Black Billionaires of 2021

Forbes recently published their list of billionaires for 2021 and the black billionaire list is growing. This year, Kanye West, Rihanna and Tyler Perry are now part of the billionaire club. A few Billionaires who were on previous lists fell off because of the shift in oil prices which affected oil rich nations like Nigeria. Others like Isabel Dos Santos are no longer billionaires due to the shift in political power in Angola and various probes into how she got so wealthy. Her empire has essentially crumbled, most of her assets are frozen pending seizure from the Angolan government.

Forbes Billionaire list

1. Aliko Dangote $11.5 billion-Nigeria-  cement, sugar, manufacturing
2. Mike Adenuga- $6.1 billion- Nigeria- telecom, oil
3. Robert F. Smith $6 billion- financial investments
4. Abdulsamad Rabiu $4.9 billion Nigeria- cement, sugar
5. David Steward $3.7 billion- finance and technology
6. Strive Masiyiwa- Zimbabwe- $1.5 billion
7. Patrice Motsepe- South Africa- $2.9 billion mining
8. Oprah Winfrey $2.7 billion- USA- media and entertainment
9. Kanye West $1.8 billion- apparel, music
10. Rihanna $1.7 billion- apparel, music
11. Michael Jordan $1.6 billion
12. Jay-Z $1.4 billion- USA- media and entertainment
13. Tyler Perry $1 billion- media and entertainment