Codie SanchezFounder @ Contrarian Thinking

Who’s the richest woman in the world?

17 Nov 2025 · 1 min

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Short YouTube monologue by Codie Sanchez examining who is the richest woman according to Forbes’ list of America’s richest self-made women. The speaker rules out celebrities (Taylor Swift, Kim Kardashian, Rihanna, Oprah) and identifies Diane Hendricks—the cofounder of a large roofing/siding/window distribution company—as the richest, stated net worth $15 billion; the clip ends with an offer to examine the rest of the top ten in a future video.

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Who's the richest woman in the world? Well, the Forbes list of America's richest self made women says that number one is Taylor Swift. Nope, she's 34 with 740 million. So maybe it is actually Kim K. Nope, she's number 20. Maybe Rihanna. Nope, 21. How about Oprah? She's worth 2 billion. But no, she doesn't even crack the top 10. The number one richest lady on the list is Diane Hendricks, who co founded the world's largest wholesale roofing, siding and window distribution company, Boren. But she's worth $15 billion today because there's Billy's in the boring. And I think it might surprise you to see what the other ten richest women do. Should I do another video on that?