Many of us know people like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg as the richest people in the world, but we will know Africa’s richest people in 2025. Their wealth has reached billions of dollars due to business growth. And this article picks the top ten richest people in Africa.
Top 10: Africa’s richest people in 2025
Aliko Dangote
Nigerian businessman and philanthropist Aliko Dangote has a net worth of $15.6 billion, making him the richest man in Nigeria and the African continent for over a decade. The Dangote Group has built enormous wealth through the production of cement, sugar, and flour in the African market and is also spearheading projects such as the Dangote Refinery, which is helping to significantly impact Nigeria’s oil industry.
Johann Rupert
Johann Rupert’s net worth is $10.7 billion, making him the richest man in South Africa and the second richest man on the African continent. Rupert founded the Switzerland-based luxury goods holding company Financière Richemont and was the former CEO of the company.
The company manufactures jewelry, watches, leather goods, pens, firearms, clothing, and accessories and sells them to countries including Switzerland, Canada, the United States, and China.
Nicky Oppenheimer
South African businessman Nicky Oppenheimer has a net worth of $8.4 billion, making him the second richest person in South Africa. According to The Citizen, the Oppenheimer family’s 40 percent stake in diamond magnate De Beers, the world’s largest diamond producer, was sold in 2012 for $5.1 billion. And besides that, Oppenheimer enjoyed philanthropy, especially in environmental conservation.
Abdulsamad Rabiu
Another Nigerian richest businessman, Abdulsamad Rabiu, has a net worth of $8.1 billion. He made wealth through cement, sugar production, and real estate business through BUA Group.
Nassef Sawiris
Nassef Sawiris runs Orascom Construction and invests heavily in global giants such as Adidas; his net worth is $7.2 billion, and Sawiris is part of Egypt’s richest family. Besides, he also earns from the chemicals sector.
Mike Adenuga
Businessman Mike Adenuga, with a net worth of $6.1 billion, is the second richest man in Nigeria, making his fortune from telecommunications and oil. Adenuga founded Globacom Limited, Nigeria’s second-largest telecommunications company, which provides world-class, state-of-the-art technology and designs telecom solutions to meet the needs of diverse publics regardless of size.
Issad Rebrab
Algeria’s Issad Rebrab is worth $5.1 billion; he made his fortune from the largest private conglomerate, Cevital (a food company), and Cevital operates one of the world’s largest sugar refineries.
Naguib Sawiris
Naguib Sawiris is worth $3.3 billion, making him the second richest man in Egypt. Nassef Sawiris’ brother Naguib Sawiris was the founder of the telecommunications company Global Telecom, which was sold to Russia’s VimpelCom in 2011, and now focuses on media and political initiatives in Egypt.
Patrice Motsepe
Patrice Motsepe from South Africa has a net worth of $2.9 billion, is the first Black African billionaire, and founded African Rainbow Minerals (a mining company), which mines gold, platinum, and other precious metals.
Apart from business, Motsepe is known for his philanthropy, having pledged to donate half of his wealth to charity. And he was elected president of the Confederation of African Football on 12 March 2021.
Koos Bekker
South African businessman Koos Bekker has a net worth of $2.5 billion. According to The Citizen, he transformed Naspers from a South African newspaper publisher into a global e-commerce and media giant by investing in platforms like Tencent.
Information The Citizen with HindenTimes
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