These 23 Black billionaires are worth a combined $96 billion. On Tuesday, Forbes released the annual World’s Billionaires list.Dangote, the founder and CEO of the Dangote Group, the largest ...

Black wealth, especially at the billionaire level, remains a statistical anomaly in global finance. But in 2025, that narrative continues to shift — if only incrementally. According to Forbes ...

Forbes’ annual billionaire list just dropped, and out of 3,028 people, 23 different Black people with a combined worth of $96 billion made the cut. Of the 23 richest Black people in the world ...

The 23 Black billionaires who made Forbes' 2025 list, from Aliko Dangote's $23.9 billion empire to emerging stars like LeBron James in this showcase of wealth.

Of the nearly 2,800 billionaires in the world, only 21 are Black. That’s fewer than 1% percent. Of those 21, only two are women.

Oprah Winfrey *There are nearly 3000 billionaires in the world (precisely 2,755) and 14 are Black, according to Forbes.

While only 23 of them are Black—making up just 0.8% of the list—the Black billionaires represent a wealthy and impressive group. Michael Jordan came in at No. 7 with a net worth of $3.5 billion.

Forbes has released its list of 100 of America’s richest self-made women and it’s only right that we highlight the seven Black women whose business endeavors garnered them a spot.

According to Forbes, out of 3,028 billionaires worldwide, only 23 are Black, representing less than 1% of the list. Despite this underrepresentation, these 23 individuals collectively hold an ...

Of the 23 richest Black people in the world, Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote, who founded the Dangote Group, has landed in the top spot with a net worth of $23.9 billion.