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Forbes don identify Nigerian enterprise tycoon Aliko Dangote as Africa richest man for di fifteenth time in a row.
For di 2026 rating of Africa richest pipo wey Forbes launch on Monday, 9 March, 23 billionaires make di list and dem embrace Abdulsamad Rabiu, Mike Adenuga, Johann Rupert, Michiel Le Roux, amongst odas.
No girl on di continent make di list.
Dis 12 months African billionaires get mixed wealth price $126.7 billion, up 21% from di $105 billion e be for 2025.
Di 2026 Forbes list bin observe di wealth of African billionaires wey dey dwell for Africa or wey get dia major enterprise for dia.
Dis na di list of African billionaires wey make di list, wetin dem dey do and dia price.
List of 10 most richest males in Africa – Forbes
Di 68-year-old businessman make im cash from cement and sugar – and for 2023, e open one oil refinery for Nigeria financial hub of Lagos.
According to Forbes, Dangote wey retain im place as di richest for Africa get estimated internet price of $28.5 billion. Im shares for im cement firm for di Nigerian Exchange rise to just about 69% since final March. Dangote Cement double dia earnings for 2025 to a report one trillion naira.
Di enterprise tycoon wey plan to make im oil refinery public later dis 12 months, bin not too long ago announce say im firm don signal one $400 million deal wit one Chinese equipment firm to speed up plans of doubling di refinery full capability by 2029.
South African luxurious items magnate Johann Rupert maintain on to di quantity two spot. E price $16.1 billion.
Di 12 months largest winner by far na Abdulsamad Rabiu. Im estimated internet price soar to 120%, e rise by $6.1 billion to succeed in $11.2 billion, achieve wey no oda billionaire on di list bin come near matching.
Rabiu, wey be di chairman of BUA Group, now na Africa third richest pesin, e transfer up from di sixth place e be for 2025.
Im fundamental asset, BUA Cement, see dia shares climb 135% on di Nigerian Exchange.
Nicky Oppenheimer & household
Anoda South African, former diamond miner Nicky Oppenheimer take di fourth spot. E be di inheritor to di De Beers diamond fortune, and e get no less than 720 sq. miles of conservation land throughout South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Im internet price for 2026 dey estimated at $10.6B.
Egyptian investor Nassef Sawiris, price estimated $9.6 billion, e basically break even.
Sawiris get stake for English Premier League membership Aston Villa and e get roughly 6% of sportswear large Adidas.
E dey set to develop into chairman of Adidas for di firm shareholder assembly for May.
Nigeria third richest pesin construct im fortune for telecommunications and oil manufacturing. Im cell phone community, Globacom, na di third-largest operator for Nigeria, wit extra dan 17 million subscribers.
E dey estimated to value $6.5B for di 2026 Forbes rating.
Im internet price dey estimated at $5.6B.
Di founder and chairman of African Rainbow Minerals, bicom billionaire for 2008 – e be di first black African on di Forbes list. For 2016, e launch one non-public fairness agency, African Rainbow Capital, wey di focus na investing in Africa. Im internet price dey estimated at $4.3B.
Im internet price dey estimated at $4B.
South Africa additionally produce one large gainer. Capitec Bank founder Michiel Le Roux, price $3.8 billion, e profit from one 57% soar for di shares on di Johannesburg Stock Exchange, wey put up 45% achieve as gold and platinum costs climb to new highs.
Oda billionaires wey make di list embrace; Koos Bekker, Issad Rebrab, Jannie Mouton, Mohammed Dewji, amongst odas.
Four out of di 23 billionaires dey poorer cross as dem be one 12 months in the past.
Morocco Anas Sefrioui lose $300 million afta shares for im Group Addoha bin fall extra dan 30%.
Nigeria Femi Otedola lose $200 million afta e promote majority of im stake for Geregu Power for low cost to di listed firm market value.
Di two males now price $1.3 billion every, di lowest figures for di list.
14 out of di 23 billionaires, or 61%, construct dia personal fortunes, dem no inherit am.
South Africa dey lead in billionaire rely wit seven. Egypt comply with wit 5, Nigeria get 4, and Morocco get three.
How Forbes take dey measure di billionaires
According to Forbes, dem dey calculaten internet price wit inventory costs and forex trade charges from di shut of enterprise on March 1, 2026.
Dem dey measure internet price modifications from Forbes 2025 Billionaires list, wey dem publish for March 2025.
“To value privately held businesses, we start wit estimates of revenues or profits and apply prevailing price-to-sales, price-to-earnings or similar ratios for similar public companies. Some list members dey grow richer or poorer within weeks–or days–of our measurement date.” Forbes tok.
