The Top 10 Richest People In Africa | September 2026
Forbes' daily ranking on Sept. 1 puts Aliko Dangote at $31.4 billion and Nathan Kirsh second at $19.2 billion, ahead of Johann Rupert.
Johann Rupert
Christo Wiese and Johann Rupert have given 24,500 South Africans legal title to their homes through Khaya Lam
Billionaires Christo Wiese and Johann Rupert have backed a project that has handed 24,500 title deeds to South Africans who owned their homes but not the land beneath them, unlocking generational wealth for families who had none.
South African billionaire Johann Rupert's daughter Hanneli now runs his Venice craft biennial
Hanneli Rupert, daughter of Richemont chairman Johann Rupert, runs the Homo Faber craft biennial in Venice, which opens for a month on Sept. 1.
South African billionaire Johann Rupert is $1.3 billion richer on a Cartier jewellery boom
Johann Rupert's fortune has risen to $17.4 billion from $16.1 billion in March, driven by record jewellery sales at Cartier and Van Cleef.
How deepfake ads using Elon Musk, Johann Rupert helped steal $61.5 million from South African investors
South Africa's financial regulator has revealed how deepfake advertisements featuring Johann Rupert and Elon Musk were used to steal R1 billion from South African investors through a trading platform called Banxso.
South African billionaire Johann Rupert is funding title deeds for poor households
Johann Rupert has donated to and recapitalised Khaya Lam, which has transferred more than 21,000 title deeds to poor South African households.
South African billionaire Johann Rupert keeps control of Remgro as Ninety One takes 5%
Ninety One's clients have acquired 5.0156% of Remgro, worth about $310 million, though Johann Rupert's family retains voting control.
Johann Rupert's Remgro is building the market that ends Eskom's 103-year monopoly
Energy Exchange of Southern Africa, created by Johann Rupert's Remgro, is building the trading platform for a fully liberalised South African electricity market.
Johann Rupert's Reinet walks away from major deal and restarts $585 million buyback
Johann Rupert's Reinet has walked away from a major investment it spent months assessing, restarting a $585 million buyback of its own shares instead.
Billionaire Johann Rupert's Remgro has paid chief executive Jannie Durand $13.8 million over 14 years
Jannie Durand has earned R227.6 million running Johann Rupert's Remgro since 2012, with his largest pay packages arriving in 2022 and 2023.
South Africa's richest man received a $140 million fee from Reinet's big sale
A Rupert family entity was paid a 2.3 billion rand performance fee after Johann Rupert's Reinet sold its largest asset for about 62 billion rand.
South Africa's two richest men are locked in a decades-long horse racing rivalry
Johann Rupert and the Oppenheimer family have poured billions into South African horse racing, building rival stud farms and saving the sport.
South African billionaire Johann Rupert's Richemont completes Baume and Mercier sale to Italy's Damiani
Johann Rupert's Richemont has completed the sale of 196-year-old Swiss watchmaker Baume and Mercier to Italy's Damiani Group, ending a 38-year ownership of the historic brand.
Billionaire Johann Rupert has helped give 24,000 South Africans the title deeds to their own homes through a quiet land reform programme
Johann Rupert is the biggest sponsor of Khaya Lam, the Free Market Foundation's land titling programme that has transferred more than 24,000 title deeds to underprivileged South Africans.
Johann Rupert's Remgro officially takes full control of Mediclinic Southern Africa in $947 million deal
Johann Rupert's Remgro has paid $947 million to take full control of Mediclinic's Southern Africa operations after the Competition Tribunal and all other regulators gave their approval.
Billionaire Johann Rupert's Richemont posted its strongest year on record but China remains its biggest vulnerability
Johann Rupert's Richemont posted record sales of €22.4 billion in fiscal 2026 but analysts warn China's ongoing luxury slowdown remains the group's most significant structural vulnerability.