Billionaire business mogul, Aliko Dangote, slid down 14 places to 37th position in the World Richest Persons list within 24 hours.

Dangote, the President, Dangote Group, who remains Africa’s richest person, was ranked 23rd on Thursday by Forbes.

A check on Forbes website on Friday, however, revealed that the business mogul, who is said to be worth about $21bn, is now ranked 37th richest person.

Before Thursday’s ranking as the world’s 23rd richest person, Dangote, the first black person to be so ranked, occupied the 43rd position in the world.

The owner of indigenous telecoms company, Globacom, Chief Mike Adenuga, was the next Nigerian on the list, with a wealth of $4.6bn, maintaining the 325th position in the world, while Folorunsho Alakija, with $2.5bn, was 687th in the world, and Abdulsamad Rabiu in the 1,372th position in the world, with $1.2bn.

American billionaire, Bill Gates, reclaimed the title of world’s richest person from telecoms mogul, Carlos Slim Helu, of Mexico after four years.

Gates, according to Forbes, raked in extra $9bnin the last one year and has been at the top of the list for 15 of the past 20 years.

Spanish clothing retailer, Amancio Ortega (best known for the Zara fashion chain) retains the number three spot for the second year in a row, extending his lead over Warren Buffett, who is again number four.

Dangote has also been named the world’s 68th most powerful person.

You can check the list of 50 richest persons in the world.
RankNameWorthCountry of Citizenship
1Bill Gates$82.1 bnUS
2Carlos Slim Helu & family$80.2 bnMexico
3Warren Buffett$70.2 bnUS
4Amancio Ortega$58.1 bnSpain
5Larry Ellison$50.2 bnUS
6Charles Koch$42.6 bnUS
6David Koch$42.6 bnUS
8Christy Walton & family$38.5 bnUS
9Jim Walton$37.2 bnUS
10Michael Bloomberg$35.8 bnUS
11Alice Walton$35.7 bnUS
12Robson Walton$35.7 bnUS
13Liliane Bettencourt & family$35.4 bnFrance
14Mark Zuckerberg$33.2 bnUS
15Bernard Arnault & family$31.2 bnFrance
16Stefan Persson$31 bnSweden
17Li Ka-shing$30.9 bnHong Kong
18Sheldon Adelson$30.3 bnUS
19Larry Page$30.1 bnUS
20Sergey Brin$29.6 bnUS
21Jeff Bezos$27.7 bnUS
22Carl Icahn$25.7 bnUS
23Michele Ferrero & family$24.9 bnItaly
24David Thomson & family$24.2 bnCanada
25George Soros$24 bnUS
26Forrest Mars Jr$23.8 bnUS
26Jacqueline Mars$23.8 bnUS
26John Mars$23.8 bnUS
29Jack Ma$23.5 bnChina
30Steve Ballmer$23.1 bnUS
31Mukesh Ambani$22.6 bnIndia
32Jorge Paulo Lemann$22.2 bnBrazil
33Lee Shau Kee$22.1 bnHong Kong
34Phil Knight$22 bnUS
35Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud$21.5 bnSaudi Arabi
36Michael Dell$21.4 bnUS
37Aliko Dangote$21.3 bnNigeria
38Dilip Shanghvi$19.6 bnIndia
39Len Blavatnik$19.2 bnUS
40Tadashi Yanai & family$18.4 bnJapan
41Leonardo Del Vecchio$18.1 bnItaly
42Alisher Usmanov$17.8 bnRussia
43Laurene Powell Jobs & family$17.2 bnUS
44Robin Li$17.1 bnChina
45Paul Allen$17.1 bnUS
46Theo Albrecht Jr & family$16.9 bnGermany
47Michael Otto & family$16.6 bnGermany
48Charles Ergen$16.6 bnUS
49Masayoshi Son$16.5 bnJapan
50Anne Cox Chambers$16.1 bnUS



Dangote also rose to become the second most powerful man in Africa.

Aliko Dangote Is Now 2nd Most Powerful Person In Africa

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote is the 2nd most powerful man in Africa, according to FORBES Magazine’s latest ranking of the World’s Most Powerful People.

