Kanye West and Dangote are the two leading black billionaires in the world, but who is richer individually?
The answer is Dangote with his at least $13.9 billion net worth. On the other hand, Kanye West remains wealthy on his own with a reported net worth of $1.8 billion.
According to Forbes Magazine, Kanye West is not the richest black man in the world as many would claim. He is a very influential person. While the Africa business mogul is worth more than the superstar rapper.
Aliko Dangote is Africa’s richest person, he is the founder and chairman of the largest cement company in Africa, Dangote Cement.
The 64-year-old has been featured on Forbes list as the richest billionaire in Africa, 66th position as the most powerful person on earth, and 191st positions among the richest people on earth.
On a billionaire real-time profile from Forbes magazine, the Dangote’s refinery is reportedly expected to be one of the world’s largest oil refineries once complete.
Kanye West is an Entrepreneur and musician who has a lucrative multi-year deal to design sneaker brand Yeezy for Adidas.
The genius producer gets an annual royalty from Adidas, which makes Yeezy shoes. According to the report from Forbes magazine, The Yeezy brand pulled in an estimated $1.7 billion in sales in 2020.
So if anyone asks you “is Dangote richer than Kanye West” tell them YES, and show them this article.