Bigger fortunes. More billionaires. Increasing impact. We mark the 10th anniversary of our annual list of America’s most successful self-made women by celebrating how far these 100 entrepreneurs, executives and entertainers have come. Together these ceiling-breakers are worth a combined $155 billion, more than ever before.

There are 38 billionaires this year, with fortunes originating in everything from cars to cosmetics to Chardonnay. That’s more than double the 18 billionaires we found on our first list in 2015 and an increase from 31 billionaires in 2024. The minimum net worth to make the cut is $350 million, up from $300 million last year. Back in 2015, when we ranked only 50 women, the minimum to qualify was $250 million. Thirty-six members of the original list from a decade ago made the 2025 edition.

One of those list originals–and the richest this year–is billionaire Diane Hendricks, the 78-year-old chair and owner of roofing and building materials wholesaler ABC Supply. She takes the top spot for the eighth consecutive year, with an estimated $22.3 billion fortune. Hendricks, who cofounded ABC Supply in 1982 with her husband Ken (who died in 2007) has been No. 1 for all but two years–she ranked No. 2 in 2015 and 2017. Her fortune has risen sixfold since appearing on the first list with a net worth of $3.7 billion. Revenue at the Wisconsin-based company has grown from $4.8 billion in 2014 to $20.7 billion last year.

Among this year’s nine newcomers are three billionaires, including the majority owner of the National Women’s Soccer League’s Washington Spirit, Michele Kang, who sold her health care IT company Cognosante to Accenture for more than $1 billion last year (more on Kang here); Lauren Leichtman, a private equity investor who with her husband bought the National Women's Soccer League’s San Diego Wave in October; and Iranian immigrant and biotech executive and investor Maky Zanganeh,........

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