Oprah Winfrey, Jay-Z, Rihanna, and LeBron James usually are not solely a number of the most well-known folks on the planet but in addition a number of the wealthiest.
Forbes’ annual billionaire listing simply dropped, and out of three,028 folks, 23 completely different Black folks with a mixed price of $96 billion made the minimize. Of the 23 richest Black folks on the planet, Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote, who based the Dangote Group, has landed within the high spot with a web price of $23.9 billion. Winfrey, Hov, Riri, and James aren’t too far behind—although, except for Jay, they’re every tied with others on the listing. Regardless, Winfrey stays the richest Black girl on the planet.
The group consists of a mixture of ladies and men and a variety of industries, together with inns, leisure, music, IT, oil, sugar, well being care, basketball (Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson are additionally in the home), cosmetics, and extra.
The authors of this listing, which started in 1987, used inventory costs and alternate charges from March 7, 2025, to compile this yr’s set, which grew by 247 from greater than a yr in the past. The billionaires even have much more billions than they did final yr. In accordance with the publication, all 3,028 have a mixed wealth of $16.1 trillion, which is almost $2 trillion greater than in 2024.
See the place your faves rank within the listing beneath.
1. Aliko Dangote
Web Price: $23.9 billion
Supply of Wealth: Cement, sugar
Citizenship: Nigeria
2. David Steward
Web Price: $11.4 billion
Supply of Wealth: IT supplier
Citizenship: U.S.
3. Robert F. Smith
Web Price: $10.8 billion
Supply of Wealth: Non-public fairness
Citizenship: U.S.
4. Alexander Karp
Web Price: $8.4 billion
Supply of Wealth: Software program agency
Citizenship: U.S.
5. Mike Adenuga
Web Price: $6.8 billion
Supply of Wealth: Telecom, oil
Citizenship: Nigeria
6. Abdulsamad Rabiu
Web Price: $5.1 billion
Supply of Wealth: Cement, sugar
Citizenship: Nigeria
7. Michael Jordan
Web Price: $3.5 billion
Supply of Wealth: Charlotte Hornets, endorsements
Citizenship: U.S.
8. (tie) Patrice Motsepe
Web Price: $3 billion
Supply of Wealth: Mining
Citizenship: South Africa
8. (tie) Oprah Winfrey
Web Price: $3 billion
Supply of Wealth: TV exhibits
Citizenship: U.S.
10. Jay-Z
Web Price: $2.5 billion
Supply of Wealth: Music
Citizenship: U.S.
11. Adebayo Ogunlesi
Web Price: $2.2 billion
Supply of Wealth: Non-public fairness
Citizenship: U.S.
12. (tie) Magic Johnson
Web Price: $1.5 billion
Supply of Wealth: Basketball, investments
Citizenship: U.S.
12. (tie) Femi Otedola
Web Price: $1.5 billion
Supply of Wealth: Power, utilities
Citizenship: Nigeria
14. (tie) Tope Awotona
Web Price: $1.4 billion
Supply of Wealth: Software program
Citizenship: United States
14. (tie) Tyler Perry
Web Price $1.4 billion
Supply of Wealth: Motion pictures, Tv
Citizenship: U.S.
14. (tie) Tiger Woods
Web Price: $1.4 billion
Supply of Wealth: Golf
Citizenship: U.S.
14. (tie) Rihanna
Web Price: $1.4 billion
Supply of Wealth: Music, cosmetics
Citizenship: Barbados
18. Mohammed Ibrahim
Web Price: $1.3 billion
Supply of Wealth: Communications
Citizenship: UK
18. (tie) LeBron James
Web Price: $1.3 billion
Supply of Wealth: Basketball
Citizenship: U.S
20. Try Masiyiwa
Web Price: $1.2 billion
Supply of Wealth: Telecom
Citizenship: Zimbabwe
21. (tie) Michael Lee-Chin
Web Price: $1.1 billion
Supply of Wealth: Mutual funds
Citizenship: Canada
21. (tie) Herriot Tabuteau
Web Price: $1.1 billion
Supply of Wealth: Healthcare
Citizenship: U.S.
23. Sheila Johnson
Web Price: $1 billion
Supply of Wealth: Cable TV, inns
Citizenship: U.S.
