| Name | Age | Net Worth | Source | Industry | Country of Citizenship |
| Aliko Dangote | 63 | $13.4 | The Dangote Group | sugar, flour, cement | Nigeria |
| Robert Smith | 57 | $6.0 | Vista Equity Partners | Private equity | United States |
| Mike Adenuga | 67 | $5.8 | Globacom | telcom, banking, oil | Nigeria |
| David L. Steward | 69 | $3.5 | World Wide Technology | Information Technology | United States |
| Abdulsamad Rabiu | 60 | $3.0 | BUA Group | Sugar, flour, cement | Nigeria |
| Oprah Winfrey | 66 | $2.6 | Harpo, Weight Watchers | Television | United States |
| Michael Jordan | 57 | $2.1 | Charlotte Hornets, NIKE, endorsements | Entertainment, Apparel | United States |
| Patrice Motsepe | 58 | $1.7 | African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) | mining | South Africa |
| Isabel dos Santos | 47 | $1.6 | Investments | Banking | Angola |
| Michael Lee-Chin | 69 | $1.6 | Investments, Mutual Funds | Communications, Banking | Canada |
| Strive Masiyiwa | 59 | $1.5 | Econet Group, Liquid Telecom | Communications | Zimbabwe |
| Kanye West | 43 | $1.3 | Yeezy | Music, Footwear and Apparel | United States |
| Mohammed Ibrahim | 74 | $1.1 | Celtel International, MSI Cellular | communications | United Kingdom |
| Folorunsho Alakija | 69 | $1.0 | Famfa Oil | Oil | Nigeria |
| Shawn Jay-Z Carter | 50 | $1.0 | Roc-A-Fella Records, Rocawear, Armand de Brignac, D’Ussé, Tidal, Roc Nation | Music, Investments | United States |
| Tyler Perry | 50 | $1.0 | The Tyler Perry Company Inc. | Film, Television | United States |
