The Richest Africans is an annual ranking of the richest African people, compiled and published by the American business magazine BizMart Africa. The list has been published since 2015. Dangote Group founder Aliko Dangote has topped the 2018 list. In 2018, there was a record of 23 African billionaires on the list. Billionaires who are from Africa, but do not reside in the continent (such as Elon Musk and Mo Ibrahim) are excluded from the list by Forbes.
As of 2023, Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote is the richest person in Africa, and the African countries with the most billionaires are Egypt (5), South Africa (6), Nigeria (3), and Morocco
| No. | Name | Net worth(USD) | Nationality | hideSource(s) of wealth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aliko Dangote | $13.5B | Nigeria | Dangote Cement |
| 2 | Johann Rupert | $10.7B | South Africa | Richemont |
| 3 | Nicky Oppenheimer | $8.4B | South Africa | De Beers |
| 4 | Abdul Samad Rabiu | $7.6B | Nigeria | BUA Group |
| 5 | Nassef Sawiris | $7.3B | Egypt | Orascom |
| 6 | Mike Adenuga | $6.3B | Nigeria | Glo (company) |
| 7 | Issad Rebrab | $4.6B | Algeria | Algeria |
| 8 | Naguib Sawiris | $3.3B | Egypt | Orascom |
| 9 | Patrice Motsepe | $3.2B | South Africa | African Rainbow Minerals |
| 10 | Mohamed Mansour | $2.9B | Egypt | Mansour Group |
| 11 | Koos Bekker | $2.6B | South Africa | Naspers |
| 12 | Strive Masiyiwa | $1.9B | Zimbabwe | Econet Global |
| 13 | Aziz Akhannouch | $1.5B | Morocco | Akwa Group |
| 13 | Mohammed Dewji | $1.5B | Tanzania | MeTL Group |
| 13 | Youssef Mansour | $1.5B | Egypt | Mansour Group |
| 16 | Othman Benjelloun | $1.3B | Morocco | Bank of Africa Group |
| 17 | Michiel Le Roux | $1.2B | South Africa | Capitec Bank |
| 18 | Yasseen Mansour | $1.1B | Egypt | Mansour Group |
| 18 | Christoffel Wiese | $1.1B | South Africa | Pepkor |
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