For decades, the billionaire club was dominated by male entrepreneurs. But American women are on the rise, with self-made billionaire females rewriting the rules and proving that business success isn’t a man’s game. From entrepreneurs to entertainers and business tycoons, a new Ooma graphic shows that no single playbook leads to billionaire status. The time these women took to achieve their wealth also defies the stereotype that women’s prospects dwindle with age. While Lucy Guo became the youngest self-made female billionaire at age 30, she’s bookended by Alice Schwartz’s slow but steady accumulation, leading to billionaire status at age 98.
The Forbes Self-Made Score guided the team’s data analysis and ensured that these women built their fortunes largely through their own efforts rather than an inheritance. We see Shelia Johnson break ground as the first Black female billionaire with her business, BET, while Taylor Swift became the first woman to reach billionaire status through music alone. Rihanna may be a musician too, but her savvy incorporation of her Fenty Beauty brand with her celebrity status gave her the shortest journey to billionaire status. These diverse paths show that there are many routes for women to achieve success.
infographic by: www.ooma.com
