List of Africans by net worth
The Richest Africans is an annual ranking of the richest African people, compiled and published by the American business magazine Forbes. The list has been published since 2015. Dangote Group founder Aliko Dangote has topped the 2018 list.[1] In 2018, there was a record of 23 African billionaires on the list.[2] Billionaires who are from Africa, Mohammed VI of Morocco ,and those who do not reside in the continent (such as Elon Musk, Adebayo Ogunlesi, Mo Ibrahim, Tope Awotona) are excluded from the list by Forbes.
Annual rankings
[edit]2024
As of November 2024, South African billionaire Johann Rupert is the richest person in Africa, and the African countries with the most billionaires are Egypt (5), South Africa (6), Nigeria (4), and Morocco (2). Algeria, Tanzania and Zimbabwe each have one billionaire. [3]
As of 2023, Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote is the richest person in Africa, and the African countries with the most billionaires are Egypt (5), South Africa (6), Nigeria (3), and Morocco (2)[4]
| No. | Name | Net worth (USD) | Nationality | Source(s) of wealth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aliko Dangote | $13.5B | Nigeria | Dangote Cement |
| 2 | Johann Rupert | $10.7B | South Africa | Richemont |
| 3 | Nicky Oppenheimer | $8.4B | South Africa | De Beers |
| 4 | Abdul Samad Rabiu | $7.6B | Nigeria | BUA Group |
| 5 | Nassef Sawiris | $7.3B | Egypt | Orascom |
| 6 | Mike Adenuga | $6.3B | Nigeria | Glo (company) |
| 7 | Issad Rebrab | $4.6B | Algeria | Cevital |
| 8 | Naguib Sawiris | $3.3B | Egypt | Orascom |
| 9 | Patrice Motsepe | $3.2B | South Africa | African Rainbow Minerals |
| 10 | Mohamed Mansour | $2.9B | Egypt | Mansour Group |
| 11 | Koos Bekker | $2.6B | South Africa | Naspers |
| 12 | Strive Masiyiwa | $1.9B | Zimbabwe | Econet Global |
| 13 | Aziz Akhannouch | $1.5B | Morocco | Akwa Group |
| 13 | Mohammed Dewji | $1.5B | Tanzania | MeTL Group |
| 13 | Youssef Mansour | $1.5B | Egypt | Mansour Group |
| 16 | Othman Benjelloun | $1.3B | Morocco | Bank of Africa Group |
| 17 | Michiel Le Roux | $1.2B | South Africa | Capitec Bank |
| 18 | Yasseen Mansour | $1.1B | Egypt | Mansour Group |
| 18 | Christoffel Wiese | $1.1B | South Africa | Pepkor |
2021
[edit]As of 2021, Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote is the richest person in Africa, and the African countries with the most billionaires are Egypt (5), South Africa (5), Nigeria (3), and Morocco (2). [5]
2019
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The 2020 billionaires' list was released by Forbes on 14 January 2020. Also, the Forbes provides daily net worth updates which reflects change by 5 PM ET of prior trading day.[6]
| No. | Name | Age | Nationality | Net worth (USD) | Source(s) of wealth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aliko Dangote | 63 |  Nigeria | $ 8.3 billion | Dangote Group |
| 2 | Nicky Oppenheimer & Family | 74 |  South Africa | $ 7.4 billion | De Beers |
| 3 | Nassef Sawiris | 59 |  Egypt | $ 7.3 billion | Orascom |
| 4 | Mike Adenuga | 67 | Nigeria | $ 6.2 billion | Globacom, Conoil |
| 5 | Johann Rupert & Family | 69 | South Africa | $ 5.4 billion | Richemont, Remgro |
| 6 | Issad Rebrab & Family | 76 |  Algeria | $ 3.9 billion | Cevital |
| 7 | Mohamed Mansour | 72 | Egypt | $ 3.3 billion | Mansour Group |
| 8 | Abdulsamad Rabiu | 59 | Nigeria | $ 3.2 billion | BUA Group |
| 9 | Naguib Sawiris | 65 | Egypt | $ 3 billion | Orascom |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Papadopoulos, Anna (22 October 2018). "Africa's Billionaires: Top 25 Richest People In Africa, 2018". CEOWORLD magazine. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ Dolan, Kerry A. (10 January 2018). "African Billionaire Fortunes Rise On Forbes 2018 List Of Continent's Richest". Forbes. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ LAFRANCO", "ROB. "Africa's Billionaires 2023". Forbes. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ LAFRANCO", "ROB. "Africa's Billionaires 2023". Forbes. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ Team, Forbes Wealth. "The Forbes Billionaires' List: Africa's Richest People 2021". Forbes. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Africa's Billionaires". Forbes. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Elon Musk". Forbes. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "The Forbes Billionaires List: Africa's Billionaires 2019". February 2019.
- ^ "Africa's Billionaires". Forbes.
External links
[edit]- Africa's Billionaires, Forbes
- The World's Billionaires, Forbes
- Rich List Index, CEOWORLD magazine
- The richest people in Africa, LocalFobs.com