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Most richest self-made women in the world are Chinese
BEIJING - More than half of the 20 richest self-made women in the world are Chinese, with their average fortune beating that of US talk show host Oprah Winfrey and author JK Rowling, a list showed Tuesday.
The three richest women on the planet are Chinese, led by paper-recycling queen Zhang Yin who has a personal fortune of US$5.6 billion (S$7.3 billion), according to the Shanghai-based Hurun Report, which compiles data on wealthy individuals.
Of the 20 richest self-made female billionaires, 11 are Chinese with an average wealth of US$2.6 billion - compared with Winfrey who ranked ninth on the list with US$2.3 billion, the report said.
