Aliko Dangote

Aliko Dangote (#74)

Global Rank #74

Country Rank #1

Country Nigeria

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$ 31 B
Cement, sugar
Nigeria
M
69 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #74

Country Rank #1

Net Worth $31.1B

Previous Worth $31.1B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country Nigeria

Industry Cement, sugar

Age 69 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Lagos, Nigeria

Citizenship Nigeria

World Billionaires List Nigeria Billionaires Cement, sugar

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 69

Source Of Wealth Cement, sugar, Self Made

Residence Lagos, Nigeria

Citizenship Nigeria

Marital Status Divorced

Children 3

Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, Al-Azhar University

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $31.1B

Current Net Worth $31.1B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest person, founded and chairs Dangote Cement, the continent's largest cement producer. He owns 85% of publicly-traded Dangote Cement through a holding company. Dangote Cement has the capacity to produce 48.6 million metric tons annually and has operations in 10 countries across Africa. After many years in development, Dangote's fertilizer plant in Nigeria began operations in March 2022. Dangote Refinery, which began construction in 2016, began its refining operations in early 2024.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

A snapshot of the list placements and rankings connected to Aliko Dangote.

#86

Billionaires (2026)

Africa's Billionaires (2026)

#66

Powerful People (2018)

Insights

Did You Know?

Dangote's grandfather was a successful trader of rice and oats in Kano, Nigeria's second largest city.

Dangote told Forbes that when he was young, he bought sweets, gave them to others to sell, and he kept the profits.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

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Current Net Worth: $31.1B (May 4, 2026)