# List of Africans by net worth

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. In 2018, there was a record of 23 African billionaires on the list. Billionaires who are from Africa, but do not reside in the continent (such as Elon Musk, Patrick Drahi, Patrick Soon-Shiong, Nathan Kirsh, Mohammed Al Amoudi, Adebayo Ogunlesi, Ivan Glasenberg, Mo Ibrahim, Tope Awotona) are excluded from the list by Forbes.

## Annual rankings
### 2024

As of December 2024, South African billionaire Johann Rupert is the richest person in Africa, and the African countries with the most billionaires are South Africa (6), Egypt (5), Nigeria (4), and Morocco (2). Algeria, Tanzania and Zimbabwe each have one billionaire.
| No. | Name | Net worth (USD) | Nationality | Source(s) of wealth |
| 1 | Johann Rupert | $14.5B | South Africa | Fashion & Retail |
| 2 | Aliko Dangote | $13.9B | Nigeria | Manufacturing |
| 3 | Ashish kr Maurya | $11.5B | South Africa | Metals & Mining |
| 4 | Nassef Sawiris | $9.6B | Egypt | Construction & Engineering |
| 5 | Naguib Sawiris | $7.55B | Egypt | Telecommunications & Engineering |
| 6 | Mike Adenuga | $6.9B | Nigeria | Glo (company) |
| 7 | Abdul Samad Rabiu | $5.9B | Nigeria | BUA Group |
| 8 | Mohamed Mansour | $3.3B | Egypt | Mansour Group |
| 9 | Patrice Motsepe | $3.2B | South Africa | Metals & Mining |
| 9 | Koos Bekker | $3.2B | South Africa | Media & Entertainment |
| 11 | Strive Masiyiwa | $3.1B | Zimbabwe | Telecommunications & Engineering |
| 12 | Issad Rebrab | $2.7B | Algeria | Food & Beverages |
| 13 | Michiel le Roux | $1.9B | South Africa | Finance |
| 14 | Mohammed Dewji | $1.8B | Tanzania | MeTL Group |
| 15 | Aziz Akhannouch | $1.7B | Morocco | Akwa Group |
| 16 | Christoffel Wiese | $1.6B | South Africa | Fashion & Retail |
| 16 | Othman Benjelloun | $1.6B | Morocco | Finance |
| 18 | Femi Otedola | $1.5B | Nigeria | Energy |
| 19 | Youssef Mansour | $1.3B | Egypt | Mansour Group |
| 20 | Yasseen Mansour | $1.2B | Egypt | Mansour Group |

### 2023

As of 2023, Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote is the richest person in Africa, and the African countries with the most billionaires are Egypt (5), South Africa (6), Nigeria (3), and Morocco (2)
| No. | Name | Net worth (USD) | Nationality | Source(s) of wealth |
| 1 | Aliko Dangote | $13.5B | Nigeria | Dangote Cement |
| 2 | Johann Rupert | $10.7B | South Africa | Richemont |
| 3 | Nicky Oppenheimer | $8.4B | South Africa | De Beers |
| 4 | Abdul Samad Rabiu | $7.6B | Nigeria | BUA Group |
| 5 | Nassef Sawiris | $7.3B | Egypt | Orascom |
| 6 | Mike Adenuga | $6.3B | Nigeria | Glo (company) |
| 7 | Issad Rebrab | $4.6B | Algeria | Cevital |
| 8 | Naguib Sawiris | $3.3B | Egypt | Orascom |
| 9 | Patrice Motsepe | $3.2B | South Africa | African Rainbow Minerals |
| 10 | Mohamed Mansour | $2.9B | Egypt | Mansour Group |
| 11 | Koos Bekker | $2.6B | South Africa | Naspers |
| 12 | Strive Masiyiwa | $1.9B | Zimbabwe | Econet Global |
| 13 | Aziz Akhannouch | $1.5B | Morocco | Akwa Group |
| 13 | Mohammed Dewji | $1.5B | Tanzania | MeTL Group |
| 13 | Youssef Mansour | $1.5B | Egypt | Mansour Group |
| 16 | Othman Benjelloun | $1.3B | Morocco | Bank of Africa Group |
| 17 | Michiel Le Roux | $1.2B | South Africa | Capitec Bank |
| 18 | Yasseen Mansour | $1.1B | Egypt | Mansour Group |
| 18 | Christoffel Wiese | $1.1B | South Africa | Pepkor |

### 2021

As of 2021, Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote is the richest person in Africa, and the African countries with the most billionaires are Egypt (5), South Africa (5), Nigeria (3), and Morocco (2).
| No. | Name | Net worth (USD) | Age | Nationality | Source(s) of wealth |
| 1 | Aliko Dangote | $14 billion | 63 | Nigeria | Dangote Group |
| 2 | Nassef Sawiris | $8.5 billion | 59 | Egypt | Orascom |
| 3 | Nicky Oppenheimer | $8.0 billion | 75 | South Africa | De Beers |
| 4 | Johann Rupert | $7.2 billion | 70 | South Africa | Richemont, Remgro |
| 4 | Mike Adenuga | $6.3 billion | 67 | Nigeria | Globacom, Conoil |
| 6 | Abdul Samad Rabiu | $5.5 billion | 60 | Nigeria | BUA Group |
| 7 | Issad Rebrab | $4.4 billion | 77 | Algeria | Cevital |
| 9 | Naguib Sawiris | $3.2 billion | 66 | Egypt | Orascom |
| 9 | Patrice Motsepe | $3.0 billion | 58 | South Africa | African Rainbow Minerals |
| 10 | Koos Bekker | $2.8 billion | 68 | South Africa | Naspers |
| 11 | Mohamed Mansour | $2.5 billion | 72 | Egypt | Mansour Group |
| 12 | Aziz Akhannouch | $2.0 billion | 60 | Morocco | Akwa Group |
| 13 | Mohammed Dewji | $1.6 billion | 45 | Tanzania | MeTL Group |
| 14 | Youssef Mansour | $1.4 billion | 75 | Egypt | Mansour Group |
| 15 | Othman Benjelloun | $1.3 billion | 88 | Morocco | Bank of Africa |
| 16 | Michiel Le Roux | $1.2 billion | 71 | South Africa | Capitec Bank |
| 16 | Strive Masiyiwa | $1.2 billion | 59 | Zimbabwe | Econet Global |
| 18 | Yasseen Mansour | $1.1 billion | 59 | Egypt | Mansour Group |

### 2019

The 2020 billionaires' list was released by Forbes on 14 January 2020. Also, the Forbes provides daily net worth updates which reflects change by 5 PM ET of prior trading day.
| No. | Name | Age | Nationality | Net worth (USD) | Source(s) of wealth |
| 1 | Aliko Dangote | 63 | Nigeria | $ 8.3 billion | Dangote Group |
| 2 | Nicky Oppenheimer & Family | 74 | South Africa | $ 7.4 billion | De Beers |
| 3 | Nassef Sawiris | 59 | Egypt | $ 7.3 billion | Orascom |
| 4 | Mike Adenuga | 67 | Nigeria | $ 6.2 billion | Globacom, Conoil |
| 5 | Johann Rupert & Family | 69 | South Africa | $ 5.4 billion | Richemont, Remgro |
| 6 | Issad Rebrab & Family | 76 | Algeria | $ 3.9 billion | Cevital |
| 7 | Mohamed Mansour | 72 | Egypt | $ 3.3 billion | Mansour Group |
| 8 | Abdulsamad Rabiu | 59 | Nigeria | $ 3.2 billion | BUA Group |
| 9 | Naguib Sawiris | 65 | Egypt | $ 3 billion | Orascom |