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Nicky Oppenheimer

South AfricaCommodities & Mining

  • Heir
  • Investor
  • Inherited

Net Worth Estimate

$10.6 billion

Forbes Africa Billionaires List 2026 · March 1, 2026

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Biography

Nicky Oppenheimer was chair of De Beers and the third generation of his family to run it; the family sold its 40% stake to Anglo American in 2012. Forbes counts the fortune as shared with his family.

Wealth history

DateSourceRankEstimate
March 1, 2026Forbes Africa Billionaires List 2026#4$10.6 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

No documented philanthropy recorded yet.

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