Africans Featured on the Forbes 2025 Billionaires List: Highlights and Achievements

Forbes’ 2025 Billionaires List includes numerous African billionaires who have made significant strides in industries ranging from telecoms to mining and luxury goods.

With a total of 3,028 billionaires globally, including a record 902 from the United States, the list reveals the growing wealth across the African continent. Here are the key African figures who made the 2025 cut:

• Aliko Dangote (Nigeria)
  The richest person in Africa, Dangote ranks 83rd globally with a net worth of $23.9 billion. Founder of Dangote Cement, the continent’s largest cement producer, Dangote’s empire includes fertilizer and refinery operations.

• Johann Rupert & Family (South Africa)
  Rupert, the chairman of luxury goods giant Richemont, claims the 165th spot with $14 billion. His company owns prestigious brands like Cartier and Montblanc.

• Nicky Oppenheimer & Family (South Africa)
  Heir to the De Beers fortune, Oppenheimer ranks 258th with $10.4 billion. He sold his stake in De Beers for $5.1 billion in 2012 and now owns large tracts of conservation land across Southern Africa.

• Nassef Sawiris (Egypt)
  Ranking 289th with $9.6 billion, Sawiris is involved in various industries, including nitrogen fertilizer production, sports, and construction, owning stakes in major companies like Adidas.

  

• Mike Adenuga (Nigeria)
  With a fortune of $6.8 billion, Adenuga made his wealth through telecommunications and oil production. His mobile network, Globacom, is Nigeria’s second-largest operator.

• Abdulsamad Rabiu (Nigeria)
  Ranking 700th with $5.1 billion, Rabiu is the founder of BUA Group, which operates in cement, sugar, and real estate sectors.

• Naguib Sawiris (Egypt)
  At 717th with $5 billion, Sawiris made his fortune in telecom and investment, including the sale of Orascom Telecom in 2011.

• Koos Bekker (South Africa)
  Bekker transformed Naspers into a global media and e-commerce giant, claiming the 1072nd spot with $3.4 billion.

• Patrice Motsepe (South Africa)
  The founder of African Rainbow Minerals and president of the Confederation of African Football, Motsepe holds a net worth of $3 billion.

• Issad Rebrab & Family (Algeria)
  Rebrab, founder of Cevital, is also ranked 1219th with $3 billion. His company owns one of the largest sugar refineries in the world.

• Mohammed Dewji (Tanzania)
  Dewji, Tanzania’s only billionaire, runs METL, a conglomerate with interests in textiles, milling, and beverages. He ranks 1626th with $2.2 billion.

• Othman Benjelloun & Family (Morocco)
  CEO of BMCE Bank, Benjelloun is also ranked 2110th with $1.6 billion.

• Anas Sefrioui & Family (Morocco)
  Sefrioui made his wealth developing low-cost housing in Morocco, claiming the 2110th spot with $1.6 billion.

• Femi Otedola (Nigeria)
  Otedola, who has interests in the energy and power sector, ranks 2233rd with $1.5 billion.

• Strive Masiyiwa (Zimbabwe)
  The founder of Econet Wireless, Masiyiwa made his mark in telecoms and ranks 2623rd with $1.2 billion.

These African billionaires continue to make a profound impact on both the continent and the global economy with their entrepreneurial ventures and investments across diverse sectors.