- Annual rankings 2018
- See also
- References
- External links
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}{{Use American English|date=May 2016}}The Richest Africans is an annual ranking of the richest African people, compiled and published by the American business magazine Forbes . The list has been published since 2015. Dangote Group founder Aliko Dangote has topped the 2018 list.[1][2] In 2018, there was a record of 23 African billionaires on the list. Annual rankings 2018 | No. | Name | Net worth (USD) | Age | Nationality | Source(s) of wealth |
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| {{nts|1}} {{steady}} | Aliko Dangote | $10.7 billion {{profit}} | 61 | {{NGA}} | Dangote Industries.[3] | | {{nts|2}} {{steady}} | Nicky Oppenheimer | $8.8 billion {{profit}} | 73 | {{RSA}} | diamonds, gold | | {{nts|3}} {{loss}} | Johann|Rupert}} | $7.2 billion {{profit}} | 68 | {{RSA}} | Telmex, Richemont | | {{nts|4}} {{steady}} | Nassef| Sawiris}} | $6.8 billion {{profit}} | 57 | {{EGY}} | Orascom | | {{nts|5}} {{steady}} | Mike |Adenuga}} | $5.3 billion {{profit}} | 65 | {{NGR}} | Globacom | | {{nts|6}} {{steady}} | Issad |Rebrab}} | $4 billion {{profit}} | 74 | {{ALG}} | CEVITAL Group | | {{nts|7}} {{steady}} | Naguib |Sawiris}} | $4 billion {{profit}} | 64 | {{EGY}} | Orascom | | {{nts|8}} {{steady}} | Koos Bekker | $2.8 billion {{profit}} | 65 | {{ZAF}} | Naspers | | {{nts|9}} {{steady}} | Isabel| dos Santos}} | $2.7 billion {{profit}} | 45 | {{ANG}} | Investments | | {{nts|10}} {{steady}} | Mohamed Mansour | $2.7 billion {{profit}} | 70 | {{EGY}} | Mansour Group |
See also- Lists of billionaires
- List of countries by the number of billionaires
References1. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/africa-billionaires/list/#tab:overall|title=Africa's 50 Richest List}}
2. ^{{cite news|url=https://ceoworld.biz/2018/10/22/africas-billionaires/|title=Africa’s Billionaires: Top 23 Richest People In Africa}}
3. ^https://www.forbes.com/profile/aliko-dangote/#49c63c7b22fc
- General
- {{cite news |url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2018/01/10/african-billionaire-fortunes-rise-on-forbes-2018-list-of-continents-richest/#732b31922777|title=African Billionaire Fortunes Rise On Forbes 2018 |newspaper=Forbes }}
- {{cite news |url= https://ceoworld.biz/2018/10/22/africas-billionaires/|title=Africa’s Billionaires: Top 23 Richest People In Africa, 2018 |newspaper=CEOWORLD magazine }}
External links - [https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/ Forbes: The World's Billionaires]
- [https://ceoworld.biz/2018/05/30/rich-list/ CEOWORLD magazine: Rich List Index]
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