This year Forbes released a list of the wealthiest individuals on the African continent. The tycoons who made the list were worth $68.7 billion, making an average net worth of $3.4 billion per person.
Earlier this year Forbes released a list of the wealthiest individuals on the African continent. The tycoons who made the list were worth $68.7 billion, making an average net worth of $3.4 billion per person.
Country wise, Egypt and South Africa had the highest number of representatives with five billionaires each, Nigeria followed with four and Morocco with two. Additionally, the list had one billionaire each from Algeria, Angola, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
The two women who made the list were Isabel dos Santos at #8 with a net worth of $2.3 Billion and Folorunsho Alakija at #19 with a net worth of $1.1 Billion. While the youngest on the list was 44 year old Mohammed Dewji at #14 with a net worth of $1.9 Billion.
The complete list is as follows:
Rank #1
Aliko Dangote
Net Worth= $10.3 Billion, Age: 62, Source of Wealth: Cement, Sugar, flour
Rank #2
Mike Adenuga
Net Worth= $9.2 Billion, Age: 66, Source of Wealth: Telecom, Oil
Rank #3 Nicky Oppenheimer
Net Worth= $7.3 Billon, Age: 74, Source of Wealth: Diamonds
Rank #4
Nassef Sawiris
Net Worth= $6.3 Billion, Age: 58, Source of Wealth: Construction, Chemicals
Rank #5
Johann Rupert
Net Worth= $5.3 Billion, Age: 69, Source of Wealth: Luxury Goods
Rank #6
Issad Rebrab
Net Worth= $3.7 Billion, Age: 75, Source of Wealth: Food
Rank #7
Naguib Sawiris
Net Worth= $2.9 Billion, Age: 65, Source of Wealth: Telecom
Rank #8
Koos Bekker
Net Worth= $2.3 Billion, Age: 66, Source of Wealth: Media, Investments
Isabel dos Santos
Net Worth= $2.3 Billion, Age: 46, Source of Wealth: investments
Mohamed Mansour
Net Worth= $2.3 Billion, Age: 71, Source of Wealth: Diversified
Strive Masiyiwa
Net Worth= $2.3 Billion, Age: 58, Source of Wealth: Telecom
Patrice Motsepe
Net Worth= $2.3 Billion, Age: 57, Source of Wealth: Mining
Rank #13
Aziz Akhannouch
Net Worth= $2.1 Billion, Age:58, Source of Wealth: Petroleum, Diversified
Rank #14
Mohammed Dewji
Net Worth= $1.9 Billion, Age: 44, Source of Wealth: Diversified
Rank #15
Othman Benjelloun
Net Worth= $1.7 Billion, Age: 86, Source of Wealth: Banking, Insurance
Rank #16
Abdulsamad Rabiu
Net Worth= $1.6 Billion, Age: 59, Source of Wealth: Cement, Sugar
Rank #17
Yasseen Mansour
Net Worth= $1.5 Billion, Age: 58, Source of Wealth: Diversified
Rank #18
Youssef Mansour
Net Worth= $1.2 Billion, Age: 74, Source of Wealth: Diversified
Rank #19
Folorunsho Alakija
Net Worth= $1.1 Billion, Age: 68, Source of Wealth: Oil
Michiel Le Roux
Net Worth= $1.1 Billion, Age: 70, Source of Wealth: Banking
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