List Of Richest Entrepreneurs In South Africa

What is Entrepreneur?

An entrepreneur is someone who has an idea and who works to create a product or service that people will buy, as well as an organization to support that effort. An entrepreneur takes on most of the risk and initiative for their new business and is often seen as a visionary or innovator

List Of Richest Entrepreneurs In South Africa

The richest people in South Africa are Johann Rupert, Nicky Oppenheimer, Patrice Motsepe, Koos Becker, and Michiel Le Roux. They are all Dollar billionaires, which means South Africa has over 25% of the continent’s 19 billionaires. Another interesting observation is that all these billionaires are old.

 Khanyi Mbau

  • Date of birth: 15th October 1985
  • Age: 37 years (as of 2023)
  • Khanyi Mbau’s net worth: $10 million
  • Businesses: Media career, liquor sale, and real estate

Cassper Nyovest

  • Date of birth: 16th December 1990
  • Age: 32 years (as of 2023)
  • Cassper Nyovest’s net worth: $15 million
  • Businesses: Record label, apparel store, and liquor production

Jacob Zuma

  • Date of birth: 12th April 1942
  • Age: 80 years (as of 2023)
  • Jacob Zuma’s net worth: $20 million
  • Business: Oil, gold, cigarette, diamond, airline, and retail industries

Who are the top 10 richest people in South Africa?

South Africa’s billionaires as of 2023 (net worth in billion U.S. dollars) Characteristic Net worth in billion U.S. dollars Johann Rupert & family 11.8 Nicky Oppenheimer & family 8.3 Koos Bekker 2.4 Patrice Motsepe 2.4

Who is the most powerful businessman in South Africa?

Johann Rupert stands as the richest man in South Africa. He is the chairman of Compagnie Financiere Richemont, SA, a Swiss luxury products company famous for internationally recognized brands Montblanc and Cartier. In South Africa, the company runs Remgro company.

How many dollar billionaires are there in South Africa?

Thanks to his return, South Africa now has five billionaires, the most of any African country, followed by Egypt with four and Nigeria with three. Altogether billionaires from seven African countries made the list. Forbes used stock prices and currency exchange rates from January 13, 2023, to measure the net worths.