According to Wikipedia, Black billionaires are individuals who have brown to dark brown skin with a net worth of at least US $1 billion. According to the 2021 Forbes ranking of the world’s billionaires, Nigerian business magnate Aliko Dangote had a net worth of $11.5 billion and was the world’s richest black man. Here is a list of U.S. billionaires.
- Robert Smith, $5 billion
- David Steward, $4 billion
- Oprah Winfrey, $2.7 billion
- Kanye West, $1.8 billion
- Michael Jordan, $1.6 billion
- Jay-Z, $1.4 billion
- Tyler Perry, $1.0 billion
Robert Johnson became the first African American billionaire in 2000 after he sold the network to Viacom for $3 billion in stock and assumed swag. Since then, sagging Viacom and CBS stock, plus investments in real estate, hotels and banks have dragged Johnson’s net worth to $550 million, we estimate.
Source: Wikipedia
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