If you’ve ever wondered how many Black people are in the one percent of the world’s most wealthy, well, there are just under 20. Black people make up less than 1% of global billionaires according to the latest Forbes list released earlier this year. Even though there are just 15 Black people among the world’s estimated 2,755 billionaires, fortunately, the list is growing. The renaissance ‘Bad Gyal’ herself, Rihanna who was recently acknowledged as the world’s richest female musician, was added to the list with a projected net worth of $1.7 billion partially due to her ever-expanding Fenty empire.
Here are the richest African Americans and where they rank on the list of the world’s billionaires.
01Robert F. SmithNet Worth: $6 billion Age: 58Business: Private equity, finance, investmentsGlobal Ranking: 451
Getty Images 02David StewardNet worth: $3.7 billion Age: 69Business: IT provider Global Ranking: 807 
Getty Images 03Oprah WinfreyNet worth: $2.7 billionAge: 67 Business: Media and entertainment Global Ranking: 1,174 
Getty Images 04Kanye WestNet Worth: $1.8 billion Age: 43 Business: Music, Yeezy sneakers, fashion, retail Global Ranking: 1,750 
Getty Images 05RihannaNet Worth: $1.7 billion Age: 33 Business: Music, Fenty Cosmetics, beauty, fashion 
Getty Images 06Michael JordanNet Worth: $1.6 billion Age: 58 Business: Charlotte Hornets, endorsements Global ranking: 1,931 
Getty Images 07JAY-ZNet Worth: $1.4 billion Age: 51 Business: Media, entertainment 
Getty Images 08Tyler PerryNet Worth: $1.0 billion Age: 51 Business: Movies, television, entertainment 
Getty Images 09Mike Adenuga 
10Aliko Dangote 
Aliko Dangote 11Abdulsamad RabiuEstimated net worth: $5.2 Billion Age: 61 Business: Commodity trading 
Abdulsamad Rabiu 12Michael Lee-ChinEstimated net worth: $1.5 Billion Age: 70 Business: Investment banking 
Michael Lee-Chin 13Patrice MotsepeAge: 59 Estimated net worth: $3.1 Billion Business: Mining 
Getty Images 14Strive MasiyiwaAge: 60 Estimated net worth: $1.7 billion Business: Technology sales 
Getty Images 15Alex KarpAge: 53Estimated net worth: $1.3 billionBusiness: Software technologies 
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