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Today,  We are going to show you the Top 10 Black Billionaires In the entire world. Let's start off with number 10! Folorunsho Alakija. Alakija is a 69 year old Nigerian billionaire businesswoman. She has interests in the fashion, oil, real estate and printing industries. Alakija is ranked by Forbes as the richest woman in Nigeria with an estimated net worth of 1 billion US Dollars. As of 2015, she is listed as the second most powerful woman in Africa.  Number nine. Strive Masiyiwa. Masiyiwa is a 60 year old London-based Zimbabwean billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder and executive chairman of the telecommunications, technology and renewable energy company Econet Global. He has won numerous accolades and gained international recognition for his business expertise and philanthropy, and is considered one of Africa's most generous humanitarians. His estimated net worth is 1.3 billion US dollars.  Number eight. Patrice Motsepe. Patrice Tlhopane Motsepe is a 58 year old South African mining billionaire businessman of Tswana descent. He is the founder and executive chairman of African Rainbow Minerals, which has interests in gold, ferrous metals, base metals, and platinum. He sits on several company boards, including being the non-executive chairman of Harmony Gold, the world's 12th largest gold mining company, and the deputy chairman of Sanlam. In 2012, Motsepe was named South Africa's richest man, topping the Sunday Times' annual Rich List. His estimated net worth is 2 billion US dollars. Number seven. Michael Jordan. This one we're sure you might recognize as he is the well known American former professional basketball player. Michael Jeffrey Jordan who's 57 years old is also the principal owner of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association. He played 15 seasons in the NBA, winning six championships with the Chicago Bulls. His biography on the official NBA website states: "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time." He was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was considered instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s. His estimated net worth is 2.1 billion dollars. Number six. Abdul Samad Rabiu. Abdul Samad Isyaku Rabiu is a 60 year old Nigerian businessman. His late father, Khalifah Isyaku Rabiu, was one of Nigeria's foremost industrialists in the 1970s and 1980s. Abdul Samad is the founder and chairman of BUA Group, a Nigerian conglomerate concentrating on manufacturing, infrastructure and agriculture and producing a revenue in excess of $2.5 billion. He is also the chairman of the Nigerian Bank of Industry (BOI). In 2013, Forbes estimated Abdul Samad's wealth at $1.2 billion, putting him in the global billionaire's club. His estimated net worth today is 2.6 billion dollars.  Number five. Oprah Winfrey. Oprah Gail Winfrey is a 66 year old American talk show host, actress, television producer, media executive, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, broadcast from Chicago, which was the highest-rated television program of its kind in history and ran in national syndication for 25 years from 1986 to 2011. Dubbed the 'Queen of All Media', she was the richest African American of the 20th century and North America's first black multi-billionaire, and she has been ranked the greatest black philanthropist in American history. By 2007, she was sometimes ranked as the most influential woman in the world. Her estimated net worth is 2.7 billion dollars. Number four. David Steward. David L Steward is a 70 year old American businessman, chairman and founder of World Wide Technology, one of the largest African-American-owned businesses in America. Steward is one of 5 black billionaires in America, being 745th in the Forbes Billionaires 2019 list. He was rated 239th on the Forbes 400 list of American billionaires in 2019. His estimated net worth is 3.9 billion dollars. Number three.  Robert Smith. Robert Frederick Smith is a 58 year old American billionaire businessman, philanthropist, chemical engineer, and investment banker. He is the founder, chairman and CEO of private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. In 2018, Smith was ranked by Forbes as the 163rd richest person in America. His estimated net worth is 5 billion dollars. Number two. Mike Adenuga. Chief Michael Adeniyi Agbolade Ishola Adenuga Jr is a 67 year old Nigerian billionaire businessman. His company Globacom is Nigeria's second-largest telecom operator, which has a presence in Ghana and Benin. He owns stakes in the Equatorial Trust Bank and the oil exploration firm Conoil. His estimated net worth is 7.7 billion dollars. Number one. Aliko Dangote. Top ten on this list is Alhaji Aliko Dangote who is a 63 year old Nigerian businessman, philanthropist and founder chairman of Dangote Group, an industrial conglomerate in Africa. He is the 162nd wealthiest person in the world and the richest person in Africa. His estimated net worth is 8.3 billion dollars. Sounds insane right?  Well that was the end of this top ten compilation. We hope that you've learned something new today and that this inspires you to pursue your own path to success. Always remember that success lies one step beyond failure! If you like this content make sure you subscribe to this channel and turn on the notification bell to never miss an upload. Let us know in the comments down below what you thought of this video! Until next time, stay safe!