For the second year, Kim Kardashian, 42, surpassed her youngest sister, Kylie Jenner, by clinching the No. 21 spot. Forbes attributes the reality star’s 10-figure wealth to her stakes in her popular shapewear company, Skims. Each of the sisters has a self-made score of 7, which dipped because the magazine notes that they “got a head start from wealthy parents and moneyed background.”
Jenner, the youngest on the list at 25, caused an uproar when Forbes declared she was the youngest self-made billionaire in 2019. The beauty mogul ended up losing the title the following year because “documents show the business was much smaller than the family claimed for years.” The mother of two retains a net worth of $680 million, putting her at No. 38.
Shonda Rhimes is among the eight newcomers to the list at No. 96 with a net worth of $250 million. In 2017, the Shondaland founder left traditional TV, where she created hits such as “How to Get Away With Murder,” “Scandal” and the Emmy-nominated “Grey’s Anatomy.” She jumped into the streaming business and created created bingeable hits such as “Bridgerton,” “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story” and “Inventing Anna.”
Other notable women on the list: Tory Burch (No. 24, $1 billion); Madonna, (No. 45, $580 million); Donna Karan (No. 52, $520 million); Celine Dion (No. 56, $480 million); Judy Sheindlin, known as Judge Judy, ties with Dion (No. 56, $480 million); Dolly Parton (No. 59, $440 million); Production company founder Reese Witherspoon ties with Parton (No. 59, $440 million); Barbra Streisand (No. 61, $430 million); Danielle Steel (No. 62, $420 million); Nora Roberts (No. 64, $410 million).