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Black Billionaires 2023

Rank Name Age Net Worth Source Industry Country
1 Aliko Dangote 66 $10.70 The Dangote Group sugar, flour, cement Nigeria
2 Robert Smith 60 $9.20 Vista Equity Partners Private equity United States
3 Mohammed Al Amoudi 77 $8.41 MIDROC Investment Group Oil Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia
4 David L. Steward 72 $7.60 World Wide Technology Information Technology United States
5 Abdulsamad Rabiu 63 $6.70 BUA Group Sugar, flour, cement Nigeria
6 Mike Adenuga 70 $3.30 Globacom telcom, banking, oil Nigeria
7 Michael Jordan 60 $3.00 Charlotte Hornets, NIKE, endorsements Entertainment, Apparel United States
8 Oprah Winfrey 69 $2.80 Harpo, Weight Watchers Television United States
9 Shawn Jay-Z Carter 53 $2.50 Roc-A-Fella Records, Rocawear, Armand de Brignac, D'Ussé, Tidal, Roc Nation Music, Investments United States
10 Patrice Motsepe 61 $2.40 African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) mining South Africa
11 Alexander Karp 56 $2.10 Palantir Technologies Software, Investments United States
12 Strive Masiyiwa 62 $1.80 Econet Group, Liquid Telecom Communications Zimbabwe
13 Robyn Rihanna Fenty 35 $1.40 Fenty Beauty, Savage x Fenty Fashion, Cosmetics, Music Barbados
14 Michael Lee-Chin 72 $1.30 Investments, Mutual Funds Communications, Banking Canada
15 Tope Awotona 40 $1.20 Calendly Software United States
16 Mohammed Ibrahim 77 $1.20 Celtel International, MSI Cellular communications United Kingdom
17 Earvin "Magic" Johnson 64 $1.20 Magic Johnson Enterprises Investments, Conglomerate United States
18 Tiger Woods 47 $1.10 Golf, investments Sports, media United States
19 Tyler Perry 54 $1.00 The Tyler Perry Company Inc. Film, Television United States
20 LeBron James 38 $1.00 Basketball, investments Sports, media United States

As of: 4-11-2023