Just as Forbes is recording a decline in the number of world billionaires, the number of world billionaires has also declined in recent years. From the 28 billionaires the continent had in 2015, the number of African billionaires fell to 24 in 2016.
Despite this, Aliko Dangote is still Africa’s richest man. Despite falling from $16.6 billion in 2015 to $14.4 billion in 2016 and now $12.2 billion over the past two years, Dangote remains the richest black person in the world. For highest winning African billionaire, Mike Adenuga takes the top spot. He’s gone from a net worth of $4 billion in 2015 to a whopping $10 billion this year. He is currently the second richest person in Africa.
Femi Otedola and Abdulsamad Rabiu, who appeared as the top winner in 14th place in 2015, dropped out of the list in 2017.
Angolan Isabella Dos Santos was the last woman, with a net worth of $3.1 billion, we are in the last top 10. In 2017, she was still the only woman among the 10 richest African billionaires after her net worth of $3.1 billion US dollar retained. The only other woman on the list is Folorunsho Alakija.
Here is a complete list of the richest African billionaires:
1. Aliko Dangote, Nigerian
Net worth (income and earnings): $12.2 billion
2. Nicky Oppenheimer, South African
Net worth (income and earnings): $7 billion
Oppenheimer made his money with diamonds. At 72, he is the 199th richest billionaire.
3. Mike Adenuga, Nigerian
Net worth (income and earnings): $6.1 billion
After becoming the top gainer in 2016, Adenuga fell to the third richest African billionaire, falling from its second place in 2016. The man made his fortune in telecommunications, oil and real estate. It occupies the 250 squares of the world.
4. Johann Rupert, South African
Net worth (income and earnings): $6.3 billion
Money making luxury goods, this South African is #237 in the world. He is 67 years old and took over a family business that his father had started in the 1940s. He had an opportunity to buy half of Gucci when he got it for $175 million. This is his biggest regret.
5. Nassef Sawiris, Egyptian
Net worth (income and earnings): $6.2 billion
Sawiris comes from the richest family in Egypt. However, his fortune came from his construction company, which is one of the largest nitrogen fertilizer producers in the world. Interestingly, Bill Gates is involved in the company of the 57-year-old entrepreneur. He is #269 in the world.
6. Christoffel Wiese, South African
Net worth (income and earnings): $5.9 billion
The second South African on the list, Wiese is a self-made billionaire who made his fortune as a furniture retailer through his company, Steinhoff International. He is 76 years old and number 269 in the world.
7. Nathan Kirsch, Swaziland
Net worth (income and earnings): $3.9 billion
This man, who is now 86, is also a self-made billionaire. He made a name for himself as a retailer who does many things at once. He has businesses in many countries including his home country, South Africa and the United States. He ranks 460th in the world.
8. Naguib Sawiris, Egyptian
Net worth (income and earnings): $3.8 billion
Also from the wealthiest family in Egypt, Sawiris made his fortune through telecommunications. His father and brother Onsi and Nassef are also billionaires. He is #460 in the world.
9. Isabel dos Santos, Angolan
Net worth (income and earnings): $3.1 billion
This woman is a serious investor and the eldest daughter of Angola’s Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled the country until 2017. The 44-year-old owed her wealth to the help of her father, who allegedly gave her shares in some of the country’s companies.
10. Issad Rebrab, Algerian
Net worth (income and earnings): $3 billion
# 630 in the world, Rebrab, 74, is a self-made man even though his parents were militant fighters who fought for the country’s freedom. He owns the largest private company, Cevital.
11. Mohamed Mansour, Egyptian
Net worth (income and earnings): $2.7 billion
He is the head of the Mansour Group, which was founded by his father and has made two of his brothers Africa’s richest billionaires. This 70-year-old man is one of the largest General Motor dealers in the world and number 745 in the world.
12 Koos Bekker, South African
Net worth (income and earnings): $2.1 billion
Bekker is another self-made artist who was able to make a lot of media wealth after revolutionizing the country’s media. He also has many other investments that have contributed to his being #973 in the world.
13 Allan Gray, South African
Net worth: $1.99 billion
Now 80 years old, Allan Gray Limited founded Allan Gray Limited in 1973 and it is now the largest privately held wealth manager in South Africa. He also founded various asset companies. He is the 1.161. man of the world.
14. Othman Benjelloun, Moroccan
Net worth (income and earnings): $1.9 billion
Benjelloun made his wealth from the banking and finance industry. He is CEO of BMCE Bank of Africa and also has interests in Telecom. Now he is 85, #1,098 in the world.
15. Mohamed Al Fayed, Egyptian
Net worth: $1.82 billion
Al Fayed is 89 years old. He’s in different shops at once. As well as being a hotel manager, he once owned Fulham United which he sold in 2013. He ranks 1,161 on the global list of billionaires.
16.Patrice Motsepe, South African
Net worth: $1.81 billion
Like many other early rich men in South Africa, one of the things that brought wealth to Motsepe is his mining business. What makes his story even more interesting is the fact that he is the first black African on the Forbes list when he became a billionaire in 2008. 56, Patrice also has many other investments.
17. Yasseen Mansour, Egyptian
Net worth: $1.76 billion
Yasseen is 56 years old and derives a large part of his wealth from his father. So it is with two of his brothers on the list. He is interested in real estate development and many other businesses. The man is #1,161 in the world.
18. Folorunsho Alakija, Nigerian
Net worth: $1.61 billion
Alakija is one of the few 2 African women billionaires. She made her fortune in the oil business as she is Vice President of Famfa Oil. 67, she is #1,290 in the world.
19. Aziz Akhannouch, Moroccan
Net worth (income and earnings): $1.58 billion
With a significant stake in a company that is part of the Akwa Group founded by his father, he has other significant investments that make him one of the richest billionaires on the African continent and 1,376 richest in the world
20. Mohammed Dewji , Tanzanian
Net worth (income and earnings): $1.4 billion
At just 42, Dewji is the youngest billionaire in Africa. He owed his wealth to a Tanzanian conglomerate founded by his father back in the 1970s. He was also an MP in the country. It ranks 1,468 in the world.
21. Stephen Saad, South African
Net worth: $1.21 billion
Saad made his money investing in pharmaceuticals. In 1997 he founded Aspen Pharmacare. Today it is the largest in the country and markets in as many as 150 countries. At 53, he became a millionaire when he was only 29.
22. Youssef Mansour, Egyptian
Net worth (income and earnings): $1.15 billion
With other brothers also on the list, Youssef runs the Mansour group founded by his father Loutfy. He is 72 years old and ranks 1,795 on the list of billionaires.
23. Onsi Sawiris, Egyptian
Net worth (income and earnings): $1.14 billion
With 2 sons who are also on the list of Onsi is the richest African billionaire and has made his wealth in the construction and telecommunications industries. 88, Onsi is of great importance to his children’s wealth, having transferred shares in the companies he has successfully built. He is the 1,678. billionaire in the world.
24. Anas Sefrioui, Moroccan
Wealth (income and earnings) : $1.1 B
Sefrioui is one of the richest billionaires in Africa. He is 60 years old and has become a self-made billionaire thanks to his involvement in real estate. The man ranks 1,795 worldwide. Place.
25. Jannie Mouton, South African
Net worth (income and earnings): $1 billion
Also known as Buddha Buffet, this man has his net worth from financial services PSG Group. Mouton, now 71, founded the company after being laid off at the age of 48. He is one of the richest billionaires in the world.