The following Forbes list of South African billionaires is based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine in 2023. [1]
World Rank | Name | Citizenship | Net worth ( USD) | Source of wealth |
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2 | Elon Musk [a] | South Africa / United States / Canada | 180 billion | Tesla, SpaceX , Twitter |
157 | Johann Rupert | South Africa | 11.1 billion | Richemont, Remgro |
215 | Ivan Glasenberg | South Africa / Australia / Switzerland | 9.1 billion | Glencore |
242 | Nicky Oppenheimer | South Africa | 8.4 billion | De Beers |
442 | Patrick Soon-Shiong [b] | South Africa / United States | 6.1 billion | NantWorks |
1104 | Patrice Motsepe | South Africa | 2.7 billion | African Rainbow Minerals |
1272 | Koos Bekker | South Africa | 2.4 billion | Naspers |
2540 | Michiel Le Roux | South Africa | 1.0 billion | Capitec Bank |