Some 49 among the 73 (67 percent) "Hurun Richest Self-Made Women in the World" are from China, according to the latest list of world's richest self-made female billionaires released by the Hurun Research Institute on Monday.

"China is setting the global benchmark for women in business," Rupert Hoogewerf, chairman and chief researcher of the Hurun Report, was quoted as saying.

Chen Lihua

"Beijing's Real Estate Queen" Chen Lihua, 74, president of Fu Wah International, is named the richest self-made woman in the world with $7.7 billion.

On the same day, "Hurun Richest Women in China 2015", a ranking of the 50 wealthiest women in China including self-made as well as inherited wealth was released.

Zhou Qunfei

"Touch screen Queen" Zhou Qunfei, 45, chair of Lens Technology storms straight in at the top with $7.8 billion.

In terms of sectors, real estate continues to dominate the list with 25 percent of the women making their money there, down 3 percent. Manufacturing shot up by 4 percent to rise to second on par with finance and investments while food and beverages and mining and agriculture decreased slightly.

Women born in south China's Guangdong topped the list with five, followed by Beijing. Women born in east China's Zhejiang are under-represented, while businessman there lead the Hurun Rich List 2015, with only two women on the Top 50.