#Morocco : The world has 2,668 billionaires, according to Forbes’ annual report, including just 20 Africans, from 8 different countries, with a combined fortune of $90 billion. Nigerian Dangote remains the richest man in Africa and the Maghreb is represented by three billionaires.
For this new ranking, it is the American of South African origin Elon Musk who sits at the top of the richest men in the world with a fortune estimated at 219 billion dollars, thanks in particular to his electric cars -Telsa- and his rockets. SpaceX. , which are helping to revolutionize ground and space transportation. He is ahead of another American, Amazon boss Jeff Bezos ($171 billion) and Frenchman Bernard Arnault & Family, the LVMH boss whose wealth is estimated at $158 billion. Bill Gates and Warren Buffet complete the Top 5 of the richest men in the world with fortunes valued at $129 billion and $118 billion respectively.
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At a continental level, Africa is the continent with the fewest billionaires with only 20 people who have a fortune that reaches at least one billion dollars. These 20 people, of 8 different nationalities, add up to a total fortune of 90 billion dollars.
Egyptians (6 billionaires) and South Africans (5 billionaires) are the most represented in this ranking of billionaires, followed by Nigerians (3 billionaires) and Moroccans (2 billionaires). Algeria, Eswatini, Zimbabwe and Tanzania each have a billionaire.
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And as in previous rankings, it is the Nigerian tycoon Aliko Dangote who tops the list of the richest men in Africa with an estimated fortune of 14,000 million dollars, compared to 11,300 million dollars in the same period last year, thanks in particular. to the good performance of his group’s flagship, the Cementos Dangote holding company, present in several African countries. The Nigerian billionaire who made his fortune in cement and agri-food (sugar, flour, etc.) has embarked on the diversification of his group by launching into fertilizers, the automotive industry, petrochemicals and oil refining in the construction of the largest oil refinery in the world. continent and the 6th in the world.
Here are the Forbes 20 African Billionaires 2022
Surnames and names |
Fortune (Mds/$) |
african range |
world class |
Age |
sectors |
aliko dangote |
14 |
1st |
130e |
64 years |
cement, sugar |
johann rupert and family |
8.9 |
2e |
230e |
71 years |
luxury distribution |
Nicky Oppenheimer and family |
8.7 |
3e |
241e |
76 years |
diamonds and mines |
Nessef Sawiris |
7.7 |
4e |
304e |
61 years |
construction, investment |
mike adenuga |
7.3 |
5e |
324e |
68 years |
telecommunications, oil |
Abdulsamad Rabiu |
6.9 |
6e |
350e |
61 years |
cement, sugar |
nathan kirsch |
5.3 |
7e |
509e |
90 years |
luxury distribution |
Issad Rebrad and family |
5.1 |
8e |
536e |
78 years |
agri-food |
Naguib Sawiris |
3.4 |
9 |
883e |
67 years |
telecommunications |
Patrice Motsepe |
3.3 |
10e |
913e |
60 years |
mines, insurance |
Strive Masiyima |
3 |
11e |
1012e |
61 years |
telecommunications |
Mohamed Mansour |
2.5 |
12e |
1238e |
74 years |
Diversified |
Choose Becker |
2.1 |
13e |
1341e |
69 years |
Average |
Mohammed Al Fayed |
2.1 |
14e |
1445e |
93 years |
Distribute, invest. |
Aziz Ahannouch and family |
two |
15e |
1513e |
61 years |
Oil, distribution |
michiel leroux |
1.8 |
16e |
1645e |
72 years |
bank, finance |
Mohamed Dewji |
1.5 |
17e |
1929e |
46 years |
Diversified |
Youssef Mansour |
1.5 |
17e |
1929e |
76 years |
Diversified |
Othman Benjelloun and family |
1.3 |
19e |
2190e |
89 years |
bank, insurance |
Yassen Mansour |
1.1 |
20e |
2448e |
60 years |
Diversified |
Thanks to the sharp increase in his fortune, Dangote made a significant jump in the ranking of billionaires from 192 to 130 in the world. They are followed, on a continental level, by South Africans Johan Rupert & Family ($8.9 billion) and Nicky Oppenheimer & Family ($8.7 billion), the family whose grandfather founded the De Beers diamond mining company.
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The Egyptian Nassef Sawiris, who held the second fortune on the continent in 2021, now ranks 4th on a continental level with a fortune of 7.7 billion dollars. He is one of the few billionaires on the continent whose fortunes have declined in 2022, compared to 2021.
Egyptian Mohamed Al Fayed, 93, whose fortune is estimated at $2.1 billion, is the continent’s oldest billionaire, while Tanzanian Mohammed Dewji remains the continent’s youngest billionaire.
Finally, African billionaires have generally made their fortunes in various sectors: telecommunications, oil, construction, mining and metals, cement, agri-food, media, banking and insurance, etc.