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Dec 27, 2023 · The people on this list are worth $27 billion combined, which is a lot of money—but that's just one-eighth of the net worth of the world's richest person, Elon Musk, at an estimated $218 billion ...
- Mohammed Ibrahim: $1.14 billion. Self-made billionaire, 71 year-old Mohammed Ibrahim, was born in Sudan and now lives in the United Kingdom, where he is the 11th wealthiest citizen.
- Michael Jordan: $1.31 billion. One of the most successful athletes of all time, Michael Jordan, 54, made a total of $90 million as a basketball player, according to Forbes.
- Folorunsho Alakija: $1.61 billion. Folorunso Alakija, vice chair of Nigerian oil company Famfa Oil, got her start in business as the founder of an elite Nigerian fashion label, according to Forbes.
- Patrice Motsepe: $1.81 billion. South-African Patrice Motsepe, 55, founder of the mining company African Rainbow Minerals, was Africa's first black billionaire.
Jul 21, 2020 · According to 2019 estimates, there are about 2,153 billionaires in the world — and only 13 of them are Black. The richest Black man in the world is Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote, the man who founded Dangote Cement. His net worth is currently estimated at $7.7 billion. Let’s take a look at America’s handful of Black billionaires and ...
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- Aliko Dangote: $15.7 billion. Aliko Dangote owns the eponymous Dangote Group, which operates in the commodities field. Dangote is based in Nigeria and also does business in other African countries, including Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, South Africa, Togo, and Zambia.
- Mike Adenuga: $4.6 billion. Mike Adenuga built his enormous fortune in mobile telecommunications and oil production. In 2006, he founded Globacom, the second largest mobile phone network in Nigeria.
- Robert Smith: $4.5 billion. Robert F. Smith is the founder of the private equity firm, Vista Equity Partners. Vista deals in the not-so-sexy category of enterprise software, which might be why he's flown largely under the radar.
- Isabel Dos Santos: $4 billion. Isabel Dos Santos is the daughter of Jose Eduardo dos Santos, the President of Angola who has reigned over a violent regime since 1979.
- Residence: Seattle
- Residence: Austin, Texas
- Residence: Medina, Washington
- Residence: Palo Alto, California
- Residence: Omaha
- Residence: Lanai, Hawaii
- Residence: Los Altos, California
- Residence: Hunts Point, Washington
- Residence: Fort Worth, Texas
Bezos is the world’s wealthiest person for the fourth straight year, despite temporarily losing that title to Elon Musk in January. The 57-year-old Amazon founder is stepping down as CEO later in 2021. He currently owns just under 11% of the tech giant’s stock.
The Tesla CEO’s fortune jumped by 514%—(yes, $126.4 billion!) since March 2020 (when Forbesfinalized the 2020 billionaires list), thanks to a soaring private market valuation for his space exploration company SpaceX and even loftier public market enthusiasm for Tesla stock.
The Microsoft cofounder’s charitable foundation has given or pledged more than $1.75 billion toward Covid-19 relief, with much of it spent on the mass production and management of medical supplies.
Continued congressional scrutiny and advertising boycotts have yet to dent Zuckerberg’s fortune. Facebook shares rose 80% over the past year, making Zuckerberg more than $42 billion richer than he was a year ago.
Berkshire Hathaway’s 90-year-old chairman and CEO is $28.5 billion richer than last year, despite giving $2.9 billion worth of Berkshire Hathaway stock to charitable foundations in July 2020, thanks to a 36% rise in Berkshire stock. Still his gains were outpaced by others. Buffett is the world’s No. 6 richest this year. It’s the first time since 19...
The Silicon Valley titan moved to Hawaii during the pandemic. Software giant Oracle, meanwhile, which he cofounded in 1977, has relocated its headquarters from the Bay Area to Texas.
Page and Brin, who founded Google in 1998, continue to serve as board members of its parent company, Alphabet but otherwise maintain low profiles. Google was under fire in Australia earlier this year for what critics say is the search engine’s role in weakening the media there.
The former Microsoft CEO’s fortune has climbed by $16 billion since last year as a result of the uptick in Microsoft’s share price. On the philanthropy front, Ballmer and his wife, Connie, donated $54 million to Covid-19 relief efforts in 2020.
Walton and her siblings, with other family members, collectively own about half of the world’s largest retailer, Walmart. The company’s stock is up more than 5% since last year’s list, thanks in part to efforts to boost online sales to compete with Amazon Prime.
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 ...
Jun 21, 2023 · Michael Jordan, Richest Black Americans and Their Stock Picks. Tyler Perry is a well-known Black American director, actor, producer, and writer. He began his career in entertainment in the 1990s ...
