The top 10 richest people in Africa at the start of 2024
The Forbes Daily billionaires ranking platform tracks daily changes to the net worth of the most high-net-worth individuals across the globe. As noted, the figures availed represent the net worth of the entrants as of January 1, 2024.
Johann Rupert and family heads into the new year as Africa’s richest man.
Rupert, 73, is a South African billionaire businessman, who is the eldest son of business tycoon Anton Rupert and his wife Huberte. He is the chairman of the Swiss-based luxury-goods company Richemont and the South Africa-based company Remgro.
He is from South Africa and the 192nd richest man in the world.
Next is Aliko Dangote, 66, a Nigerian businessman and industrialist, best known as the founder, chairman, and CEO of the Dangote Group, the largest industrial conglomerate in West Africa.
He is from Nigeria and the 228th richest man in the world.
The third richest man in Africa is Nicky Oppenheimer & family who is worth $8.3 billion. He is from South Africa and trades in Diamond.
He is the 283rd richest man globally.
The fourth richest man in Africa is Nassef Sawiris from Egypt.
He is worth $7.4 billion and he is into construction and investments.
He is the 345th richest man in the world.
The fifth richest African is a Nigerian. He is Abdulsamad Rabiu, the Chairman of BUA Group.
He is worth $5.9 billion and trades in cement and sugar.
Rabiu is the 489th richest man globally.
The number six richest man in Africa is Nathan Kirsh from Swaziland.
He is worth $5.8 billion and into Retail and Real estate.
He is 497th richest man in the world.
The seventh richest man in Africa is Issad Rebrab & family. He is from Algeria and is worth $4.5 billion.
He trades in food and he is the 647th richest man in the world.
The number eight richest man in Africa is Mohamed Mansour from Egypt. He is worth $3.6 billion and into different businesses.
Mansour is the 864th richest man in the world.
The ninth richest man in Africa is Naguib Sawiris.
He is also from Egypt.
He is worth $3.3 billion and into Telecom. He is the 927th richest man globally.
The number ten richest man in Africa is from Nigeria.
He is Mike Adenuga and is worth $3.1 billion.
He is into Telecom and Oil & Gas. He is the 1031 richest man in the world.
The table above shows the full list of the 10 richest people in Africa at the start of 2024.
In summary, the first and third richest men in Africa are from South Africa while the second, fifth and tenth richest men are from Nigeria.
Also, the fourth, eighth and ninth richest men in Africa are from Egypt.
However, the sixth and seventh richest men come from Swaziland and Algeria respectfully.