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This list uses the static rating published once a year by Forbes, usually in March or April. There were 337 women listed on the world's billionaires as of 4 April 2023, up from 327 in 2022. [ 1] Since 2021, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers has been listed as the world's wealthiest woman.
List of Africans by net worth. 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]
Name Citizenship Net worth Sources of wealth Aliko Dangote Nigeria: 15.3 Billion: Diversified, Cement Abdul Samad Rabiu Nigeria: 7.6 Billion: Diversified, Cement Mike Adenuga Nigeria: 7.3 Billion: Cement, Food Processing, Real Estate Femi Otedola Nigeria: 4.7 Billion: Telecom, Oil, Finance & Investments
Forbes has listed Alakija among the world's 100 most powerful women, [19] [20] and has been ranked as the richest woman in Africa. [citation needed]On July 17, 2021, Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, she received an honorary doctorate degree in business administration.
South Africa / Australia / Switzerland: 8.9 billion: Glencore: 469: Patrick Soon-Shiong [b] South Africa / United States: 6.2 billion: NantWorks: 1238: Patrice Motsepe South Africa: 2.7 billion: African Rainbow Minerals: 1286: Koos Bekker South Africa: 2.6 billion: Naspers: 2410: Michiel Le Roux South Africa: 1.2 billion: Capitec Bank: 2410 ...
The net worth of the world's billionaires increased from less than US$1 trillion in 2000 to over $7 trillion in 2015. The World's Billionaires is an annual ranking of people who are billionaires, i.e., they are considered to have a net worth of US$1 billion or more, by the American business magazine Forbes. The list was first published in March ...
List Ranking Ranking World Ranking Name Citizenship Net worth Sources of wealth and Occupation 1: 373: Jim Davis [7] [8] United States Greece: $6.9 billion: Owner of New Balance, Major League Lacrosse: 2: 458: Tom Gores [9] [10] United States Israel Greece: $5.9 billion: CEO of Platinum Equity Owner Palace Sports and Entertainment Detroit ...
By Angelo Young The Forbes magazine annual list of the world's billionaires has always been scant of women, but 35 more women did join this year's record-length list of 1,426 global über-rich ...