Zimbabwean billionaire and Econet Wi-fi founder Strive Masiyiwa is among the ten richest black individuals on the planet in 2024.
The record was compiled and curated by Enterprise Insider Africa. It has African enterprise individuals and international stars.
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Strive Masiyiwa made the lower with a complete internet value of US$1.8 billion. The telecommunications magnate is in place 10. General, he’s the 1848th richest individual on the planet.
Masiyiwa’s wealth is sort of huge. A few of his notable firms and investments embody Mascom Wi-fi Botswana, Econet Wi-fi Zimbabwe, and Econet Wi-fi Nigeria (now Airtel Nigeria). He additionally invested in Liquid Clever Applied sciences Group, Econet Wi-fi New Zealand (now 2 Levels Cellular), and Trilogy Capital Companions Canada as an early investor.
His portfolio consists of Cassava Applied sciences, Africa Knowledge Centres, Sasai Fintech, and Telrad Group Israel. He stays lively in non-public investments via his funding corporations and household workplace.
Masiyiwa additionally sits on the boards of Netflix Inc. as a Non-Government Director, the Invoice & Melinda Gates Basis and on the Board of Trustees of the Nationwide Geographic Society.
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On prime of the highest 10 richest black individuals record is David Steward from the USA. Steward, value US$11.4 billion, based and is the chairman of IT supplier World Large Expertise. The firm has experience in AI, cloud, networking, cybersecurity, knowledge analytics, automation, digital transformation and extra.
Nigerian manufacturing big Aliko Dangote is second on the record, with a internet value of US$11.3 billion. American billion Robert F Smith is in third with US$10.3 billion. He’s the founder, CEO, and chair of Vista Fairness Companions, which has invested solely in software program, knowledge, and technology-enabled organisations.
Coming in fourth is Nigerian billionaire Mike Adenuga (US$6.7 billion), who based Globacom, which owns GLO Community. In fifth place is Nigeria’s Abdulsamad Rabiu, who’s within the cement and sugar business.
Following on sixth is basketball legend Michael Jordan, value US$3.5 billion. Discuss present queen Oprah Winfrey is available in seventh place with US$3 billion.
In eighth place is South African billionaire and CAF president Patrice Motsepe, value US$3 billion. With US$2.5 billion, Rapper Jay-Z is in ninth place, whereas Strive Masiyiwa is in tenth.
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He hails from Westville and studied media on the College of KwaZulu-Natal.
He fell for print reporting and envisioned changing into a political author.
Siya has, nonetheless, fallen in love with life-style and leisure reporting a lot that politics seems like a bore now.
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Regardless of being in a extremely outgoing career, Siya prefers being indoors in his free time. Social media makes him tick, and it’s the place most of his free time goes; that’s if he’s not studying something from Sydney Sheldon and John Grisham or if he’s not listening to AfroBeats and Amapiano.