Top 11 Richest Women In Technology Sector

For leadership positions in big firms, women account for a tiny percentage. Especially in the technology field, only a few can get the executive title.

We present to you top 11 wealthiest women in the technology sector across the world. The ranking is based on total net worth.

11. Sheryl Sandberg - $1.6 billion

Forbes’ ranking: 1,396

Age: 49

Nation: United States

Wealth’s source: Sandberg works as Facebook’s chief operating officer. Previously, she was the vice president for operations and global online sales of Google.

10. Zeng Fangqin - $1.6 billion (no photo founded)

Forbes’ ranking: 1389

Age: 53

Nation: China

Wealth’s source: Zeng is Lingyi Technology’s chairwoman. The company distributes electronic parts for laptops, tablets, and smartphones for big tech firms like Apple and Huawei.

9. Wang Laichun - $2.0 billion

Forbes’ ranking: 1,161

Age: 51

Nation: China

Wealth’s source: Wang is Luxshare Precision’s chairwoman. The company specializes in manufacturing electronic connectors and supplies them for companies such as Apple. Wang used to work at Foxconn.

8. Thai Lee - $2.3 billion

Forbes’ ranking: 1,028

Age: 60

Nation: United States

Wealth’s source: Lee is SHI International’s CEO. Her company is located in New Jersey and focus on providing information technology products and services. It is reported that the company has over 17,000 customers including Boeing and AT&T.

7. Lam Wai Ying - $2.3 billion (no photo founded)

Forbes’ ranking: 1,021

Age: Unknown

Nation: Hong Kong

Wealth’s source: Lam is Biel Crystal Manufactory’s co-owner and chairwomen. The company produces touchscreen glass for tablets, smartwatches, and iPhones.

6. Ma Dongmin, also known as Melissa Ma - $2.6 billion

Forbes’ ranking: 861

Age: 49

Nation: China

Wealth’s source: Ma is Robin Li’s wife. Li is Baidu’s co-founder and CEO. In 2007, Ma stepped down from her position. But in 2017, she joined the company and worked as her husband’s special assistant.

5. Zhou Qunfei - $3.1 billion

Forbes’ ranking: 726

Age: 49

Nation: Hong Kong

Wealth’s source: Zhou is Lens Technology’s founder and CEO. The company specializes in producing touchscreens’ protective glass for smartphone makers such as Microsoft, LG, and Samsung. She’s known to be the wealthiest woman in the world who builds her own fortune.

4. Meg Whitman - $3.3 billion

Forbes’ ranking: 661

Age: 62

Nation: United States

Wealth’s source: Up until 2008, Whitman worked as eBay’s CEO. She’s also Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s CEO. In April 2018, she was appointed as the CEO of Quibi, a short-video start-up. She also works for Immortals.

3. Judy Faulkner - $3.6 billion

Forbes’ ranking: 592

Age: 75

Nation: United States

Wealth’s source: Faulkner is Epic Systems’ founder and CEO. The company which was founded in 1979 specializes in keeping electronic medical records with its software.

2. Dagmar Dolby - $4.1 billion

Forbes’ ranking: 479

Age: 77

Nation: United States

Wealth’s source: Dolby is Dolby Laboratories’ largest shareholder. The company is famous for its surround-sound systems as well as noise reduction technologies. Her late husband founded the company back in 1965 and she now owns around 38% of it.

1. Laurene Powell Jobs - $18.5 billion

Forbes’ ranking: 57

Age: 55

Nation: United States

Wealth’s source: Jobs was the wife of Apple’s co-founder, Steve Jobs. That’s why she inherited a lot of stakes in both and Disney. In the early 2000s, she founded Emerson Collective, a social impact firm. The company now acquires The Atlantic’s majority ownership.