Forbes : World’s 10 Black billionaires and their net worth

10. Alex Karp: $1.1 billion Karp is the co-founder and CEO of the software firm Palantir Technologies

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9. Michael Jordan: $1.7 billion NBA great Jordan, one of the nine Americans on the list, still has sponsorship deals with Hanes, Gatorade and Upper Deck 19 years after retiring from basketball

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8. Oprah Winfrey: $2.6 billion In addition to the media, entertainment and business empire she’s built, Winfrey owns shares in Weight Watchers and has a partnership with Apple.

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7. Strive Masiyiwa: $3 billion Masiyiwa “overcame protracted government opposition to launch mobile phone network Econet Wireless Zimbabwe in his country of birth in 1998,” according to Forbes.

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6. Patrice Motsepe: $3.3 billion Motsepe was the first Black African to appear on the Forbes list. He became a billionaire in 2008

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5. David Steward: $5.8 billion Steward is co-founder and chairman of World Wide Technology, an $11.2 billion IT provider whose customers include Citi, Verizon and the federal government

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4. Robert F. Smith: $6.7 billion Smith made his fortune through the private equity firm, Vista Equity Partners, which he founded in 2000.

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3. Abdulsamad Rabiu: $6.9 billion Rabiu is the founder of BUA Group, a Nigerian conglomerate with interests in sugar refining, cement production, real estate

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2. Mike Adenuga: $7.3 billion Adenuga, Nigeria’s second-richest man, made his first million at 26 selling lace and distributing soft drinks, according to Forbes.

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1. Aliko Dangote: $14 billion Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote saw his fortune grow from around $11.5 billion on last year’s list

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10. Alex Karp: $1.1 billion Karp is the co-founder and CEO of the software firm Palantir Technologies

9. Michael Jordan: $1.7 billion NBA great Jordan, one of the nine Americans on the list, still has sponsorship deals with Hanes, Gatorade and Upper Deck 19 years after retiring from basketball

8. Oprah Winfrey: $2.6 billion In addition to the media, entertainment and business empire she’s built, Winfrey owns shares in Weight Watchers and has a partnership with Apple.

7. Strive Masiyiwa: $3 billion Masiyiwa “overcame protracted government opposition to launch mobile phone network Econet Wireless Zimbabwe in his country of birth in 1998,” according to Forbes.

6. Patrice Motsepe: $3.3 billion Motsepe was the first Black African to appear on the Forbes list. He became a billionaire in 2008

5. David Steward: $5.8 billion Steward is co-founder and chairman of World Wide Technology, an $11.2 billion IT provider whose customers include Citi, Verizon and the federal government

4. Robert F. Smith: $6.7 billion Smith made his fortune through the private equity firm, Vista Equity Partners, which he founded in 2000.

3. Abdulsamad Rabiu: $6.9 billion Rabiu is the founder of BUA Group, a Nigerian conglomerate with interests in sugar refining, cement production, real estate

2. Mike Adenuga: $7.3 billion Adenuga, Nigeria’s second-richest man, made his first million at 26 selling lace and distributing soft drinks, according to Forbes.

1. Aliko Dangote: $14 billion Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote saw his fortune grow from around $11.5 billion on last year’s list

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