Africans on the 2011 Forbes List of Billionaires
Name Country Worth Source Ranking
Aliko Dangote, Nigeria $13.8B Business #51(world) #1(Nigeria)
Mike Adenuga Nigeria $2B Business #595 (world) #2(Nigeria)
Nicky Openheimer SA $7B Inherited #136(world) #1(SA)
Johann Rupert SA $4.8B Business #219(world) #2(SA)
The U.S. still dominates with 413 billionaires, Asia second with 332, 115 of which are Chinese.Europe has 300 billionaires and Middle East/Africa has 89.
Mexico's Carlos Slim is still the richest man in the world, adding $20billion to his fortune in the last one year. He is now worth $76 billion. Followed by Bill Gates $56 billion and Warren Buffett - $50 billion.
Check out the full list of 2011 billionaires here
