Forbes has released its annual World’s Billionaires List for the year 2022.
This year’s list ranks 2,668 billionaires across the world.
Only three Africans — all Nigerians — were in the Top 500 of the list.
Aliko Dangote is the first African on the list at No. 130, making him the richest man in Africa, with a total earning of $14 billion.
Mike Adenuga, owner of Globacom, who is number 324 on the list, is the second African on the list, with his $7.3 billion fortune.
Abdulsamad Rabiu, BUA Group Chairman, was listed at number 350 with his $6.9 billion fortune.
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers with her $74.8 billion fortune was ranked as the richest woman on the planet for the second year running. She is number 14 in the general list.
