Aliko Dangote
CEO, Dangote Group
$13.71B
$4M
as of 05/13/24
About Aliko Dangote
Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest person, founded and chairs Dangote Cement, the continent's largest cement producer.
He owns 85% of publicly-traded Dangote Cement through a holding company.
Dangote Cement has the capacity to produce 48.6 million metric tons annually and has operations in 10 countries across Africa.
After many years in development, Dangote's fertilizer plant in Nigeria began operations in March 2022.
Dangote Refinery began construction in 2016 and is expected to begin refining operations in 2024.
Personal stats
Citizenship
NigeriaSource of wealth
Cement, sugarResidence
Lagos, NigeriaMarital status
DivorcedBirth date
04/10/57 (age 67)Number of children
3Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Al-Azhar UniversitySelf-made
self-madeAliko Dangote’s fortune is worth
228K
troy ounces of gold
211K
median U.S. household
137K
median U.S. income
0.274%
U.S. credit card volume
0.055%
GDP of the United States
0.04%
United States debt
Net worth history
Annual ranking
Did you know?
Dangote's grandfather was a successful trader of rice and oats in Kano, Nigeria's second largest city.
Net worth over time
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Financial assets
NIGERIA | DANGCEM-NG
Dangote CementNIGERIA | DANGSUGAR-NG
Dangote Sugar Refinery PLCNIGERIA | NASCON-NG
National Salt Company of NigeriaNIGERIA | UBA-NG
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