With an estimated net worth of $12.2 billion, Nigerian business magnate, Aliko Dangote is still the richest black person in the world. Dangote is not only the richest man in Africa; he’s also the world’s richest black person.
The next person on the list is the Saudi-Ethiopian construction magnate Mohammed Al-Amoudi with an estimated worth of $8.4billion. He is followed by Mike Adenuga ($6.1 billion), Isabel Dos Santos ($3.1 billion), and Oprah Winfrey ($3 billion).
The self-made media mogul Oprah Winfrey is still the richest African-American person in the world.
Meet The Top 10 Richest Black Billionaires In The World For 2017
- Aliko Dangote ($12.2 billion)
Nigeria, Sugar, Cement, Flour
- Mohammed Al-Amoudi ($8.4billion)
Saudi-Ethiopian tycoon, Oil
- Mike Adenuga ($6.1 billion)
Nigeria, Oil
- Isabel Dos Santos ($3.1 billion)
Angola, Investments
- Oprah Winfrey ($3 billion)
US, Television
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- Robert Smith ($2.5 billion) US, Private Equity
- Patrice Motsepe ($1.81 billion) South Africa, Mining
- Folorunsho Alakija ($1.61 billion) Nigeria, Oil
- Michael Jordan ($1.31 billion) US, Basketball Save
- Mohammed Ibrahim ($1.14 billion) UK, Mobile Telecoms, Investments
-CEOWorld magazine