| Name | Age | Net Worth | Source | Industry | Country of Citizenship |
| Aliko Dangote | 61 | $14.1 | The Dangote Group | sugar, flour, cement | Nigeria |
| Robert Smith | 55 | $4.4 | Vista Equity Partners | Private equity | United States |
| Mike Adenuga | 65 | $4.1 | Globacom | telcom, banking, oil | Nigeria |
| David L. Steward | 67 | $3.4 | World Wide Technology | Information Technology | United States |
| Strive Masiyiwa | 57 | $3.2 | Econet Group, Liquid Telecom | Communications | Zimbabwe |
| Oprah Winfrey | 64 | $2.8 | Harpo | Television | United States |
| Patrice Motsepe | 54 | $2.4 | African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) | mining | South Africa |
| Isabel dos Santos | 45 | $2.1 | Investments | Banking | Angola |
| Michael Jordan | 55 | $1.7 | Charlotte Hornets, NIKE, endorsements | Entertainment, Apparel | United States |
| Michael Lee-Chin | 67 | $1.5 | Investments, Mutual Funds | Communications, Banking | Canada |
| Folorunsho Alakija | 67 | $1.5 | Famfa Oil | Oil | Nigeria |
| Mohammed Ibrahim | 72 | $1.1 | Celtel International, MSI Cellular | communications | United Kingdom |
