Chen Lihua built her fortune from scratch and was already China's richest woman 10 years ago.

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Chen Lihua, with a wealth of 50.5 billion yuan, becomes China's richest woman for the first time and is also a successful female entrepreneur who built her fortune from scratch globally. Her achievement marks a significant moment in the history of the list of female billionaires.

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2026-04-08 02:02:34

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On October 25, 2016, the Hurun Research Institute released the “Hurun List of Female Billionaires 2016.” The data show that Beijing real estate queen, 75-year-old Chen Lihua, with wealth of RMB 50.5 billion, became China’s richest self-made woman for the first time; Yang Huiyan and Zhou Qunfei ranked second and third, respectively.

The list shows that 75-year-old Beijing real estate queen Chen Lihua, with wealth of RMB 50.5 billion, became China’s richest self-made woman for the first time. This was the fifth female self-made billionaire produced by the Hurun list of female billionaires in its 11-year history. In 2016, Chen Lihua also became the world’s most successful female entrepreneur—namely, the world’s richest self-made woman.

Source: Red Star News, compiled

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