| Name | Age | Networth (Billions) | Rank | Company | Industry | Country |
| Aliko Dangote | 55 | $16.1 | 43 | The Dangote Group | sugar, flour, cement | Nigeria |
| Mohammed Al Amoudi | 68 | $13.5 | 65 | MIDROC, Corral Petroleum Holdings, Preem, Peab | oil, diversified | Saudi Arabia |
| Mike Adenuga | 59 | $4.7 | 267 | Globacom | telcom, banking, oil | Nigeria |
| Patrice Motsepe | 51 | $2.9 | 490 | African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) | mining | South Africa |
| Oprah Winfrey | 59 | $2.8 | 503 | Harpo | Television | United States |
| Folorunsho Alakija | 62 | $2.5 | 589 | Famfa Oil | Oil | Nigeria |
| Isabel dos Santos | 40 | $2.0 | 736 | Investments | Banking | Angola |
| Michael Lee-Chin | 62 | $1.9 | 972 | Investments, Mutual Funds | Communications, Banking | Canada |
| Abdulsamad Rabiu | 40 | $1.2 | 1175 | BUA Group | Sugar, flour, cement | Nigeria |
| Mohammed Ibrahim | 66 | $1.1 | 1268 | Celtel International, MSI Cellular | communications | United Kingdom |
