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The South African
27-05-2025
- Business
- The South African
How rich are South Africa's 7 richest men?
It's comparatively 'easy' to make money – when you have money. Compound interest really is the eighth wonder of the world! As they say, the rich get richer, while the poor stay, well, poor. Money makes money – and these seven South Africans have made a lot of it over the years. And by a lot, we mean a LOT ! According to Forbes' real-time tracking of billionaires, Johann Rupert and his family are the richest in South Africa, with a net worth of $14.6 billion. The Ruperts are followed by diamond magnate Nicky Oppenheimer, who boasts a net worth of $10.5 billion. They are followed by Koos Bekker, Patrice Motsepe, Michiel Le Roux, Jannie Mouton and Christo Wiese. South Africa's seven dollar billionaires all made their money in different ways – from luxury goods, diamonds, mining, media, banking and retail. In the last week alone, Oppenheimer, Motsepe and Mouton all added $100 million (R1.8 billion) to their net worths. Cumulatively, South Africa's seven dollar billionaires are worth $37.7 billion (R674 billion). Meanwhile, in terms of the overall world list, South Africa-born Elon Musk remains the world's richest person with a reported $418.7 billion. Below, the list of the top seven richest South Africans in the world as of 27 May 2025. Rank Name Last week This week Source 163 Johann Rupert & family $14.6bn $14.6bn Luxury goods 267 Nicky Oppenheimer & family $10.4bn $10.5bn Diamonds 1 074 Koos Bekker $3.5bn $3.5bn Media, investments 1 184 Patrice Motsepe $3.1bn $3.2bn Mining 1 501 Michiel Le Roux $2.5bn $2.5bn Banking 2 038 Jannie Mouton & family $1.7bn $1.8bn Retail 2 152 Christo Wiese $1.6bn $1.6bn Financial services TOTAL $37.4bn $37.7bn Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
The South African
20-05-2025
- Business
- The South African
South Africa's 7 dollar billionaires just got even RICHER
It's comparatively 'easy' to make money – when you have money. Compound interest really is the eighth wonder of the world! As they say, the rich get richer, while the poor stay, well, poor. Money makes money – and these seven South Africans have made a lot of it over the years. And by a lot, we mean a LOT ! According to Forbes' real-time tracking of billionaires, Johann Rupert and his family are the richest in South Africa, with a net worth of $14.6 billion. The Ruperts are followed by diamond magnate Nicky Oppenheimer, who boasts a net worth of $10.4 billion. They are followed by Koos Bekker, Patrice Motsepe, Michiel Le Roux, Jannie Mouton and Christo Wiese. South Africa's seven dollar billionaires all made their money in different ways – from luxury goods, diamonds, mining, media, banking and retail. In the last week alone, Rupert added a whopping $500 million (R9 billion) to his net worth, while Nicky Oppenheimer saw his wealth drop by $100 million (R1.8 billion). Cumulatively, South Africa's seven dollar billionaires are worth $37.4 billion (R675 billion). Meanwhile, in terms of the overall world list, South Africa-born Elon Musk remains the world's richest person with a reported $420.2 billion. Below, the list of the top seven richest South Africans in the world as of 20 May 2025. Rank Name Last week This week Source 165 Johann Rupert & family $14.1bn $14.6bn Luxury goods 264 Nicky Oppenheimer & family $10.5bn $10.4bn Diamonds 1 085 Koos Bekker $3.5bn $3.5bn Media, investments 1 214 Patrice Motsepe $3.1bn $3.1bn Mining 1 506 Michiel Le Roux $2.5bn $2.5bn Banking 2 043 Jannie Mouton & family $1.7bn $1.7bn Retail 2 194 Christo Wiese $1.6bn $1.6bn Financial services TOTAL $37bn $37.4bn Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
The South African
05-05-2025
- Business
- The South African
How much money SA's 7 dollar billionaires earned in the last 7 days
It's comparatively 'easy' to make money – when you have money. Compound interest really is the eighth wonder of the world! As they say, the rich get richer, while the poor stay, well, poor. Money makes money – and these seven South Africans have made a lot of it over the years. And by a lot, we mean a LOT ! According to Forbes' real-time tracking of billionaires, Johann Rupert and his family are the richest in South Africa, with a net worth of $13.4 billion. The Ruperts are followed by diamond magnate Nicky Oppenheimer, who boasts a net worth of $10.5 billion. They are followed by Koos Bekker, Patrice Motsepe, Michiel Le Roux, Jannie Mouton and Christo Wiese. South Africa's seven-dollar billionaires all made their money in different ways – from luxury goods, diamonds, mining, media, banking and retail. Bekker and Motsepe added $100 million to their respective net fortunes in the last week, while the other five remained as is. In terms of the overall world list, South Africa-born Elon Musk remains the world's richest person with a reported $389.4 billion. Below, the list of the top seven richest South Africans in the world as of 5 May 2025. Rank Name Last week This week Source 178 Johann Rupert & family $13.4bn $13.4bn Luxury goods 260 Nicky Oppenheimer & family $10.5bn $10.5bn Diamonds 1 096 Koos Bekker $3.3bn $3.4bn Media, investments 1 221 Patrice Motsepe $3bn $3.1bn Mining 1 540 Michiel Le Roux $2.4bn $2.4bn Banking 2 084 Jannie Mouton & family $1.7bn $1.7bn Retail 2 154 Christo Wiese $1.6bn $1.6bn Financial services TOTAL $35.9bn $36.1bn Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
The South African
21-04-2025
- Business
- The South African
How much money South Africa's 7 dollar billionaires earned this Easter
It's 'easy' to make money – when you have money. Compound interest really is the eighth wonder of the world! As they say, the rich get richer, while the poor stay poor. Money makes money – and these seven South Africans have made a lot of it over the years. And by a lot, we mean a LOT ! According to Forbes' real-time tracking of billionaires, Johann Rupert and his family are the richest in South Africa, with a net worth of $12.7 billion. The Ruperts are followed by diamond magnate Nicky Oppenheimer, who boasts a net worth of $10.4 billion. They are followed by Koos Bekker, Patrice Motsepe, Michiel Le Roux, Christo Wiese and Jannie Mouton. South Africa's seven-dollar billionaires all made their money in different ways – from luxury goods, diamonds, mining, media, banking and retail. In terms of the overall world list, South Africa-born Elon Musk remains the world's richest person with a reported $354.5 billion. Below, the list of the top seven richest South Africans in the world as of 21 April 2025. Rank Name Last week This week Source 176 Johann Rupert & family $12.7bn $12.7bn Luxury goods 241 Nicky Oppenheimer & family $10.4bn $10.4bn Diamonds 1 148 Koos Bekker $3.2bn $3.2bn Media, investments 1 219 Patrice Motsepe $3bn $3bn Mining 1 661 Michiel Le Roux $2.1bn $2.1bn Banking 2 217 Christo Wiese $1.5bn $1.5bn Financial services 2 233 Jannie Mouton & family $1.5bn $1.5bn Retail TOTAL $34.4bn $34.4bn Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
