The following is a list of Nigerian billionaires. It is based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine.
Lists
2026 + 2026 Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Sources of wealth Aliko Dangote 51.5 billion Oil, finance and investments Abdulsamad Rabiu 12.5 billion Diversified, cement Mike Adenuga 7.0 billion Telecommunications, food processing, real estate Adebayo Ogunlesi 2.5 billion Private Equity Femi Otedola 1.9 billion Telecom, oil, finance and investment Tope Awotona 1.3 billion Software
2024 + 2024 Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Sources of wealth Aliko Dangote 27.3 billion Oil, finance and investments Abdulsamad Rabiu 7.6 billion Diversified, cement Mike Adenuga 7.3 billion Telecommunications, food processing, real estate Femi Otedola 4.7 billion Telecom, oil, finance and investment
2022 + 2022 Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Sources of wealth Aliko Dangote 13.9 billion Cement, sugar Abdulsamad Rabiu 6.7 billion Oil Mike Adenuga 5.7 billion Telecom, oil
2021 + 2021 Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Sources of wealth Abdul Samad Rabiu 7 billion Cement production, sugar refining, and real estate Mike Adenuga 6.7 billion Telecommunication
2020 + 2020 Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Sources of wealth Aliko Dangote 8.3 billion Sugar, flour, cement, household consumables Mike Adenuga 5.7 billion Telecommunication, petroleum Abdul Samad Rabiu 3.1 billion Cement, sugar
2019 + 2019World ranking Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Sources of wealth100 Aliko Dangote 10.3 billion Sugar, flour, cement365 Mike Adenuga 9.2 billion Telecommunication, petroleum156Abdul Samad Rabiu1.6 billionCement, sugar
2018 + 2018World ranking Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Sources of wealth100 Aliko Dangote 14.1 billion Cement, sugar, salt365 Mike Adenuga 5.3 billion Telecommunication, petroleum
2017 + 2017World ranking Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Sources of wealth100 Aliko Dangote 12.2 billion Cement, sugar, salt250 Mike Adenuga 6.1 billion Telecommunication, petroleum1290 Folorunsho Alakija 1.61 billion Fashion industry, oil
2016 + 2016World ranking Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Sources of wealth51 Aliko Dangote 9.5 billion Oil, sugar, cement103 Mike Adenuga 5.2 billion Telecommunication, petroleum1011 Femi Otedola 1.85 billion Petroleum1121 Folorunsho Alakija 1.55 billion Fashion industry, oil1577 Abdul Samad Rabiu 1.1 billion Foods
2015 + 2015World ranking Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Sources of wealth67 Aliko Dangote 17.7 billion Sugar, flour, cement393 Mike Adenuga 4.2 billion Telecommunication, petroleum949 Folorunsho Alakija 2.0 billion Fashion industry, oil1741 Femi Otedola 1.0 billion Petroleum1741 Abdul Samad Rabiu 1.0 billion Foods
2014 + 2014 Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Sources of wealth Aliko Dangote 25 billion Sugar, flour, cement Mike Adenuga 4.6 billion Telecommunication, petroleum Folorunsho Alakija 2.5 billion Fashion industry, oil Abdul Samad Rabiu 2.5 billion Foods
See also Forbes list of billionaires List of countries by the number of billionaires
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