President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has emerged as the 73rd richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of $20 billion, as against his previous ranking of 83rd in the world last month, according to Bloomberg’s billionaires’ index.
Dangote, who remains the richest man in Africa for the 11th year running, was the only African who made the top 100 list of the world’s 500 richest people. The Nigerian billionaire’s wealth rose following a year-to-date price increase in the shares of Dangote Cement Plc.
- Dangote, who remains the richest man in Africa for the 11th year running, was the only African who made the top 100 list.
- The Nigerian billionaire started 2022 on an upward note after being ranked the 97th richest person in the world in January, with a net worth of $19.2 billion.
- South Africa’s richest man Johann Rupert came a distant second at 213th position, having lost over $1 billion since the Ukraine-Russia conflict began.
Source: www.the-system.com