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] In 2018, there was a record of 23 African billionaires on the list.[2] Billionaires who are from Africa, but do not reside in the continent (such as Elon Musk, Mohammed Al Amoudi, Adebayo Ogunlesi, Mo Ibrahim, Tope Awotona) are excluded from the list by Forbes.
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)[4]
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). [5]
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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.[6]