Black billionaires are individuals who are of predominantlyAfrican ancestry with anet worth of at leastUS$1 billion.

Nigerian business magnateAliko Dangote had a net worth of US$30.3 billion and was the world's richest black man, according to the 2025 ranking of the world's billionaires byForbes Real Time Billionaires andBloomberg Billionaires Index.^[1]

Other billionaires of African descent on the 2025Forbes list included Nigerian businessmanMike Adenuga with $7.1 billion, American investorRobert Smith with $12.0 billion, American businessmanDavid Steward with $12.8 billion, American media mogulOprah Winfrey with $3.7 billion, South African gold magnatePatrice Motsepe with $3.4 billion, ZimbabweStrive Masiyiwa with $3.1 billion, Barbadian music artist/entrepreneurRihanna with $1.9 billion,^[2] American rapperJay-Z with $2.5 billion, American rapperKanye West with $2.7 billion, sports executiveMichael Jordan with $3.5 billion, Jamaican-Canadian businessmanMichael Lee-Chin with $1.6 billion, Nigerian businessmanAbdul Samad Rabiu with US$8.9 billion, Nigerian businesswomanFolorunsho Alakija with $1.1 billion,Mo Ibrahim of the United Kingdom with $1.4 billion, American athleteTiger Woods with $1 billion, American media mogulTyler Perry with $1 billion, and American professional basketball playerLebron James with $1.2 billion.^[3]

From 2001 to 2003, Forbes listed American television network executiveBob Johnson as a billionaire,^[4] but dropped him after his fortune was split in his divorce.^[5] He returned to theForbes Billionaire list in 2007 with a net worth of $1.1 billion. In 2008 Johnson's wealth dropped again, this time to approximately $1.0 billion,^[6] and by 2009 he fell off the list again. Nigerian petroleum executiveFemi Otedola briefly emerged as a billionaire in 2009 but did not remain one in subsequent years. He returned to the list in the company of a fellow Nigerian, sugar tycoonAbdul Samad Rabiu, in 2016, but both were dropped from the rankings the following year.^[7] Otedola re-emerged as a billionaire in 2024.^[8] Haitian medical entrepreneurHerriot Tabuteau joined the list in 2025 with an estimated net worth of US$1.1 billion.^[9]

Multiracial billionaires with significant African ancestry have been identified over the years.Saudi Arabian billionaireMohammed Al Amoudi, ofHadhrami Yemeni and Ethiopian descent, has been on theForbes billionaire list since 2002 and in 2025 had a net worth of $10.3 billion.^[10]Michael Lee-Chin of Canada, who isJamaican ofChinese andBlack ancestry, was on the list from 2001 to 2010 but dropped off in 2011.^[11]Isabel dos Santos is of both Angolan and Russian ancestry is worth US$4.0 billion in 2018. The net worth ofAlex Karp exceeded US$18.6 billion in 2025. He is cofounder and CEO ofPalantir Technologies, and has an African-American mother.^[12]Rihanna is of bothGuyanese andIrish descent.^[13][14]

Of all the above-mentioned billionaires identified byForbes, only Oprah Winfrey qualified forForbes 2009's list of the world's 20 most powerful billionaires, a list which considered not only wealth, but also market sway and political clout. Winfrey was considered especially powerful because of her influence on Americanconsumer choices and her pivotal role inBarack Obama's successful 2008 U.S. presidential campaign.^[15]

(Wealth valuations byForbes &Bloomberg Billionaires Index )

