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] Individuals who are from Africa, but don't reside in the continent (such as Elon Musk and Mo Ibrahim) are omitted by Forbes from the list.

Annual rankings

2021

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). [3]

No. Name Net worth (USD) Age Nationality Source(s) of wealth
1 Aliko Dangote$14  billion 63 NigeriaDangote Group
2 Nassef Sawiris$8.5 billion 59 EgyptOrascom
3 Nicky Oppenheimer$8.0 billion 75 South AfricaDe Beers
4 Johann Rupert$7.2 billion 70 South AfricaRichemont, Remgro
4 Mike Adenuga$6.3 billion 67 NigeriaGlobacom, Conoil
6 Abdul Samad Rabiu$5.5 billion 60 NigeriaBUA Group
7 Issad Rebrab$4.4 billion 77 AlgeriaCevital
9 Naguib Sawiris$3.2 billion 66 EgyptOrascom
9 Patrice Motsepe$3.0  billion 58 South AfricaAfrican Rainbow Minerals
10 Koos Bekker$2.8 billion 68 South AfricaNaspers
11 Mohamed Mansour$2.5 billion 72 EgyptMansour Group
12 Aziz Akhannouch$2.0 billion 60 MoroccoAkwa Group
13 Mohammed Dewji$1.6 billion 45 TanzaniaMeTL Group
14 Youssef Mansour$1.4 billion 75 EgyptMansour Group
15 Othman Benjelloun$1.3 billion 88 MoroccoBank of Africa
16 Michiel Le Roux$1.2 billion 71 South AfricaCapitec Bank
16 Strive Masiyiwa$1.2 billion 59 ZimbabweEconet Global
18 Yasseen Mansour$1.1 billion 59 EgyptMansour Group

2019

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.[4]

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

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See also

References
  1. Papadopoulos, Anna (22 October 2018). "Africa's Billionaires: Top 25 Richest People In Africa, 2018". CEOWORLD magazine. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. Dolan, Kerry A. (10 January 2018). "African Billionaire Fortunes Rise On Forbes 2018 List Of Continent's Richest". Forbes. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  3. Team, Forbes Wealth. "The Forbes Billionaires' List: Africa's Richest People 2021". Forbes. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  4. "Africa's Billionaires". Forbes. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  5. "Elon Musk". Forbes. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  6. "The Forbes Billionaires List: Africa's Billionaires 2019". February 2019.
  7. "Africa's Billionaires".
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