Nigerian billionaire and industrialist Aliko Dangote has retaken his position as Africa’s richest man on the Bloomberg billionaire list, days after losing it to South Africa’s Johann Rupert.
According to Bloomberg, Aliko Dangote’s wealth increased in the last 24 hours by $144 million to $13.7 billion on Monday, August 5, 2024.
Dangote dethroned Rupert, who held the crown over the weekend.
Rupert’s net worth as of Monday, August 5, 2024, stands at $13.3 billion, having lost $334 million in the last 24 hours.
Dangote is now ranked as the 149th richest man in the world by the Bloomberg index, up from his previous ranking of 156th.
This means Dangote wealth moved ahead of seven powerful billionaires on the Bloomberg Index.
For Rupert, he dropped down one place and now sits as the 155th richest man in the world.
Dangote’s wealth comes primarily from his 86% stake in the Dangote Cement. He holds the shares directly and indirectly via his Dangote Industries conglomerate.
His other assets include Dangote Sugar, NASCON Allied Industries, and the United Bank for Africa.
His cash holdings are based on an analysis of dividends, taxes, insider transactions, and other expenditures.
TimesNow.com.ng previously reported that Aliko Dangote, Africa’s wealthiest individual, revealed his expectation that the total revenue from his businesses would surpass $30 billion by the close of 2024.
The Nigerian billionaire and founder of the Dangote Group is renowned for his extensive business empire, which includes subsidiaries specialising in a wide range of goods and services across various sectors of Nigeria’s economy.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
