| Isabel dos Santos | 45 | $2.3 | | Investments | Banking | Angola |
| Michael Lee-Chin | 67 | $1.8 | | Investments, Mutual Funds | Communications, Banking | Canada |
| Aliko Dangote | 61 | $10.9 | $16.7 | The Dangote Group | sugar, flour, cement | Nigeria |
| Mike Adenuga | 65 | $9.2 | | Globacom | telcom, banking, oil | Nigeria |
| Folorunsho Alakija | 67 | $1.1 | | Famfa Oil | Oil | Nigeria |
| Abdulsamad Rabiu | 58 | $1.6 | | BUA Group | Sugar, flour, cement | Nigeria |
| Patrice Motsepe | 57 | $2.4 | | African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) | mining | South Africa |
| Mohammed Ibrahim | 72 | $1.1 | | Celtel International, MSI Cellular | communications | United Kingdom |
| Robert Smith | 56 | $5.0 | $4.2 | Vista Equity Partners | Private equity | United States |
| David L. Steward | 68 | $3.0 | | World Wide Technology | Information Technology | United States |
| Oprah Winfrey | 65 | $2.5 | | Harpo, Weight Watchers | Television | United States |
| Michael Jordan | 56 | $1.8 | | Charlotte Hornets, NIKE, endorsements | Entertainment, Apparel | United States |
| Strive Masiyiwa | 58 | $2.5 | | Econet Group, Liquid Telecom | Communications | Zimbabwe |
| Shawn Jay-Z Carter | 49 | $1.0 | | Roc-A-Fella Records, Rocawear, Armand de Brignac, D’Ussé, Tidal, Roc Nation | Music, Investments | U.S.A |
