Wu Yajun and family (吳亞軍家族)

 

Wu Yajun [weibo.com]

? Overall ranking: 7

? Age: 47

? Family wealth: US$6.6 billion

? Company: Longfor Properties Co., Ltd.

? Sector: Real estate

Wu Yajun, the wealthiest self-made woman in the world, is a former journalist. Her company, Longfor, was established in Chongqing in 1994 and has since expanded into first-tier cities. After listing shares in Hong Kong at the end of 2009, contract sales for 2010 soared 81 percent from a year earlier to $5 billion.