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Strive Masiyiwa

ZimbabweTelecomEconet Group

  • Founder
  • Self-Made

Net Worth Estimate

$2.1 billion

Forbes Africa Billionaires List 2026 · March 1, 2026

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Biography

Strive Masiyiwa won a five-year legal battle to launch Zimbabwe's first independent mobile network and built the Econet group, which includes Liquid Intelligent Technologies. He lives in London.

Companies

Wealth history

DateSourceRankEstimate
March 1, 2026Forbes Africa Billionaires List 2026#14$2.1 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

  • Higherlife Foundation

    Foundation founded with his wife Tsitsi, supporting education for orphans and vulnerable children.

    Source: Wikipedia

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