With the International Women's Day on Wednesday, it is interesting to find that out of 2,257 billionaires in the world, only 15% or 152 were women. Talk about glass-ceiling at the top of the pyramid.  

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Hurun Report on Tuesday released the sixth edition of its 'Hurun Global Rich List 2017' survey report, which is a list of the richest people in the world with a cut-off of $1 billion (nearly Rs 6,652.8 crore).

However, one tiny redeeming factor is a higher percentage of women billionaires under the age of 40. The report said, "There were 78 billionaires aged 40 or under, down one from last year. 46 are self-made with 32 inherited. USA and China led the way with 25 and 23, making up half the young billionaires. Facebook contributed the most billionaires under 40, with 4.16% are women."

Hurun's latest survey ranked 2,257 billionaires from 68 countries and from 1811 companies in another record-breaking year for the world's billionaires. 

Of the 152 self-made women, Chinese women led the way of Hurun Global Rich List this year with a staggering 79.5%, followed by 14 from the USA and 8 from the UK. 

No Women Billionaire Wealth Networth  Company  Global Ranking
1.  Liliane Bettencourt  $28 billion   L'Oreal   12
2. Alice Walton $31 billion  Wal-Mart  16
3. Jacqueline Mars $28 billion    Mars  23
4. Maria Franca Fissolo $22 billion Ferrero Rocher  38

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According to the survey findings, the richest woman who made it to its list is L'Oreal's 94 year-old Liliane Bettencourt with wealth networth of $28 billion (nearly Rs 1,86,277 crore) and global ranking of 12 followed by Wal-Mart's Alice Walton with $31 billion (nearly Rs 2,062,35.3 crore) and global ranking of 16.  

Jacqueline Mars of Mars made it to the Hurun's global richest women list with networth of $28 billion (nearly Rs 1,86,277 crore) and global ranking of 23 which was followed by Ferrero Rocher Maria Franca Fissolo with wealth networth of $22 billion (nearly Rs 146.4 crore) and global ranking of 38. 

Similarly, the richest self-made woman in the world is Beijing's Real Estate Queen Chen Lihua of FuHua with $7.2 billion (nearly Rs 47,899.8 crore).

"China is indisputably now the best place in the world to be a female entrepreneur," said Hurun Report chairman and chief researcher Ruper Hoogewerf. 

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is the only self made women from India who made it to Hurun Global Rich List 2017 with wealth networth of $1.9 billion (nearly Rs 12,640.23 crore) and global ranking of 1172. 

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