Forbes released the annual World’s Billionaires list. Dangote, the founder and CEO of the Dangote Group, the largest ...

A former Goldman Sachs investment banker, Smith is one of the most successful African American executives. Last year, he ...

In the top 25 of Forbes' richest are familiar names including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates and Mark ...

When it comes to the 10 richest people in history, these massively wealthy tycoons don't even get a look-in. From 19th-century American industrialists to the African king who once owned half the ...

But 14th century African emperor Musa Keita is widely considered richest person in history. • It's impossible to say whether or not Mansa Musa's wealth was exaggerated by his contemporaries.

towering over the second wealthiest person on the planet by $126 billion. With a net worth of $342 billion, the South African-born Canadian-American business magnate has ownership stakes in social ...