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At the top of Forbes' list, Warren Buffett's $62 billion ranks him as the world's richest man. Of the world's 1,125 wealthiest individuals, Mexico's Carlos Slim Helu ranks second with $60 billion. Despite being worth $58 billion, $2 billion more than last year, Microsoft's Bill Gates is now just the world's third-richest person.
Ethiopian-born Mohammed Al Amoudi is the richest Black person in the world with a total net worth of $9 billion. Al Amoudi is ranked 97th on the Forbes list and followed by billionaire Blacks such as Nigeria's Aliko Dangote ($3.3 billion), American Oprah Winfrey ($2.5 billion), London-based Sudanese Mohamed "Mo" Ibrahim ($2.5 billion) and South African Patrice Motsepe ($2.4 billion). BET founder Robert Johnson's divorce dropped him to just a $1 billion fortune.Oprah Winfrey is 215th on Forbes' 2008 list. The queen of American media's show will run through the 2010-11 season. She launched "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in 1986. It is now aired in 110 countries and draws 30 million U.S. viewers a week. Winfrey owns Harpo Studios and property in Hawaii, Illinois and Santa Barbara. She gives to needy women, children and families via Oprah's Angel Network and her personal charity, The Oprah Winfrey Foundation.See the full content of this document
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World's Wealthiest Blacks
Collectively, Black Americans are the richest Blacks in the world. But only two Black Americans can claim a nine-figure. Times are changing and Black Africans are making more money than AfricanAmericans and have ...
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