The Richest Africans is an annual ranking of the richest African people, compiled and published by the American business magazine Forbes.
Individuals who are from Africa, but don’t reside in the continent (such as Elon Musk) are omitted by Forbes from the list.
Here are the top 10 richest Africans in 2021;
No. Name Net worth (USD) Age Nationality Source(s) of wealth
1 Aliko Dangote $12 billion 61 Nigeria Dangote Group
2 Nicky Oppenheimer $7.7 billion 73 South Africa De Beers
3 Nassef Sawiris $7.2 billion 59 Egypt Orascom
4 Johann Rupert $6.8 billion 68 South Africa Richemont, Remgro
5 Mike Adenuga $5.3 billion 65 Nigeria Globacom, Conoil
6 Issad Rebrab $4 billion 74 Algeria Cevital
7 Naguib Sawiris $4 billion 64 Egypt Orascom
8 Koos Bekker $2.8 billion 65 South Africa Naspers
9 Isabel dos Santos $2.7 billion 45 Angola Investments
9 Patrice Motsepe $2.7 billion 55 South Africa African Rainbow Minerals