Year	Black billionaires	Bi/Multiracial billionaires with Black ancestry	All billionaires
2001	1:Bob Johnson, $1.6 billion	1:Michael Lee-Chin, $1 billion[16]	538; Richest:Bill Gates, $114 billion
2002	1:Bob Johnson, $1 billion	2: Mohammad Al Amoudi, $1.5 billion Michael Lee-Chin, $1.1 billion[17]	497; Richest:Bill Gates, $52.8 billion
2003	2: Bob Johnson, $1.2 billion Oprah Winfrey, $1 billion[18]	2: Mohammad Al Amoudi, $1.5 billion Michael Lee-Chin, $1.4 billion[19]	476; Richest:Bill Gates, $40.7 billion
2004	1:Oprah Winfrey, $1.1 billion	2: Michael Lee-Chin, $2.4 billion Mohammad Al Amoudi, $1.4 billion[20]	587; Richest:Bill Gates, $46.6 billion
2005	1:Oprah Winfrey, $1.3 billion	2: Michael Lee-Chin, $2.5 billion Mohammad Al Amoud, $2.5 billion	691; Richest:Bill Gates, $46.5 billion
2006	1:Oprah Winfrey, $1.4 billion	2: Mohammad Al Amoudi, $6.9 billion Michael Lee-Chin, $2.1 billion[21]	793; Richest:Bill Gates, $50 billion
2007	2: Oprah Winfrey, $1.5 billion Bob Johnson, $1.1 billion[22]	2: Mohammad Al Amoudi, $8 billion Michael Lee-Chin, $1.6 billion[23]	946; Richest:Bill Gates, $56 billion
2008	5: Aliko Dangote, $3.3 billion Oprah Winfrey, $2.5 billion[24] Mo Ibrahim, $2.5 billion[25] Patrice Motsepe, $2.4 billion[26] Bob Johnson, $1 billion[6]	2: Mohammad Al Amoudi, $9 billion Michael Lee-Chin, $1.8 billion[27]	1,125; Richest:Warren Buffett, $62 billion
2009	5: Oprah Winfrey, $2.7 billion Aliko Dangote, $2.5 billion Mo Ibrahim, $2 billion Femi Otedola, $1.6 billion Patrice Motsepe, $1.3 billion	2: Mohammad Al Amoudi, $9 billion Michael Lee-Chin, $1 billion[28]	793; Richest:Bill Gates, $40 billion
2010	3: Oprah Winfrey, $2.4 billion Patrice Motsepe, $2.3 billion Mo Ibrahim, $2 billion	2: Mohammad Al Amoudi, $10 billion Michael Lee-Chin, $1 billion[29]	1,011; Richest:Carlos Slim Helu & family, $53.5 billion[30]
2011	5: Aliko Dangote, $13.8 billion[31] Patrice Motsepe, $3.3 billion Oprah Winfrey, $2.7 billion Mike Adenuga, $2 billion[31] Mo Ibrahim, $1.8 billion[32]	1:Mohammad Al Amoudi, $12.3 billion	1,210; Richest:Carlos Slim Helu & family, $74 billion
2012[33]	5: Aliko Dangote, $11.2 billion[31] Mike Adenuga, $4.3 billion[31] Patrice Motsepe, $2.7 billion Oprah Winfrey, $2.7 billion Mo Ibrahim, $1.1 billion[32]	1:Mohammad Al Amoudi, $12.3 billion	1,210; Richest:Carlos Slim Helu & family, $74 billion
2013	5: Aliko Dangote, $16.1 billion[31] Mike Adenuga, $4.7 billion Patrice Motsepe, $2.9 billion Oprah Winfrey, $2.8 billion Mo Ibrahim, $1.1 billion[32]	2: Mohammad Al Amoudi, $13.5 billion Isabel dos Santos, $2 billion	1,426; Richest:Carlos Slim Helu & family, $73 billion
2014	7: Aliko Dangote, $25 billion[34] Mike Adenuga, $4.6 billion[35] Oprah Winfrey, $2.9 billion Patrice Motsepe, $2.9 billion Florunsho Alakija, $2.5 billion Abdul Samad Rabiu, $1.2 billion Mo Ibrahim, $1.1 billion[32]	2: Mohammad Al Amoudi, $15.3 billion Isabel Dos Santos, $3.7 billion	1,645; Richest:Bill Gates, $76 billion
2016	11: Aliko Dangote, $15.4 billion[36] Mike Adenuga, $10 billion[37] Robert Smith, $4.4 billion Oprah Winfrey, $3.1 billion Femi Otedola, $1.85 billion Strive Masiyiwa, $1.8 billion Folorunsho Alakija, $1.55 billion Patrice Motsepe, $1.15 billion Michael Jordan, $1.14 billion Abdul Samad Rabiu, $1.1 billion Mo Ibrahim, $1.07 billion[38]	2: Mohammed Al-Amoudi, $8.3 billion Isabel Dos Santos, $3.1 billion	1,810; Richest:Bill Gates, $75 billion
2019	12: Aliko Dangote, $10.4 billion[39] Mike Adenuga, $9.2 billion[40] Robert Smith, $5 billion David Steward, $3.9 billion Oprah Winfrey, $2.7 billion Strive Masiyiwa, $2.4 billion Patrice Motsepe, $2.3 billion Michael Jordan, $1.9 billion Abdul Samad Rabiu, $1.6 billion Folorunsho Alakija, $1.1 billion Mo Ibrahim, $1.1 billion Jay-Z, $1 billion	4: Mohammad Al-Amoudi, $8.6 billion[41] Isabel Dos Santos, $2.3 billion Michael Lee-Chin, $1.9 billion Alex Karp, $1.3 billion	2,153; Richest:Jeff Bezos, $110 billion
