Africa’s Billionaires 2025 According to Forbes
Who is the richest African in 2025?
According to Forbes, Billionaire Aliko Dangote has seen his wealth nearly double to $23.9 billion, which ranks the Nigerian entrepreneur as the wealthiest person in Africa and 86th in the world. It would be recalled that Forbes ranked Aliko Dangote as the 144th richest person in the world in 2024 with $13.4 billion.
- Aliko Dangote – Net Worth: $28 Billion
At the end of 2023, Africa had 29 billionaires, with a combined wealth of almost 80 billion dollars. There are many factors behind this slowdown. Firstly, the high instability in international economic markets due to the global geopolitical context has severely strained commodity-producing countries.
| Top 20 Africa’s Billionaires 2025 | ||||||||
| The List | ||||||||
| Rank | Name | Net Worth | Age | Origin of Wealth | ||||
| #1 | Aliko Dangote | $13.9 B | 67 | Cement, sugar | ||||
| #2 | Johann Rupert | $10.1 B | 74 | Luxury goods | ||||
| #3 | Nicky Oppenheimer | $9.4 B | 79 | Diamonds | ||||
| #4 | Nassef Sawiris | $8.7 B | 64 | Construction, investments | ||||
| #5 | Mike Adenuga | $6.9 B | 71 | Telecom, oil | ||||
| #6 | Abdulsamad Rabiu | $5.9 B | 64 | Cement, sugar | ||||
| #7 | Naguib Sawiris | $3.8 B | 70 | Telecom | ||||
| #8 | Mohamed Mansour | $3.2 B | 77 | Diversified | ||||
| #9 | Koos Bekker | $2.7 B | 72 | Media, investments | ||||
| #9 | Patrice Motsepe | $2.7 B | 63 | Mining | ||||
| #11 | Issad Rebrab | $2.5 B | 81 | Food | ||||
| #12 | Mohammed Dewji | $1.8 B | 49 | Diversified | ||||
| #12 | Strive Masiyiwa | $1.8 B | 64 | Telecom | ||||
| #14 | Aziz Akhannouch | $1.7 B | 64 | Petroleum, diversified | ||||
| #15 | Othman Benjelloun | $1.4 B | 92 | Banking, insurance | ||||
| #16 | Youssef Mansour | $1.3 B | 79 | Diversified | ||||
| #17 | Yasseen Mansour | $1.2 B | 63 | Diversified | ||||
| #17 | Christoffel Wiese | $1.2 B | 83 | retail | ||||
| #19 | Michiel Le Roux | $1.1 B | 75 | Banking | ||||
| #19 | Femi Otedola | $1.1 B | 62 | Energy and Utilities | ||||
Africa’s Billionaires
| Rank | Name | Net Worth | Age | Origin of Wealth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Aliko Dangote | $13.9 B | 67 | Cement, sugar |
 | #2 | Johann Rupert | $10.1 B | 74 | Luxury goods |
 | #3 | Nicky Oppenheimer | $9.4 B | 79 | Diamonds |
 | #4 | Nassef Sawiris | $8.7 B | 64 | Construction, investments |
 | #5 | Mike Adenuga | $6.9 B | 71 | Telecom, oil |
 | #6 | Abdulsamad Rabiu | $5.9 B | 64 | Cement, sugar |
 | #7 | Naguib Sawiris | $3.8 B | 70 | Telecom |
 | #8 | Mohamed Mansour | $3.2 B | 77 | Diversified |
 | #9 | Koos Bekker | $2.7 B | 72 | Media, investments |
 | #9 | Patrice Motsepe | $2.7 B | 63 | Mining |
 | #11 | Issad Rebrab | $2.5 B | 81 | Food |
 | #12 | Mohammed Dewji | $1.8 B | 49 | Diversified |
 | #12 | Strive Masiyiwa | $1.8 B | 64 | Telecom |
 | #14 | Aziz Akhannouch | $1.7 B | 64 | Petroleum, diversified |
 | #15 | Othman Benjelloun | $1.4 B | 92 | Banking, insurance |
 | #16 | Youssef Mansour | $1.3 B | 79 | Diversified |
 | #17 | Yasseen Mansour | $1.2 B | 63 | Diversified |
 | #17 | Christoffel Wiese | $1.2 B | 83 | retail |
 | #19 | Michiel Le Roux | $1.1 B | 75 | Banking |
 | #19 | Femi Otedola | $1.1 B | 62 | Energy and Utilities |
