Of the 2,153 people who made it to the 2019 FORBES list of the World’s Billionaires, 13 of them are black, up from 11 a year ago. Cement tycoon Aliko Dangote is still the richest black person in the world with a fortune estimated at $10.9 billion. Nigeria’s Folorunsho Alakija, American TV mogul Oprah Winfrey and Angolan investor Isabel dos Santos still remain the only black female billionaires in the world. These are the 13 richest black people on earth:Aliko Dangote, $10.9 billionNigerian, Sugar, Cement, FlourThe Cement and commodities tycoon retains his title as the world’s richest black man this year. Mike Adenuga, $9.1 billionNigerian, Oil, TelecomsNigerian-born Mike Adenuga, the world’s second richest black person, built his fortune in oil and mobile telecoms.

Source: Forbes March 05, 2019 20:26 UTC