New Delhi: For the investment banker-turned-entrepreneur Falguni Nayar, Nykaa could be the greatest thing since sliced bread! How? The mega-IPO of the e-commerce company not only sent her wealth soaring, but also made her the country’s richest self-made billionaire woman.
The Nykaa boss has now made an entry into the top 10 list of self-made women billionaires in the world with a whopping net worth of $7.6 billion. According to a compilation released by the Hurun Research Institute, 58-year-old Nayar is the newest entrant in the women billionaires list.
Debuting at the 10th spot on the list, Nayar is the only Indian as she surpassed Biocon’s Kiran Mazumdar Shaw to become India’s richest self-made billionaire woman.
The list features a total of 124 self-made women billionaires, all of them from just 16 countries.
Topping the list is Beijing-based property developer Wu Yajun of Longfor with a wealth of $17 billion. China has two-thirds of world’s self-made women billionaires (78) and 7 of the women in the top 10 list are from China.
The report mentioned that India has tripled the number of self-made women billionaires over the last decade.
Other than Nayar and Shaw, the list features a third Indian woman billionaire – Radha Vembu, co-founder of Zoho.
Business Gang 