Dangote, 57, who is Africa’s richest man with a fortune estimated at $21.3 billion, is listed as the 68th most powerful person in the world, and is one of only two Africans to appear on this year’s list. Africa’s most powerful man is Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who was elected president of Arab’s most populous state in June with 96.6% of the vote. He ranks 51st on the power list which was published on Wednesday.

Dangote holds the national honor of Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, an honor that was previously the exclusive reserve of high-ranking government officials in Nigeria.

(Forbes)

is that possible? within 24 hours?

Na ojoro dem do

aint no slacking in dis kinda race. U slack u drop

hmm na wa o. And i just de happy over the former news

Dangote now 23rd world's richest man, 68th most powerful man on earth

Source: http://.com.ng/index.php/entertainment-news/item/1096-dangote-now-23rd-world-s-richest-man-68th-most-powerful-man-on-earth

That is to say "no more reduction of cement price".Bad news,wrong timing.

wow.

This is one of the reasons I don't believe this Forbes ish

This list is only composed of only 0.000001% of the worlds population.
The rest 7billion people on earth na only them waka come?

My gross is that my name is not on the list.



A ma step up my effort to make the next list.


How many people are with me on this?

How that wan go take solve problems naija is battling with....

Devalution of d Naira meant Dangote shares has taken a serious battering. Don't forget Nigeria stock exhange index has recorded an all time low in past few days thereby making Dangote,Otedola and any other listed billionare's fortune to dwindle.

Like Seriously?... free fall.

Mendo007:
is that possible? within 24 hours?

Yes, it's possible. The stock market has lost huge points in the last 48hrs with foreign investors dumping their shares and repatriating their funds elsewhere due to the continuous falling oil prices.

Okay o ..

He will rise again. I'm sure of dat. Dat man is sumtin else

Africans don't need the kind of western rating of riches in which winners takes all at the expense report f the masses.

Wealth should be calculated on how genuinely happy the people are,not greed.

Who cares about Forbes and their rankings.

Most people on this list will get depressed and commit suicide at the slightest slump in their fortunes.


Trust me, I can never commit suicide for anything.
Naija never gives up

Nobleval:
Who cares about Forbes and their rankings.

Just to maintain the immoral senseless and useless status quo. About five percent of the population owns 95 percent of the world's wealth and in it billions are dying of starvation needlessly. Africans don't need to see things that way,wealth should be calculated on how well people live together in harmony,not how much a few psychopathic individuals can deprive the masses of.

he is mainly affected by d recent reduction in cement prices and other major investments....he knws wah he's doin

Sarcasm: with the advent of cement coming to N1,000, purchasing power will increase and demand will move up then dangote will be the richest man in no time.

Not interested who's there or not.

Only concerned on why my name isn't on that list.

If Dangote's name can be there,mine will soon be there..

Can't afford to die,not very rich.

KnowAll:
Devalution of d Naira meant Dangote shares has taken a serious battering. Don't forget Nigeria stock exhange index has recorded an all time low in past few days thereby making Dangote,Otedola and any other listed billionare's fortune to dwindle.

I agree that you know.

wow!

So what? How does it concerns me? So what? How does it concerns me?

KnowAll:
Devalution of d Naira meant Dangote shares has taken a serious battering. Don't forget Nigeria stock exhange index has recorded an all time low in past few days thereby making Dangote,Otedola and any other listed billionare's fortune to dwindle.

and you bilivd the rich store their reserve in naira?

The thing is, dangotte is massively investing. Same way with gates then..

Luggi007:
So what? How does it concerns me? So what? How does it concerns me?

if it doesnt concern you,then why in the hell did you comment

Hmmmmmmn

bluelover:


if it doesnt concern you,then why in the hell did you comment

so i no get right to comment and say my mind again? na wa o

issok

forbes watch out for me and my fellow nairalanders we are strolling there, taking our time since we dont like rushing, dangote rushed and he is back again. we will get there soon..Any force wer say we no go reach there before end of next year, Holy Ghost.........