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Oprah Crowned Forbes Self-Made 250 Leader, $3.4B Net Worth

6/18/2026

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Oprah Winfrey was named top honoree on Forbes’ Self-Made 250 list at a Philadelphia ceremony on June 17, 2026.
Forbes valued her net worth at $3.4 billion from Oprah Winfrey Show, Harpo Productions, OWN; she disclosed rape at age 9, a teenage birth whose son died, and a suicide attempt.
In 2007 she opened the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa with Nelson Mandela, saying money alone does not end poverty.

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Oprah Winfrey was named top honoree on Forbes’ Self-Made 250 list at a Philadelphia ceremony on June 17, 2026.
Forbes valued her net worth at $3.4 billion from Oprah Winfrey Show, Harpo Productions, OWN; she disclosed rape at age 9, a teenage birth whose son died, and a suicide attempt.
In 2007 she opened the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa with Nelson Mandela, saying money alone does not end poverty.