In the list of Forbes, Nita Ambani the Chairperson of Reliance Foundation has been named the most powerful businesswoman, leading a list of 50 women leaders from the region that includes eight from India. Nita ranked first in the list. And SBI Chairperson and managing Director Arundhati Bhattacharya has ranked second.

The 2016 'Asia's 50 Power Businesswomen' list that features trailblazing women from China, Indonesia, Australia, Vietnam, Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, the Philippines and New Zealand.

Apart from Ambani and Bhattacharya, six women from India have made to the list, including Mu Sigma CEO Ambiga Dhiraj (14), Welspun India CEO Dipali Goenka (16), Lupin CEO Vinita Gupta (18), ICICI Bank Managing Director & CEO Chanda Kochhar (22), VLCC Health Care Founder and vice chairman Vandana Luthra (26) and Biocon Founder, Chairman & Managing Director Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (28).