5 richest self-made female billionaires in Asia at the beginning of 2026

Minh Huy |

China includes many of Asia's richest self-made female billionaires. Billionaire Zhong Huijuan leads, according to Forbes updates.

1. Zhong Huijuan

Chinese female billionaire - Ms. Zhong Huijuan is owning assets worth 20.6 billion USD, according to Forbes updates on January 31, 2026.

Currently, billionaire Zhong Huijuan is ranked 119th in the ranking of the richest people in the world. In Asia, she is the richest self-made female billionaire.

Zhong Huijuan is chairman and CEO of Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group. Her husband is billionaire Sun Piaoyang, head of Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals.

2. Kwong Siu-hing

Billionaire Kwong Siu-hing (Hong Kong - China) owns assets worth 18.7 billion USD, ranking 138th in the ranking of the richest people on the planet.

In Asia, she is the 2nd richest self-made female billionaire, only after billionaire Zhong Huijuan.

 Chân dung 5 nữ tỉ phú tự thân (từ trái qua phải: Zhong Huijuan – Kwong Siu-hing – Zhou Qunfei – Fan Hongwei – Wu Yajun giàu nhất châu Á, theo Forbes. Đồ họa: Minh Huy
Portraits of 5 self-made female billionaires (from left to right: Zhong Huijuan - Kwong Siu-hing - Zhou Qunfei - Fan Hongwei - Wu Yajun, the richest in Asia, according to Forbes. Graphics: Minh Huy

3. Zhou Qunfei and family

Billionaire Zhou Qunfei and his family (China) own assets worth 17.3 billion USD, ranking 152nd in the world, according to Forbes updated on January 31, 2026.

Female billionaire Zhou Qunfei is the president of Lens Technology, a partner of Apple, Samsung and Huawei. At the same time, her company also supplies components to electric vehicle manufacturers such as: Tesla and BYD.

4. Fan Hongwei

Female billionaire Fan Hongwei (China) owns assets worth 7.4 billion USD, ranking 509th in the ranking of the richest people in the world updated by Forbes on January 31, 2026.

Fan Hongwei is the chairman of Hengli Petrochemical, the main listed company of Hengli Group. Her husband is billionaire Chen Jianhua.

Before establishing a textile and silk business with Chen, she used to work as an accountant.

5. Wu Yajun

Chinese female billionaire - Ms. Wu Yajun is owning assets worth 6.8 billion USD, ranking 574th in the world, according to Forbes.

Ms. Wu Yajun owns most of her assets from shares in Longfor Group Holdings real estate development group.

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