List of Africa's 29 Billionaires and their Net Worth...See How Many Nigerians Made the List

 

This year, a record 1,826 billionaires made it to Forbes’ annual ranking of the world’s richest people. There are 29 African billionaires, the same number as in 2014.

 

While 2 tycoons – South African mining magnate, Desmond Sacco and Moroccan real estate mogul, Anas Sefrioui fell off the billionaire rankings, Mohammed Dewji of Tanzania makes his debut on the list with a fortune estimated at $1.3 billion. At 39, Dewji is the youngest billionaire in Africa.

 

Nigerian-born Femi Otedola, 50, rejoins the list of African billionaires after a 5-year hiatus with a $1 billion fortune. Folorunsho Alakija of Nigeria and Isabel dos Santos of Angola are the only two female billionaires on the continent.

 

Meet the 29 Africans who are worth $1 billion or more:

 

1. Aliko Dangote - $15.7 billion

Nigerian, Cement, Flour, Sugar

 

2. Johann Rupert & Family - $7.4 billion

South African, Luxury Goods

 

3. Nicky Oppenheimer & Family, $6.7 billion

South African, Diamonds

 

4 Christoffel Wiese, $6.3 billion

South African, Retail

 

5. Nassef Sawiris, $6.3 billion

Egyptian, Construction

 

6. Mike Adenuga, $4 billion

Nigerian, Telecoms and Oil

 

7. Mohamed Mansour, $4 billion

Egyptian, Diversified

 

8. Nathan Kirsh, $3.9 billion

Swaziland. Real Estate

 

9. Isabel Dos Santos, $3.1 billion

Angolan, Investments

 

10. Issad Rebrab, $3.1 billion

Algerian, Diversified

 

11. Naguib Sawiris, $3.1 billion

Egyptian, Telecoms

 

12. Youssef Mansour, $2.9 billion

Egyptian, Diversified

 

13. Koos Bekker, $2.3 billion

South African, Media

 

14. Othman Benjelloun, $2.3 billion

Moroccan, Banking

 

15. Yasseen Mansour, $2.3 billion

Egyptian, Diversified

 

16. Patrice Motsepe, $2.1 billion

South African, Mining

 

17. Stephen Saad, $2.1 billion

South African, Pharmaceuticals

 

18. Mohamed Al Fayed, $2 billion

Egyptian, Property

 

19. Folorunsho Alakija, $1.9 billion

Nigerian, Oil

 

20. Onsi Sawiris, $1.8 billion

Egyptian, Diversified

 

21. Aziz Akhannouch, $1.7 billion

Moroccan, Diversified

 

22. Allan Gray, $1.6 billion

South African, Investments

 

23. Miloud Chaabi, $1.3 billion

Moroccan, Diversified

 

24. Mohammed Dewji, $1.3 billion

Tanzanian, Diversified

 

25. Samih Sawiris, $1.1 billion

Egyptian, Property Development

 

26. Sudhir Ruparelia, $1.1 billion

Ugandan, Property, Banking

 

27. Femi Otedola, $1 billion

Nigerian, Gas Stations

 

28. Abdulsamad Rabiu, $1 billion

Nigerian, Diversified

 

29. Rostam Azizi, $1 billion

Tanzanian, Telecoms

 

Source: Forbes.com