Top Billionaires in Africa

Regional Spotlights

The Magnates of Africa

1

Nigeria

Aliko Dangote

$31.2B

Age 69

2

South Africa

Johann Rupert

$18.0B

Age 76

3

South Africa

Johann Rupert & family

$18.0B

Age 76

4

Nigeria

Abdulsamad Rabiu

$13.2B

Age 66

5

South Africa

Nicky Oppenheimer

$10.6B

Age 81

6

South Africa

Nicky Oppenheimer & family

$10.6B

Age 81

7

Egypt

Nassef Sawiris

$9.7B

Age 65

8

Nigeria

Mike Adenuga

$6.9B

Age 73

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Nation by Nation

Wealth Across Africa

The Full Africa Ranking

1. 1Aliko DangoteNigeria$31.2B
2. 2Johann RupertSouth Africa$18.0B
3. 3Johann Rupert & familySouth Africa$18.0B
4. 4Abdulsamad RabiuNigeria$13.2B
5. 5Nicky OppenheimerSouth Africa$10.6B
6. 6Nicky Oppenheimer & familySouth Africa$10.6B
7. 7Nassef SawirisEgypt$9.7B
8. 8Mike AdenugaNigeria$6.9B
9. 9Naguib SawirisEgypt$5.6B
10. 10Patrice MotsepeSouth Africa$3.7B
11. 11Issad RebrabAlgeria$3.6B
12. 12Koos BekkerSouth Africa$3.5B
13. 13Strive MasiyiwaZimbabwe$2.1B
14. 14Femi OtedolaNigeria$1.8B
15. 15Othman BenjellounMorocco$1.7B
16. 16Mo IbrahimSudan$1.2B
17. 17Sudhir RupareliaUganda$1.2B
18. 18Folorunsho AlakijaNigeria$1.1B
19. 19Tony ElumeluNigeria$1.0B
20. 20Bharat ThakrarKenya$0.5B