| Name | Age | Networth (Billions) | Rank | Company | Industry | Country |
| Aliko Dangote | 57 | $25 | 23 | The Dangote Group | sugar, flour, cement | Nigeria |
| Mohammed Al Amoudi | 68 | $15.3 | 61 | MIDROC, Corral Petroleum Holdings, Preem, Peab | oil, diversified | Saudi Arabia |
| Mike Adenuga | 61 | $4.6 | 325 | Globacom | telcom, banking, oil | Nigeria |
| Isabel dos Santos | 41 | $3.7 | 408 | Investments | Banking | Angola |
| Oprah Winfrey | 61 | $2.9 | 580 | Harpo | Television | United States |
| Patrice Motsepe | 53 | $2.7 | 642 | African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) | mining | South Africa |
| Folorunsho Alakija | 64 | $2.5 | 687 | Famfa Oil | Oil | Nigeria |
| Robert Smith | 52 | $2.5 | 687 | Vista Equity Partners | Private equity | United States |
| Michael Lee-Chin | 64 | $1.9 | 972 | Investments, Mutual Funds | Communications, Banking | Canada |
| Abdulsamad Rabiu | 55 | $1.2 | 1372 | BUA Group | Sugar, flour, cement | Nigeria |
| Mohammed Ibrahim | 68 | $1.1 | 1465 | Celtel International, MSI Cellular | communications | United Kingdom |
| Michael Jordan | 52 | $1.0 | 1591 | Charlotte Hornets, NIKE, endorsements | Entertainment, Apparel | United States |
