8 Indian Women Billionaires in Forbes 2018 List
This year, eight Indian women are featuring in Forbes ‘World’s Billionaires’ list which includes a total of 256 women billionaires, an unprecedented record.
The cumulative net worth of the women billionaires featuring in the list soared above $1 trillion, a 20% progress from last year. While most of the women in the standings inherited their wealth, 72 of them are self-made tycoons, another record. Last year only 52 of them could claim this achievement.
1) Savitri Jindal with a net worth of $8.8 billion is the richest Indian woman billionaire and is ranked 176th globally. She is the chairperson of Emrietus, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. In 1970, she married O.P Jindal, founder of the Jindal group, a steel and power multinational.
2) Founder of Biocon, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is the se...