Dangote, Adenuga, Rabiu, Otedola Make List As Forbes Unveils Top 20 African Billionaires 2024 [Full List]
Femi Otedola, the Executive Chairman of Geregu Power Plc and a Non-Executive Director FBN Holdings, has been named among the 20 richest persons in Africa. He was listed as the 19th richest person in Africa with a net worth of $1.1 billion.
Unsurprisingly, President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has retained his position as the richest person in Africa with a net worth of $13.9 billion, in the 2024 Forbes list of 20 of Africa’s Richest billionaires released yesterday.
The the two other Nigerians in the list released by the forbes include Mike Adenuga, the CEO of telecom giants, Globacom, he holds a net worth $6.9 billion. Expectedly, BUA Group President, AbdulSamad Rabiu ranked 6th on the top 20 table at a net worth of $5.9 billion.
According to Forbes, the fortunes of Africa’s wealthiest people rebounded slightly in the past 12 months, reversing the decline in their fortunes from a year ago, though they were still off their all-time highs.
The New Jersey-based media outfit pointed out that the 20 billionaires on the 2024 Forbes list of Africa’s Richest were worth a combined $82.4 billion, which was up $900 million from last year’s $81.5 billion
Below is the list of the top 20 richest billionaires in Africa
1. Aliko Dangote – $13.9 billion
2. Johann Rupert & family – $10.1 billion
3. Nicky Oppenheimer & family – $9.4 billion
4. Nassef Sawiris – $8.7 billion
5. Mike Adenuga – $6.9 billion
6. Abdulsamad Rabiu – $5.9 billion
7. Naguib Sawiris -$3.8 billion
8. Mohammed Mansour – $3.2 billion
9. Roos Bekker – $2.7 billion
10. Patrice Motsepe – $2.7 billion
11. Issad Rebrab & family – $2.5 billion
12. Mohammed Dewji – $1.8 billion
13. Strive Masiyiwa – $1.8 billion
14. Aziz Akhannouch & family – $1.7 billion
15. Othman Benjelloun & family – $1.4 billion
16. Youseff Mansour – $1.3 billion
17. Yassen Mansour – $1.2 billion
18. Christoffel Wiese – $1.2 billion
19. Michiel Le Roux – $1.1 billion
20. Femi Otedola – $1.1 billion
