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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. The following Forbes list of South African billionaires is based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine in 2023. 2023 South African billionaires list World Rank Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Source of wealth 2 Elon Musk [a] South Africa ...
As of December 2024, South African billionaire Johann Rupert is the richest person in Africa, and the African countries with the most billionaires are South Africa (6), Egypt (5), Nigeria (4), and Morocco (2). Algeria, Tanzania and Zimbabwe each have one billionaire. [3]
Per Knight Frank's Wealth Report (2018) [4] [5] Rank Country/Territory Number of billionaires World: 3,381 1 United States: 585 2 Mainland China: 373 3 Germany: 123 4 India: 119 5 Russia: 101 6 Hong Kong: 64 7 United Kingdom: 54 8 Canada: 46 9 South Korea: 44 10 Italy: 43 11 France: 40 12 Switzerland: 36 13 Japan: 35 Taiwan: 35 14 Australia: 34
Aliko Dangote, 67, is the richest person in Africa with an estimated net worth of $11.7 billion. He founded the Dangote Group, a cement manufacturer with a presence in 10 African countries.
10 richest billionaires covered by Bloomberg Billionaires Index as of January 20, 2025 [3] No. Name Net worth Age Nation(s) of origin Source(s) of wealth 1: Elon Musk: $448.5 billion 53 South Africa Canada United States Tesla SpaceX. xAI. 2: Jeff Bezos: $244.9 billion 61 United States Amazon Blue Origin: 3: Mark Zuckerberg: $216.7 billion 40
The 20 richest people were worth $406 billion then, a fraction of the $3 trillion they're worth today. Musk alone is worth $454 billion today, exceeding the combined wealth of the top 20 in 2000.
In January 2024, Motsepe was named Africa's 9th richest man and South Africa's 3rd richest man after Johan Rupert and Nicky Oppenheimer by CNBC Africa alongside Koos Bekker, with an estimated net worth of $2.7 billion. [8] In May 2024, Motsepe was ranked as the 1,175th-wealthiest person in the world by Forbes, with a reported fortune of US$2.9 ...
Here’s an even closer look at how the world’s 10 richest people on Forbes’ Billionaires Index list got to where they are. 1. Elon Musk. Elon Musk has a net worth of $214.1 billion.