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Meet The Top 10 Richest Black Billionaires In The World For 2017

It’s that time of the year again, FORBES magazine has published its list of the richest people on the planet for 2017, and surprisingly, only 10 of them are black, down from 12, a year ago. Who are the richest black billionaires?

With an estimated net worth of $12.2 billion, Nigerian business magnate, Aliko Dangote is still the richest black person in the world. Dangote is not only the richest man in Africa; he’s also the world’s richest black person.

The next person on the list is the Saudi-Ethiopian construction magnate Mohammed Al-Amoudi with an estimated worth of $8.4billion. He is followed by Mike Adenuga ($6.1 billion), Isabel Dos Santos ($3.1 billion), and Oprah Winfrey ($3 billion).

The self-made media mogul Oprah Winfrey is still the richest African-American person in the world.

Meet The Top 10 Richest Black Billionaires In The World For 2017

  1. Aliko Dangote ($12.2 billion)
    Nigeria, Sugar, Cement, Flour
  2. Mohammed Al-Amoudi ($8.4billion)
    Saudi-Ethiopian tycoon, Oil
  3. Mike Adenuga ($6.1 billion)
    Nigeria, Oil
  4. Isabel Dos Santos ($3.1 billion)
    Angola, Investments
  5. Oprah Winfrey ($3 billion)
    US, Television

  6. Robert Smith ($2.5 billion)
    US, Private Equity
  7. Patrice Motsepe ($1.81 billion)
    South Africa, Mining
  8. Folorunsho Alakija ($1.61 billion)
    Nigeria, Oil
  9. Michael Jordan ($1.31 billion)
    US, Basketball

  10. Mohammed Ibrahim ($1.14 billion)
    UK, Mobile Telecoms, Investments
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Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj
Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj is a publishing executive and economist who is the CEO and editor-in-chief of The CEOWORLD magazine, one of the world’s most influential and recognized global news publications. Additionally, he serves as the chair of the advisory board for the CEOWORLD magazine. He received his Ph.D. in Finance and Banking from the European Global School, Paris, France. He earned his Doctoral Degree in Chartered Accountancy from the European International University Paris, France, and a Doctorate in Business Administration from Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design (KNUTD), Ukraine. Dr. Amarendra also holds a Master of Business Administration degree in International Relations and Affairs from the American University of Athens, Alabama, United States.


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