#25 · 2026 list
Charles Koch
United States
- 🏗️ Industrial & Diversified
- Heir
- Executive
Koch, Inc.
Net Worth Estimate$73.8 billionForbes World's Billionaires List 2026 · Mar 1, 2026
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$28.5 billion
Forbes World's Billionaires List 2026 · March 1, 2026
Last updated: October 8, 2026
#86 · Forbes World's Billionaires List 2026, as of March 1, 2026
Biography
Aliko Dangote started a commodity-trading business in Lagos in the late 1970s and built the Dangote Group, whose largest business is Dangote Cement. In 2024 the Dangote Petroleum Refinery near Lagos began production.
Companies
Wealth history
| Date | Source | Rank | Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 1, 2026 | Forbes Africa Billionaires List 2026 | #1 | $28.5 billion |
| March 1, 2026 | Forbes World's Billionaires List 2026 | #86 | $28.5 billion |
Figures from different sources and dates are listed separately and never merged. Missing years are not estimated. Net worth figures are estimates published by the named source on the date shown. They change frequently and are not exact or permanent. Rankings are date-stamped snapshots.
Philanthropy
Documented giving
Aliko Dangote Foundation
Foundation funding health, nutrition, education and disaster relief in Africa.
Source: Wikipedia
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