American Business Magazine, Forbes has released the 2024 Forbes list of Africa’s Richest worth a combined 82.4 billion dollars.
In a publication on Monday, Forbes said there are 20 billionaires on the 2024 Forbes list of Africa’s Richest.
It also said the new net worth is up 900 million dollars from last year’s 81.5 billion dollars.
“The fortunes of Africa’s wealthiest people have rebounded slightly in the past 12 months, reversing the decline in their fortunes from a year ago, though they are still off their all-time highs,” the publication said.
List of 20 richest people in Africa:
1. Aliko Dangote — $13.9bn (Manufacturing)
2. Johann Rupert & family — $10.1bn (Fashion & Retail)
3. Nicky Oppenheimer & family — $9.4bn (Metals & Mining)
4. Nassef Sawiris — $8.7bn (Construction & Engineering)
5. Mike Adenuga — $6.9bn (Diversified)
6. Abdulsamad Rabiu — $5.9bn (Diversified)
7. Naguib Sawiris — $3.8bn (Telecom)
8. Mohamed Mansour — $3.2bn (Diversified)
9. Koos Bekker — $2.7bn (Media & Entertainment)
10. Patrice Motsepe — $2.7bn (Metals & Mining)
11. Issad Rebrab & family — $2.5bn (Food & Beverage)
12. Mohammed Dewji – $1.8bn (Diversified)
13. Strive Masiyiwa — $1.8bn (Telecom)
14. Aziz Akhannouch & family — $1.7bn (Diversified)
15. Othman Benjelloun & family — $1.4bn (Finance & Investments)
16. Youssef Mansour — $1.3bn (Diversified)
17. Yasseen Mansour — $1.2bn (Diversified)
18. Christoffel Wiese — $1.2bn (Fashion & Retail)
19. Michiel Le Roux — $1.1bn (Finance & Investments)
20. Femi Otedola — $1.1bn (Energy)