There are a total of 2,208 billionaires in the world, with the majority of them being from China. But this list is for people of Black or African descent, worth at least $1B. This is going to be a short list as there are only 13 of them in the entire world. 4 are Americans, 4 are Nigerians, 1 Canadian, 1 Zimbabwean, 1 Sudanese, 1 Angolan, and 1 South African.

$10.9B - Aliko Dangote - Country: Nigeria. Business: Sugar, Cement, Flour; Dangote Group
$9.1B - Mike Adenuga - Country: Nigeria. Business: Oil, Telecom; Globacom
$5B - Robert F. Smith - Country: United States. Business: American Private Equity; Vista Equity Partners
$3B - David Steward - Country: United States. Business: IT; World Wide Technology
$2.5B - Oprah Winfrey - Country: United States. Business: Television; Oprah Winfrey Network
$2.4B - Strive Masiyiwa - Country: Zimbabwe. Business: Telecom; Econet
$2.3B - Isabel Dos Santos - Country: Angola. Business: Investments
$2.3B - Patrice Motsepe - Country: South Africa. Business: Mining; African Rainbow Minerals
$1.9B - Michael Jordan - Country: United States. Business: Basketball; Charlotte Bobcats
$1.9B - Michael Lee-Chin - Country: Canada. Business: Investments; Portland Holdings Inc
$1.6B - Abdulsamad Rabiu - Country: Nigeria. Business: Cement, Sugar
$1.7B - Folorunsho Alakija - Country: Nigeria. Business: Oil
$1.1B - Mohammed Ibrahim - Country: Sudan/United Kingdom. Business: Telecom, Investments

Did anyone surprise you by being on this list? Honestly, I was surprised that Michael Jordan was on the list, but I get it. His shoe deals helps.