These Are The Black Men And Women Who Landed On The Forbes 2022 Billionaires List

The Forbes billionaire list has dropped, and Black men and women have landed on the list again.

There are, of course, some “old reliables” on the list — names we’ve become used to seeing, and naturally equate with billionaire status. For example, Michael Jordan, Kanye West, and Jay-Z all made the Forbes billionaire list, though their placements on the list may be different than in previous years.

Oprah, too, made the list — and she’s the richest Black American woman on the list, with a net worth totaling nearly $3 billion. Rihanna, too, made the list for the first time in history.

What’s more, African billionaires made the list. Aliko Dangote — the richest man in Africa, whose career has been covered extensively at AfroTech — is the richest Black man in the world, with a net worth of an impressive $14 billion. Other African billionaires that made the list include Patrice Motsepe and Mike Adenuga.

Interestingly, the Black billionaires from the United States are — with few exceptions — in sports and entertainment, while the Black billionaires from Africa are in manufacturing and other types of investments.

And while it goes without saying that it’s impressive when any Black man or Black woman makes the Forbes billionaire list, it’s also worth noting that there are thousands of billionaires on the list — and only a handful is Black.

Let’s take a look at the list of Black billionaires on the Forbes billionaire list, and give them their flowers today.

Editorial note: The net worths listed in this piece are speculative estimates drawn from a variety of online sources.