List of Africans by net worth
The Richest Africans is an annual ranking of the richest African people, compiled and published by the American business magazine Forbes. The list has been published since 2015. In 2025, there was a record of 22 African billionaires on the list. Billionaires who are from Africa, but do not reside in the continent are excluded from the list by Forbes.
Annual rankings
;2025As of 2025, Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote is the richest person in Africa, and the African countries with the most billionaires are South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, and Morocco. Algeria, Tanzania and Zimbabwe each have one billionaire.
;2024
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, Egypt, Nigeria, and Morocco. Algeria, Tanzania and Zimbabwe each have one billionaire.
| No. | Name | Net worth | Nationality | Source of wealth |
| 1 | Johann Rupert | $14.5B | South Africa | Fashion & Retail |
| 2 | Aliko Dangote | $13.9B | Nigeria | Manufacturing |
| 3 | Nicky Oppenheimer | $11.5B | South Africa | Metals & Mining |
| 4 | Nassef Sawiris | $9.6B | Egypt | Construction & Engineering |
| 5 | Naguib Sawiris | $7.55B | Egypt | Telecommunications & Engineering |
| 6 | Mike Adenuga | $6.9B | Nigeria | Glo (company) |
| 7 | Abdul Samad Rabiu | $5.9B | Nigeria | Food & Beverages, BUA Cement |
| 8 | Mohamed Mansour | $3.3B | Egypt | Mansour Group |
| 9 | Patrice Motsepe | $3.2B | South Africa | Metals & Mining |
| 9 | Koos Bekker | $3.2B | South Africa | Media & Entertainment |
| 11 | Strive Masiyiwa | $3.1B | Zimbabwe | Telecommunications & Engineering |
| 12 | Issad Rebrab | $2.7B | Algeria | Food & Beverages |
| 13 | Michiel le Roux | $1.9B | South Africa | Finance |
| 14 | Mohammed Dewji | $1.8B | Tanzania | MeTL Group |
| 15 | Aziz Akhannouch | $1.7B | Morocco | Akwa Group |
| 16 | Christoffel Wiese | $1.6B | South Africa | Fashion & Retail |
| 16 | Othman Benjelloun | $1.6B | Morocco | Finance |
| 18 | Femi Otedola | $1.5B | Nigeria | Energy |
| 19 | Youssef Mansour | $1.3B | Egypt | Mansour Group |
| 20 | Yasseen Mansour | $1.2B | Egypt | Mansour Group |
;2023
As of 2023, Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote is the richest person in Africa, and the African countries with the most billionaires are Egypt, South Africa, Nigeria, and Morocco
| No. | Name | Net worth | Nationality | Source 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 | Cevital |
| 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 |
2021
As of 2021, Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote is the richest person in Africa, and the African countries with the most billionaires are Egypt, South Africa, Nigeria, and Morocco.| No. | Name | Net worth | Age | Nationality | Source of wealth |
| 1 | Aliko Dangote | $14 billion | 63 | Dangote Group | |
| 2 | Nassef Sawiris | $8.5 billion | 59 | Orascom | |
| 3 | Nicky Oppenheimer | $8.0 billion | 75 | De Beers | |
| 4 | $7.2 billion | 70 | Richemont, Remgro | ||
| 4 | $6.3 billion | 67 | Globacom, Conoil | ||
| 6 | $5.5 billion | 60 | BUA Group | ||
| 7 | Issad Rebrab | $4.4 billion | 77 | Cevital | |
| 9 | $3.2 billion | 66 | Orascom | ||
| 9 | $3.0 billion | 58 | African Rainbow Minerals | ||
| 10 | Koos Bekker | $2.8 billion | 68 | Naspers | |
| 11 | $2.5 billion | 72 | Mansour Group | ||
| 12 | $2.0 billion | 60 | Akwa Group | ||
| 13 | $1.6 billion | 45 | MeTL Group | ||
| 14 | $1.4 billion | 75 | Mansour Group | ||
| 15 | $1.3 billion | 88 | Bank of Africa | ||
| 16 | $1.2 billion | 71 | Capitec Bank | ||
| 16 | $1.2 billion | 59 | Econet Global | ||
| 18 | $1.1 billion | 59 | Mansour Group |
2019
The 2020 billionaires' list was released by Forbes on 14 January 2020. Also, the Forbes provides daily net worth updates which reflects change by 5 PM ET of prior trading day.| No. | Name | Age | Nationality | Net worth | Source of wealth |
| 1 | Aliko Dangote | 63 |  Nigeria |