Year Black billionaires Bi/Multiracial billionaires with Black ancestry All billionaires 2001 1: Bob Johnson $1.6 billion 1: Michael Lee-Chin $1 billion[11] 538, Richest: Bill Gates $114 billion 2002 1: Bob Johnson $1 billion 2: Mohammad Al Amoudi $1.5 billion Michael Lee-Chin $1.1 billion[12] 497, Richest: Bill Gates $52.8 billion 2003 2: Bob Johnson $1.2 billion Oprah Winfrey $1 billion[13] 2: Mohammad Al Amoudi $1.5 billion Michael Lee-Chin $1.4 billion[14] 476, Richest: Bill Gates $40.7 billion 2004 1: Oprah Winfrey $1.1 billion 2: Michael Lee-Chin $2.4 billion Mohammad Al Amoudi $1.4 billion [15] 587, Richest: Bill Gates $46.6 billion 2005 1: Oprah Winfrey $1.3 billion 2: Michael Lee-Chin $2.5 billion Mohammad Al Amoud $2.5 billion 691, Richest: Bill Gates $46.5 billion 2006 1: Oprah Winfrey $1.4 billion 2: Mohammad Al Amoudi $6.9 billion Michael Lee-Chin $2.1 billion[16] 793, Richest: Bill Gates $50 billion 2007 2: Oprah Winfrey $1.5 billion Bob Johnson $1.1 billion[17] 2: Mohammad Al Amoudi $8 billion Michael Lee-Chin $1.6 billion[18] 946, Richest: Bill Gates $56 billion 2008 5: Aliko Dangote $3.3 billion Oprah Winfrey $2.5 billion [19] Patrice Motsepe $2.4 billion [20] Mo Ibrahim $2.5 billion [21] Bob Johnson $1 billion [12] 2: Mohammad Al Amoudi $9 billion Michael Lee-Chin $1.8 billion[22] 1,125, Richest: Warren Buffett $62 billion 2009 5: Oprah Winfrey $2.7 billion Aliko Dangote $2.5 billion Mo Ibrahim $2 billion Femi Otedola $1.6 billion Patrice Motsepe $1.3 billion 2: Mohammad Al Amoudi $9 billion Michael Lee-Chin $1 billion[23] 793, Richest: Bill Gates $40 billion 2010 4: Oprah Winfrey $2.4 billion Patrice Motsepe $2.3 billion Adam Sedik $2.1 billion Mo Ibrahim $2 billion 2: Mohammad Al Amoudi $10 billion Michael Lee-Chin $1 billion[24] 1,011, Richest: Carlos Slim Helu & family $53.5 billion[25] 2011 5: Aliko Dangote $13.8 billion [26] Patrice Motsepe $3.3 billion Oprah Winfrey $2.7 billion Mo Ibrahim $1.8 billion [27] Mike Adenuga $2 billion[26] 1: Mohammad Al Amoudi $12.3 billion 1,210, Richest: Carlos Slim Helu & family $74 billion 2012[28] 5: Aliko Dangote $11.2 billion [26] Mike Adenuga $4.3 billion [26] Patrice Motsepe $2.7 billion Oprah Winfrey $2.7 billion Mo Ibrahim $1.1 billion [27] 1: Mohammad Al Amoudi $12.3 billion 1,210, Richest: Carlos Slim Helu & family $74 billion 2013 5: Aliko Dangote $16.1 billion [26] Mike Adenuga $4.7 billion Patrice Motsepe $2.9 billion Oprah Winfrey $2.8 billion Mo Ibrahim $1.1 billion[27] 2: Mohammad Al Amoudi $13.5 billion Isabel dos Santos $2 billion 1,426, Richest: Carlos Slim Helu & family $73 billion 2014 7: Aliko Dangote $25 billion Mike Adenuga $4.6 billion Oprah Winfrey $2.9 billion Patrice Motsepe $2.9 billion Florunsho Alakija $2.5 billion Abdul Samad Rabiu $1.2 billion Mo Ibrahim $1.1 billion [27] 2: Mohammad Al Amoudi $15.3 billion Isabel Dos Santos $3.7 billion 1,645, Richest: Bill Gates $76 billion 2016 11: Aliko Dangote $14.4 billion Mike Adenuga, $9.9 billion Robert Smith, $4.4 billion Oprah Winfrey $3.1 billion Femi Otedola, $1.85 billion Strive Masiyiwa, $1.8 billion Folorunsho Alakija, $1.55 billion Patrice Motsepe $1.15 billion Michael Jordan, $1.14 billion Abdul Samad Rabiu $1.1 billion Mo Ibrahim $1.07 billion [29] 2: Mohammed Al-Amoudi, $8.4 billion Isabel Dos Santos, $3.1 billion 1,810, Richest: Bill Gates $75 billion 2019 11: Aliko Dangote, $10.6 billion Mike Adenuga, $9.1 billion Robert Smith, $5 billion David Steward, $3.9 billion Oprah Winfrey, $2.7 billion Strive Masiyiwa, $2.4 billion Patrice Motsepe, $2.3 billion Michael Jordan, $1.9 billion Abdul Samad Rabiu, $1.6 billion Folorunsho Alakija, $1.1 billion Jay-Z, $1 billion 4: Mohammad Al-Amoudi, $8.4 billion Isabel Dos Santos, $2.3 billion Michael Lee-Chin $1.9 billion Alex Karp $1.3 billion 2,153, Richest: Jeff Bezos $110 billion 2020 13: Aliko Dangote, $13.5 billion Mike Adenuga, $9.1 billion Robert Smith, $5 billion David Steward, $4 billion Abdul Samad Rabiu, $3.2 billion Kanye West, 3.1 billion Oprah Winfrey, $2.7 billion Strive Masiyiwa, $2.4 billion Patrice Motsepe, $2.3 billion Michael Jordan, $2.1 billion Folorunsho Alakija, $1.1 billion Jay-Z, $1 billion Tyler Perry, $1 billion 4: Mohammad Al-Amoudi, $8.4 billion Isabel Dos Santos, $2.3 billion Michael Lee-Chin $1.9 billion Alex Karp $3 billion 2,095, Richest: Jeff Bezos $200 billion