2020	14: Aliko Dangote, $8.3 billion[42] Mike Adenuga, $5.6 billion[43] Robert Smith, $5 billion David Steward, $4 billion Abdul Samad Rabiu, $3.2 billion Oprah Winfrey, $2.7 billion Strive Masiyiwa, $2.4 billion Patrice Motsepe, $2.3 billion Michael Jordan, $2.1 billion Kanye West, $1.2 billion Folorunsho Alakija, $1.1 billion Mo Ibrahim, $1.1 billion Jay-Z, $1 billion Tyler Perry, $1 billion	4: Mohammad Al-Amoudi, $7.6 billion[44] Alex Karp, $3 billion Isabel Dos Santos, $2.3 billion Michael Lee-Chin, $1.9 billion	2,095; Richest:Jeff Bezos, $113 billion
2021–2022	17: Aliko Dangote, $11.5 billion[45] Mike Adenuga, $6.1 billion[46] Robert Smith, $5 billion David Steward, $4 billion Abdul Samad Rabiu, $3.2 billion[31] Oprah Winfrey, $2.7 billion Strive Masiyiwa, $2.4 billion Patrice Motsepe, $2.3 billion Kanye West, $2 billion Michael Jordan, $1.6 billion[47] Tope Awotona, $1.4 billion[48] Jay-Z, $1.4 billion Mo Ibrahim, $1.2 billion Tyler Perry, $1 billion LeBron James, $1 billion Sean Combs, $1 billion[49] Magic Johnson, $1 billion	6: Mohammad Al-Amoudi, $5.45 billion[50] Alex Karp, $1.1 billion Michael Lee-Chin, $1.9 billion Rihanna, $1.7 billion Isabel Dos Santos, $1.4 billion Tiger Woods, $1.0 billion	2,755; Richest:Elon Musk, $271.9 billion[51]
2023	15: Aliko Dangote, $14.2 billion[52] Abdul Samad Rabiu, $8.2 billion[31] Robert Smith, $8 billion Mike Adenuga, $6.1 billion[53] David Steward, $6 billion Patrice Motsepe, $2.7 billion Oprah Winfrey, $2.5 billion Michael Jordan, $2 billion[47] Strive Masiyiwa, $1.9 billion Jay-Z, $2.5 billion Magic Johnson, $1.2 billion Mo Ibrahim, $1.2 billion Tope Awotona, $1.2 billion[54] Tyler Perry, $1 billion LeBron James, $1 billion	5: Mohammad Al-Amoudi, $9.05 billion[55] Michael Lee-Chin, $1.4 billion Rihanna, $1.4 billion Alex Karp, $1.3 billion Tiger Woods, $1.1 billion	2,540; Richest:Bernard Arnault & family, $211 billion[56]
2024	17: Aliko Dangote, $13.9 billion[57] Robert Smith, $12.0 billion David Steward, $12.8 billion Mike Adenuga, $6.9 billion[58] Abdul Samad Rabiu, $5.9 billion[31] Michael Jordan, $3.4 billion[47] Oprah Winfrey, $3.3 billion Patrice Motsepe, $3.2 billion Jay-Z, $2.8 billion Strive Masiyiwa, $3.1 billion Adebayo Ogunlesi $1.7 billion Femi Otedola, $1.5 billion Tope Awotona, $1.4 billion[59] Tyler Perry, $1.4 billion Mo Ibrahim, $1.3 billion LeBron James, $1.2 billion Magic Johnson, $1.2 billion	6: Mohammad Al-Amoudi, $9.43 billion[60] Alex Karp, $7.9 billion[61] Michael Lee-Chin, $1.4 billion Rihanna, $1.4 billion Tiger Woods, $1.3 billion Sheila Johnson, $1 billion	2,781; Richest:Bernard Arnault & family, $233 billion[62]
2025	19: Aliko Dangote, $30.3 billion[63] David Steward, $12.4 billion Robert Smith, $11.1 billion Mike Adenuga, $6.9 billion[64] Abdul Samad Rabiu, $8.9 billion[65] Michael Jordan, $3.8 billion[47] Patrice Motsepe, $3.4 billion Oprah Winfrey, $3.2 billion Jay-Z, $2.5 billion Adebayo Ogunlesi $2.5 billion Magic Johnson, $1.5 billion Femi Otedola, $1.6 billion Tope Awotona, $1.4 billion[66] Tyler Perry, $1.4 billion Junior Bridgeman, $1.4 billion[67] Mo Ibrahim, $1.3 billion LeBron James, $1.3 billion Strive Masiyiwa, $1.3 billion Herriot Tabuteau, $1.1 billion[68][69]	6: Alex Karp, $18.6 billion[70] Mohammad Al-Amoudi, $10.3 billion[71] Tiger Woods, $1.4 billion Rihanna, $1.4 billion Michael Lee-Chin, $1.1 billion Sheila Johnson, $1 billion	3,028; Richest:Elon Musk, US$ 500 billion[72]

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