List of South africans by net worth - Wikipedia List of South africans by net worth This is a list of South African billionaires based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine in 2017. 2017 South African billionaires list World Rank Name Citizenship Net worth ( USD ) Source of wealth 198 Patrick Soon - Shiong South Africa United States 7.8 billion pharmaceuticals 199 Nicky Oppenheimer South Africa 7.0 billion diamonds 237 Johann Rupert South Africa 6.1 billion luxury goods 269 Christo Wiese South Africa 5.6 billion retail 973 Koos Bekker South Africa 2.1 billion media, investments 1161 Allan Gray South Africa 1.8 billion money management 1161 Patrice Motsepe South Africa 1.8 billion mining 1678 Stephen Saad South Africa 1.2 billion pharmaceuticals 1940 Jannie Mouton South Africa 1.0 billion financial services See also The World 's Billionaires List of countries by the number of billionaires References Jump up ^ `` The World 's Billionaires ''. Forbes. Retrieved 13 April 2017. Lists of people by net worth By citizenship Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada China ( PRC ) Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Egypt Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong Hungary India Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy Japan Kazakhstan Kenya South Korea Kuwait Lebanon Malaysia Mexico Monaco Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Philippines Poland Portugal Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan ( ROC ) Thailand Turkey Uganda Ukraine UAE United Kingdom United States Venezuela Vietnam By region Arab League South Asia South East Asia Africa World Forbes lists 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Forbes 400 In history List of wealthiest historical figures List of richest Americans in history In US politics List of Presidents of the United States by net worth List of richest American politicians Other Bloomberg Billionaires Index Forbes Fictional 15 Financial Review Rich List ( Australia ) Hurun Muslims Royals Sunday Times Rich List ( UK ) Women By alumni List of wealthiest families Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_South_Africans_by_net_worth&oldid=852838697 '' Categories : Lists of people by wealth Lists of South African people South African billionaires Hidden categories : Wikipedia semi-protected pages Use dmy dates from May 2012 Use South African English from May 2012 All Wikipedia articles written in South African English Talk View source About Wikipedia Afrikaans Deutsch Edit links This page was last edited on 31 July 2018, at 18 : 36 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who is the reachest man in south africa
Answer: Patrick Soon-Shiong