Dangote wealth is equivalent to that of Trump, Abramovich and Oprah combined!
Nigerian Aliko Dangote, the president of the Dangote Group wealth is equivalent to that of US president Donald Trump, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, and media Oprah Winfrey according to Forbes 2018 billionaire ranking.
Dangote, who has drooped to position 100 (2018) from position 51 (2016) ranking by Forbes Magazine, is also richer than the combination of all other Nigerians who made the list and remains the richest black billionaire anywhere on the planet. At $14.1 billion, the 60-year-old is richer than Abramovich ($10.8 billion), Trump $3.1 billion and Oprah ($2.7 billion).
Forbes magazine highlights the more than 2,200 billionaires around the world who hold a combined net worth of $9.1 trillion.
At No. 5 is Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, with an estimated $71 billion. No. 4 is chairman and CEO of luxury goods company LVMH, Bernard Arnault, and his family, with $72 billion. American business magnate and investor Warren Buffett sits at the third spot on the list with $84 billion.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates dropped one spot from last year to No. 2, with $90 billion. At the top of the list for the first time is Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. He’s the first centibillionaire on the list with $112 billion.
Forbes assistant managing editor Luisa Kroll told “CBS This Morning” Bezos had the “biggest one gain year” since the magazine began tracking world billionaires.
“He was up over 39 billion dollars in 12 months,” Kroll said.
Sixty-seven percent of the 2018 list are self-made billionaires and a record 255 women are included in this year’s rankings.
“There are 72 self-made (women), which is just really exciting because that’s always been a huge lag,” Kroll said.
Chinese entrepreneur Zhou Qunfei is the richest self-made woman on the list with a net worth of $7.8 billion.
“Her mom reportedly died when she was younger. She ended up working in a factory at age 16. She makes the glass covers for a lot of our smartphones,” Kroll said.
Forbes’ 2018 top 15 billionaires
- Jeff Bezos, $112 billion
- Bill Gates, $90 billion
- Warren Buffett, $84 billion
- Bernard Arnault and family, $72 billion
- Mark Zuckerberg, $71 billion
- Amancio Ortega, $70 billion
- Carlos Slim Helu and family, $67.1 billion
- Charles Koch, $60 billion
- David Koch, $60 billion
- Larry Ellison, $58.5 billion
- Michael Bloomberg, $50 billion
- Larry Page, $48.8 billion
- Sergey Brin, $47.5 billion
- Jim Walton, $46.4 billion
- S. Robson Walton, $46.2 billion
Topping the list of 23 African billionaires is the richest man in Africa – Aliko Dangote. If you have been wondering about who is the richest man in Africa then your question has been answered. There are 23 billionaires in Africa, which is an increase from the previous 21. Their total net worth is 75.8 billion dollars, which is an increase from the previous 70 Billion dollar mark.
Dangote has held the slot of the richest man of Africa because of his excellent eye for business. He is the founder and majority share owner of the Dangote Group cement which is the largest cement producer in Africa. He has grown to become a household name in Nigeria as everyone knows him and wishes to be him. His drive for business started long time ago since when he was in primary he would sell sweets just to get money even though he might not have needed it.