Evidence-based wealth profile

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Aliko Dangote

Aliko Dangote is a prominent billionaire entrepreneur from Nigeria known for influence in the Diversified industry. Their wealth primarily comes from Dangote Group, and they are considered one of the wealthiest individuals in the world.

Provisional estimate [1]$28.5B
Provisional rank#86
Reference date2026-03-01
Last reviewed2026-08-26
Provisional estimate

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Reported source associations

Wealth-source references

These entries identify businesses associated with the source-derived record. They are not a verified ownership map, asset schedule or allocation of private-company value.

CementReported Wealth Source [1][2][3]
Ownership evidenceNot Independently Assessed
Valuation statusProvisional External Reference
sugarReported Wealth Source [1][2][3]
Ownership evidenceNot Independently Assessed
Valuation statusProvisional External Reference

Claim-level research

Documented claims

Career And Source Of Wealth · 2025-03-07

Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest person, founded and chairs Dangote Cement, the continent's largest cement producer. [2]

Published reference history

Published wealth snapshots

$13.4BPublished external estimate · Provisional rank #144 [3]
$23.9BPublished external estimate · Provisional rank #83 [2]
$28.5BProvisional estimate · Provisional rank #86 [1]

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Career record

Selected milestones

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Philanthropy

Disclosed giving

Current assessmentCitation Required
Disclosed donations$1.5B
Foundation or vehicleDangote Foundation

Evidence record

Methodology and status

A dated external annual reference retained provisionally during legal and first-party valuation review. It is not an independently calculated Other Billionaires valuation.

Schema version
1.2
Historical snapshots
3
Researched claims
1
Last reviewed
2026-08-26

Citations

Sources and provenance

[1]ForbesWorld’s Billionaires 2026External Annual Reference · Accessed 2026-08-26 · This dated external annual snapshot is displayed provisionally while rights and first-party valuation review are completed. It is not an independently calculated Other Billionaires valuation.↗[2]ForbesWorld’s Billionaires List 2025: The Top 200External Annual Reference · Accessed 2026-08-08 · External annual snapshot using prices and exchange rates locked on March 7, 2025; not an independently calculated Other Billionaires valuation.↗[3]ForbesWorld’s Billionaires List 2024: The Top 200External Annual Reference · Accessed 2026-08-08 · External annual snapshot using prices and exchange rates locked on March 8, 2024; not an independently calculated Other Billionaires valuation.↗