Forbes has released its annual World’s Billionaires List for the year 2022.
This year’s list ranks 2,668 billionaires across the world.
Only three Africans — all Nigerians — were in the Top 500 of the list.
Aliko Dangote is the first African on the list at No. 130, making him the richest man in Africa, with a total earning of $14 billion.
Mike Adenuga, owner of Globacom, who is number 324 on the list, is the second African on the list, with his $7.3 billion fortune.
Abdulsamad Rabiu, BUA Group Chairman, 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 in the general list.
She’s the granddaughter of the founder of beauty giant L’Oréal.
Here is the list of top 10 billionaires:
1. Elon Musk ($219 billion). Musk recently joined Twitter’s board after claiming a 9% stake in the company.
2. Jeff Bezos ($171 billion). He founded a little company called Amazon. He also has his own aerospace company, Blue Origin.
3. Bernard Arnault and family ($158 billion). Arnault runs LVMH, the company behind brands including Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, and Christian Dior.
4. Bill Gates ($129 billion). Gates co-founded software giant Microsoft.
5. Warren Buffett ($118 billion). The “Oracle of Omaha” is CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and made his billions through investing.
6. Larry Page ($111 billion). Next time you Google anything, remember Page, who is one of its co-founders.
7. Sergey Brin ($107 billion). Brin co-founded Google with Page.
8. Larry Ellison ($106 billion). Ellison runs software giant Oracle.
9. Steve Ballmer ($91.4 billion). Ballmer once served as CEO of Microsoft. Today, he’s owner of the Los Angeles Clippers.
10. Mukesh Ambani $(90.7 billion). Ambani is the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries, which is involved in multiple industries including petrochemicals and textiles.
