Aliko Dangote remains Africa’s richest person. Nigeria leads Africa once again, adding the largest number of Forbes billionaires list 2022.
Africa is a continent blessed with an abundance of natural resources including gold, diamonds, oil, coltan, bauxite, uranium, iron ore as well as more than 1.5 billion people. But only 18 richest people in the world come from the continent in 2022 — and most of them work hard for their wealth.
The others, including the richest person in Africa Aliko Dangote, made his money through Cement.
Africa richest people’s list 2022 comes from new data provided by Forbes, American business magazine. Forbes magazine uses net worth as the measure of wealth. The net worth is calculated as total assets minus debts, where total assets is calculated using the value of each asset on the day that the owner died.
Below are the richest people in Africa, including the owner of Globacom Limited and the founder of Africa’s largest cement company.
List of richest people in Africa 2022
- Aliko Dangote
- Johann Rupert &family
- Nicky Oppenheimer & family
- Nassef Sawiris
- Abdulsamad Rabiu
- Mike Adenuga
- Issad Rebrab & family
- Naguib Sawiris
- Patrice Motsepe
- Koos Bekker
- Strive Masiyiwa
- Strive Masiyiwa
- Mohamed Mansour
- Aziz Akhannouch & family
- Michiel Le Roux
- Othman Benjelloun & family
- Mohammed Dewji
- Youssef Mansour
- Yasseen Mansour
1. Aliko Dangote
Wealth: $13.9 Billion
Ranked: 1
Country: Nigeria
2. Johann Rupert & family
Wealth: $10.5 Billion
Ranked: 2
Country: South Africa
3. Nicky Oppenheimer & family
Wealth: $8.7 Billion
Ranked: 3
Country: South Africa
4. Nassef Sawiris
Wealth: $8.6 Billion
Ranked 4
Country: Egypt
5. Abdulsamad Rabiu
Wealth: $7 Billion
Ranked: 5
Country: Nigeria
6. Mike Adenuga
Wealth: $6.7 Billion
Ranked: 6
Country: Nigeria
7. Issad Rebrab & family
Wealth: $5.1 Billion
Ranked: 7
Country: Algeria
8. Naguib Sawiris
Wealth: $3.4 Billion
Ranked: 8
Country: Egypt
9. Patrice Motsepe
Wealth: $3.1 Billion
Ranked: 9
Country: South Africa
10. Koos Bekker
Wealth: $2.7 Billion
Ranked: 10
Country: South Africa
11. Strive Masiyiwa
Wealth: $2.7 Billion
Ranked: 11
Country: Zimbabwe
12. Mohamed Mansour
Wealth: $2.5 Billion
Ranked: 12
Country: Egypt
13. Aziz Akhannouch & family
Wealth: $2.2 Billion
Ranked: 13
Country: Morocco
14. Michiel Le Roux
Wealth: $1.7 Billion
Ranked: 14
Country: South Africa
15 Othman Benjelloun & family
Wealth: $1.5 Billion
Ranked: 15
Country: Morocco
16. Mohammed Dewji
Wealth: $1.5 Billion
Ranked: 16
Country: Tanzania
17. Youssef Mansour
Wealth: $1.5 Billion
Ranked: 17
Country: Egypt
18. Yasseen Mansour
Wealth: $1.1 Billion
Ranked: 18
Country: Egypt
Do you notice there is no Ghanaian on the list? What is your opinion?
