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Black billionaires are individuals who are of predominantly African ancestry with a net worth of at least US$1 billion. According to the 2021 Forbes ranking of the world's billionaires, Nigerian business magnate Aliko Dangote had a net worth of $11.5 billion and was the world's richest black man.
YearBlack BillionairesBi/multiracial Billionaires With Black ...All Billionaires202416: Aliko Dangote, $13.9 billion [55] ...5: Mohammad Al-Amoudi, $9.43 billion [58] ...2,781; Richest: Bernard Arnault & family, ...202315: Aliko Dangote, $14.2 billion [50] ...5: Mohammad Al-Amoudi, $9.05 billion [53] ...2,540; Richest: Bernard Arnault & family, ...2021-202217: Aliko Dangote, $11.5 billion [43] ...6: Mohammad Al-Amoudi, $5.45 billion [48] ...2,755; Richest: Elon Musk, $271.9 billion ...202014: Aliko Dangote, $8.3 billion [40] Mike ...4: Mohammad Al-Amoudi, $7.6 billion [42] ...2,095; Richest: Jeff Bezos, $113 billionOct 5, 2021 · Forbes Releases 40th Annual Forbes 400 Ranking of the Richest Americans. Minimum Fortune To Make the Cut Reaches A Record-Breaking $2.9 Billion And The Collective Net Worth Of The 2021 List...
Aug 11, 2023 · Robert F. Smith: the Richest Black Man in America. The honor of being the richest Black man in America goes to none other than Robert F. Smith. You’re forgiven if he’s not a household name in ...
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Oct 14, 2021 · Three familiar names topped this year’s list. Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp placed third at $134 billion. Tesla’s Elon Musk came in second with $190 billion. And the...
- Jeff Bezos
- Elon Musk
- Mark Zuckerberg
- Bill Gates
- Sergey Brin
- Larry Ellison
- Warren Buffett
- Steve Ballmer
- Michael Bloomberg
- Rob Walton
SOURCE: Amazon
Bezosstepped down as CEO of Amazon in July—and promptly launched himself into space, spending ten minutes outside the atmosphere aboard his company Blue Origin’s first manned spaceflight. His net worth also reached new heights: He’s up $22 billion in the past year, becoming the first person on The Forbes400 worth more than $200 billion.
SOURCE: Tesla, SpaceX
Musk’s electric carmaker, Tesla, has been profitable for eight straight quarters and posted its highest net income ever in July— thanks to sales of emissions credits—helping drive his fortune up by $120 billion in one year. In August, he unveiled plans for the Tesla Bot, a humanoid robot to run on technology used in Tesla vehicles. His rocket company, SpaceX, completed its first all-civilian mission in September.
SOURCE: Facebook
In August, the Federal Trade Commission refiled a lawsuit that, if successful, could force Facebook to split up its Instagram and WhatsApp businesses. So far no amount of regulatory danger or controversy—including criticism from President Biden over Facebook’s role in proliferating vaccine misinformation—has been able to curb the social media company’s steady stock-market ascent. In June, Facebook hit a $1 trillion market capitalization for the first time. The fortune of its founder and CEO h...
SOURCE: Microsoft
Gates drops out of the top two for the first time in three decades. The Microsoft cofounder, whose 27-year marriage to Melinda French Gates ended in May, transferred $5.7 billion of stock in companies like Canadian National Railway and Deere & Co. to her. In September he spent $2.2 billion to boost his stake in Four Seasons Hotels to 71%, from 48%.
SOURCE: Google
The duo stepped down as chief executive and president, respectively, of Google parent Alphabet in late 2019 amid a Congressional antitrust investigation but remain on the board and retain controlling stakes in it. Page has reportedly been riding out the pandemic in Fiji; Brin, whose yacht was recently spotted near Fiji and Tahiti, set up a Singapore branch of his family office.
SOURCE: Software
The Oracle cofounder, chief technology officer and chairman announced in December 2020 that he had moved to Lanai, the Hawaiian island he bought nearly all of for $300 million in 2012. In April, he paid $80 million for a Palm Beach mansion that he reportedly plans to tear down.
SOURCE: Berkshire Hathaway
The Oracle of Omaha, who was famously reluctant to plunge into tech stocks, has been amassing a 21st-century portfolio. Berkshire Hathaway now owns billion-dollar stakes in Apple, Amazon and Snowflake. In June, it pumped $500 million into Brazilian fintech Nubank.
SOURCE: Microsoft
The high-octane former Microsoft chief gave $38 million to groups in Washington to address the state’s workforce shortage in behavioral health; nearly a quarter of adults there with mental illness reported not being able to access care. In September, his NBA team, the Los Angeles Clippers, broke ground on a new 18,000-seat arena that will reportedly cost him north of $1 billion.
SOURCE: Bloomberg LP
The former New York City mayor plowed $1.2 billion into his failed presidential bid and to support other candidates in the 2020 election; he also gave away $1.6 billion via his Bloomberg Philanthropies. This year his giving has included donations to Covid-19 response efforts, climate change mitigation and creating a center at Princeton, named for his eldest daughter, Emma, aimed at increasing student diversity.
SOURCE: Walmart
Walmart, America’s largest private employer, is ending quarterly bonuses for store staffers but raising its minimum wage by $1, to $12 an hour, amid nationwide worker shortages. The children of founder Sam Walton own an estimated 39% of the retailing giant’s shares—which are up 14% since last year—despite cashing out of some $6.4 billion worth of stock over the past year. Only Rob sits on the board.
Mar 14, 2019 · Money. by Selena Hill. March 14, 2019. America’s Black Billionaires: The Richest African Americans in 2019. Earlier this month, Forbes published its annual World’s Billionaires list,...
Dec 11, 2021 · 1. Rihanna. Being the first black woman alive to head a luxury brand, Robyn Rihanna Fenty’s net worth as of 2021 is 1.7 billion dollars! Born in February 1988, the Barbados singer rose to fame when she was discovered by an American music producer called Evan Rogers!
