2019 list of the World’s Black Billionaires and their Photos

News

Here

2,153 people made it to the 2019 Forbes list of the World’s Billionaires and 13 of them are black, which is an improvement from last year when only 11 blacks made it to the list.

Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote is still leading as the richest black person in the world with a fortune estimated at $10.9 billion. He’s closely followed by Nigerian oil and telecoms mogul Mike Adenuga.

American businessman David Stewart, who is majority owner of World Wide Technology, an IT provider, whose customers include Citi, Verizon and the federal government, joins the Black Billionaires Club with a fortune Forbes estimates at $3 billion.

Nigerian businessman Abdulsamad Rabiu, who made his fortune in cement, flour, edible oils and real estate, returned to the list this year after a multi-year hiatus. He last featured on the Forbes list of the World’s Billionaires in 2014.

Nigeria’s Folorunsho Alakija, American TV mogul Oprah Winfrey and Angolan investor Isabel dos Santos still remain the only black female billionaires in the world.

Below is the list of the 13 richest black people on earth, where they come from, and their area of business:

Aliko Dangote, $10.9 billion (Nigerian, Sugar, Cement, Flour)

 

Here

 

Mike Adenuga, $9.1 billion (Nigerian, Oil, Telecoms)

 

Here

 

Robert Smith, $5 billion (American, Private Equity)

 

Here

 

David Steward, $ 3 billion (American, Tech)

 

Here

 

Oprah Winfrey, $2.5 billion (American, Television)

 

Here

 

Strive Masiyiwa, $2.4 billion (Zimbabwean, Telecoms)

 

Here

 

Isabel Dos Santos, $2.3 billion (Angolan, Investments)

 

Here

 

Patrice Motsepe, $2.3 billion (South African, Mining)

 

Here

 

Michael Jordan, $1.9 billion (American, Basketball)

 

Here

 

Michael Lee-Chin, $1.9 billion (Canadian, Investments)

 

Here

 

Abdulsamad Rabiu, $1.6 billion ( Nigerian, Cement, Sugar)

 

Here

 

Folorunsho Alakija, $1.1 billion (Nigerian, Oil)

 

Here

 

Mohammed Ibrahim, $1.1 billion (Sudanese-British, Mobile Telecoms, Investments)

 

Here

Forbes, LIB

 

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.