfor Properties

Yajun was born in 1964 in Chongqing, China, and did her graduation from Northwestern Polytechnical University in the Department of Navigation Engineering. She is a self-made woman and has faced so much struggle during her earlier days. In her 36 years of career, she has worked in a factory for four years and later as a journalist and editor in China Shirong News Agency.

Furthermore, with an initial capital investment of around 10 Million yuan, Yajun and her husband founded Chongqing Zhongjiang Real Estate Co Ltd, known as Longfor Properties. In 2012, she was named the richest woman in China. However, later in 2012, she divorced her husband, due to which her stake in the company fell to 45%. After seven years, she did make her comeback and became the world’s richest self-made woman.