Business Insider Africa, a pan-African innovative business news provider, has presented \u2013 courtesy of the Forbes real-time billionaires list \u2013 the top 10 richest people in Africa at the start of 2024.<\/p>\n
The Forbes Daily billionaires ranking platform tracks daily changes to the net worth of the most high-net-worth individuals across the globe. As noted, the figures availed represent the net worth of the entrants as of January 1, 2024.<\/p>\n
Johann Rupert and family heads into the new year as Africa\u2019s richest man.<\/p>\n
Rupert, 73, is a South African billionaire businessman, who is the eldest son of business tycoon Anton Rupert and his wife Huberte. He is the chairman of the Swiss-based luxury-goods company Richemont and the South Africa-based company Remgro.
\nHe is from South Africa and the 192nd richest man in the world.<\/p>\n
Next is Aliko Dangote, 66, a Nigerian businessman and industrialist, best known as the founder, chairman, and CEO of the Dangote Group, the largest industrial conglomerate in West Africa.
\nHe is from Nigeria and the 228th richest man in the world.
\nThe third richest man in Africa is Nicky Oppenheimer & family who is worth $8.3 billion. He is from South Africa and trades in Diamond.
\nHe is the 283rd richest man globally.
\nThe fourth richest man in Africa is Nassef Sawiris from Egypt.
\nHe is worth $7.4 billion and he is into construction and investments.
\nHe is the 345th richest man in the world.
\nThe fifth richest African is a Nigerian. He is Abdulsamad Rabiu, the Chairman of BUA Group.
\nHe is worth $5.9 billion and trades in cement and sugar.
\nRabiu is the 489th richest man globally.
\nThe number six richest man in Africa is Nathan Kirsh from Swaziland.
\nHe is worth $5.8 billion and into Retail and Real estate.
\nHe is 497th richest man in the world.
\nThe seventh richest man in Africa is Issad Rebrab & family. He is from Algeria and is worth $4.5 billion.
\nHe trades in food and he is the 647th richest man in the world.
\nThe number eight richest man in Africa is Mohamed Mansour from Egypt. He is worth $3.6 billion and into different businesses.
\nMansour is the 864th richest man in the world.
\nThe ninth richest man in Africa is Naguib Sawiris.
\nHe is also from Egypt.
\nHe is worth $3.3 billion and into Telecom. He is the 927th richest man globally.
\nThe number ten richest man in Africa is from Nigeria.
\nHe is Mike Adenuga and is worth $3.1 billion.
\nHe is into Telecom and Oil & Gas. He is the 1031 richest man in the world.<\/p>\n
The table above shows the full list of the 10 richest people in Africa at the start of 2024.
\nIn summary, the first and third richest men in Africa are from South Africa while the second, fifth and tenth richest men are from Nigeria.
\nAlso, the fourth, eighth and ninth richest men in Africa are from Egypt.
\nHowever, the sixth and seventh richest men come from Swaziland and Algeria respectfully.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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