Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has climbed the world billionaire after making over $8.04 million or N12.72 billion on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. Dangote’s wealth surges by N12bn.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Dangote’s wealth now stands at $13.9 billion, making him the 141st richest person in the world.
He is now ahead of South African billionaire Johann Rupert, who recently overtook Dangote to become the wealthiest man in Africa.
The index also showed Rupert’s fortune increased by $27.9 million, bringing his current net worth to $13.2 billion.
He is currently the 156th richest man in the world, 15 places below Dangote.
Source of Dangote’s wealth
The majority of Dangote’s fortune is derived from his 86% stake in publicly traded Dangote Cement.
He holds the shares in the company directly and through his conglomerate, Dangote Industries.
Dangote’s other publicly traded assets include stakes in Dangote Sugar, Nascon Allied Industries and United Bank for Africa.
His stakes in the publicly traded companies are held directly and through Dangote Industries, which also owns closely held businesses operating in food manufacturing, fertilizer, oil and other industries.
Here are the top 10 wealthiest men in the world
- Elon Musk: $235bn
- Jeff Bezos: $193bn
- Mark Zuckerberg: $188bn
- Bernard Arnault: $185bn
- Bill Gates: $154bn
- Larry Ellison: $148bn
- Larry Page: $147bn
- Steve Ballmer: $143bn
- Sergey Brin: $139bn
- Warren Buffett: $136bn
Forbes releases list of 25 richest people
In a similar report, Legit.ng revealed Forbes’s list of the 25 wealthiest men in the world.
The list showed that Elon Musk had been dethroned as the world’s richest billionaire.
This is because he lost a substantial part of his wealth since his $44 billion takeover of Twitter.
