Forbes' Black Billionaires

Out of the 1,226 people who made the cut, six are Black.

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Oprah Winfrey - Forbes' annual Billionaires List has just been released and out of the 1,226 people who made the cut, only six are Black and there's only one American in that tiny crop: Oprah Winfrey. The media mogul is worth $2.7 billion. (Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Patrice Motsepe - Patrice Motsepe is the only Black billionaire in South Africa and earned his money through mining. Like Oprah, he's worth $2.7 billion.   (Photo: REUTERS/Christian Hartmann /Landov)

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Patrice Motsepe - Patrice Motsepe is the only Black billionaire in South Africa and earned his money through mining. Like Oprah, he's worth $2.7 billion. (Photo: REUTERS/Christian Hartmann /Landov)

Mohammed Ibrahim - Mohammed Ibrahim is a Sudanese billionaire who founded his own mobile communications company, Celtel, sold it for $3.4 billion and reportedly received $1.4 billion for himself.  (Photo: Courtesy Forbes.com)

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Mohammed Ibrahim - Mohammed Ibrahim is a Sudanese billionaire who founded his own mobile communications company, Celtel, sold it for $3.4 billion and reportedly received $1.4 billion for himself. (Photo: Courtesy Forbes.com)

Mike Adenuga - Mike Adenuga, a Nigerian businessman with interests in telecommunication, banking and oil, has a net worth of $4.3 billion.  (Photo: Forbes.com)

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Mike Adenuga - Mike Adenuga, a Nigerian businessman with interests in telecommunication, banking and oil, has a net worth of $4.3 billion. (Photo: Forbes.com)

Aliko Dangote - Nigerian Aliko Dangote is the owner of the Dangote Group, which has sugar refineries, flour milling, salt processing and even cement plants in Nigeria and other African countries. Dangote is worth $11.2 billion.   (Photo: REUTERS/Luke MacGregor)

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Aliko Dangote - Nigerian Aliko Dangote is the owner of the Dangote Group, which has sugar refineries, flour milling, salt processing and even cement plants in Nigeria and other African countries. Dangote is worth $11.2 billion.  (Photo: REUTERS/Luke MacGregor)

Mohammed Al Amoudi - Mohammed Al Amoudi, of Saudi and Ethiopian descent, is the richest Black person in the world with an estimated net worth of $12.5 billion. His assets include oil companies that produce crude oil as well as refineries.  (Photo: Courtesy Forbes.com)

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Mohammed Al Amoudi - Mohammed Al Amoudi, of Saudi and Ethiopian descent, is the richest Black person in the world with an estimated net worth of $12.5 billion. His assets include oil companies that produce crude oil as well as refineries. (Photo: Courtesy Forbes.com)