Forbes has released the 2022 World’s Billionaires List.
This year’s list includes 2,668 billionaires across the world with 3 Africans, all from Nigeria making it to the Top 500.
Aliko Dangote who remains Africa’s richest man in Africa is the first African on the list at No. 130, ranking the Dangote Group Chairman so for the 11th successive time.
Dangote’s total earnings of $14 billion continues to rank him high.
Chairman of Globacom, Mike Adenuga, is number 324 and the second African on the list, with his $7.3 billion fortune.
BUA Group Chairman, Abdulsamad Rabiu, was listed at number 350 with his $6.9 billion fortune.
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers with her $74.8 billion fortune was ranked as the richest woman on the planet for the second year running. She is number 14 on the general list.
Francoise is the granddaughter of the founder of beauty giant L’Oréal.