Richest man in Ghana: 27 Ghanaians with the highest net worth in 2026

Dr. Nick Danso Adjei is the richest man in Ghana in 2026, with an estimated net worth of $2 billion. He built his fortune through Ghana Link Network Services and the Integrated Customs Management System (ICMS), which underpins trade facilitation at Ghana's ports. The country's wealthiest individuals have made their money across oil, real estate, mining, manufacturing, and trade infrastructure, spanning Ghanaian-born entrepreneurs and long-established business families.

Key takeaways

• Dr. Nick Danso Adjei leads Ghana's 2026 wealth rankings with an estimated net worth of $2 billion, ahead of Italian-born real estate tycoon Ernesto Taricone ($1.5b).
• Patricia Poku-Diaby ($720m) is the richest woman in Ghana, building her wealth through cocoa processing at the Conseil Général du Cacao.
• Combined estimated wealth on this list spans from $245 million to $2 billion, reflecting the range of industries driving private wealth in Ghana.
• Ghana is home to approximately two to three billionaires by net worth, but none appear on the Forbes Africa official list.
• Among musicians, Sarkodie ($18m) is richer than Shatta Wale ($16m). Both sit well below the threshold for this list.

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Richest man in Ghana in 2026: Top list

Ghana is home to some of Africa’s richest men. They built their wealth through business, oil, mining, and investments. These men shape the nation’s economy.

These rankings are based on estimates from multiple financial and business publications, including Celebrity Net Worth, Africa Wealth Report, and local sources such as Ghana View, Pulse Ghana, and Joy Business.

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27. Tsatsu Tsikata ($245m)

• Full name: Tsatsu Tsikata
• Nationality: Ghanaian
• Profession: Lawyer, former GNPC executive
• Net worth: ~$245m
• Source of wealth: Legal practice, energy sector

Tsatsu Tsikata is one of Ghana's most prominent lawyers and served as chief executive of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) during the Rawlings era. His wealth spans decades of legal work and involvement in Ghana's emerging oil and gas sector.

26. Nana Akufo-Addo ($250m)

• Full name: Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
• Nationality: Ghanaian
• Profession: Lawyer, politician, former head of state
• Net worth: ~$250m
• Source of wealth: Legal practice, family estate, political career

Nana Akufo-Addo served as President of Ghana from 2017 to January 2025, when he handed over power to John Mahama after losing the 2024 election. Before politics, Akufo-Addo built a reputation as a senior barrister. His family traces its roots to Ghanaian political royalty; his father, Edward Akufo-Addo, was a former president, and his cousin was J.A. Kufuor.

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25. Alex Kofi Mensah Mould ($282m)

• Full name: Alex Kofi Mensah Mould
• Nationality: Ghanaian
• Profession: Businessman, former public official
• Net worth: ~$282m
• Source of wealth: Petroleum, finance

Alex Mould is a Ghanaian entrepreneur and former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC). His career spans petroleum, banking, and finance, and he has been involved in several energy sector advisory roles across West Africa.

24. Haruna Iddrisu ($312m)

• Full name: Haruna Iddrisu
• Nationality: Ghanaian
• Profession: Politician, lawyer
• Net worth: ~$312m
• Source of wealth: Law, politics, business interests

Haruna Iddrisu is a prominent Ghanaian politician and lawyer who has served multiple terms in Parliament. A leading figure within the National Democratic Congress (NDC), he built a business portfolio alongside his political career, with interests across law and commerce in northern Ghana.

23. Dr. Kofi Amoah ($350m)

• Full name: Dr. Kofi Amoah
• Nationality: Ghanaian
• Profession: Venture capitalist, entrepreneur
• Net worth: ~$350m
• Source of wealth: Venture capital, telecommunications

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Dr. Kofi Amoah is a Harvard-educated Ghanaian entrepreneur and venture capitalist who has invested across telecommunications, technology, and agribusiness in Africa. He is known for his role in developing private sector investment frameworks across the continent and has served on several international advisory boards.

22. Papa Kwesi Nduom ($410m)

• Full name: Papa Kwesi Nduom
• Nationality: Ghanaian
• Profession: Businessman, politician
• Company: Groupe Nduom
• Net worth: ~$410m
• Source of wealth: Business consulting, finance, hospitality

Papa Kwesi Nduom is the founder and chief executive of Groupe Nduom, a conglomerate with interests in banking, insurance, hotels, and media. He has been a presidential candidate in Ghana and is one of the most diversified Ghanaian-owned business empires on this list, with operations across West Africa.

21. Serge Bakalian ($460m)

• Full name: Serge Bakalian
• Nationality: Lebanese-Ghanaian
• Profession: Businessman
• Net worth: ~$460m
• Source of wealth: Flour milling, food production

Serge Bakalian heads one of Ghana's leading flour milling businesses. His family enterprise has operated in Ghana's food processing sector for decades, supplying wheat flour to markets across the country and the broader West African region.

20. Ghassan Yared ($480m)

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• Full name: Ghassan Yared
• Nationality: Lebanese-Ghanaian
• Profession: Businessman
• Net worth: ~$480m
• Source of wealth: Real estate, distribution

Ghassan Yared has built substantial wealth through real estate development and goods distribution in Ghana. His business interests span commercial property and supply chain operations, making him one of the leading Lebanese-Ghanaian business figures on this list.

19. Kwabena Adjare Danquah ($500m)

• Full name: Kwabena Adjare Danquah
• Nationality: Ghanaian
• Profession: Businessman
• Net worth: ~$500m
• Source of wealth: Metal, roofing materials manufacturing

Kwabena Adjare Danquah has built his fortune in Ghana's construction materials industry. His business is involved in metal and roofing materials production, serving the booming construction sector that has accompanied Ghana's urban expansion over the past two decades.

18. The Azar family ($520m)

• Family head: The Azar family
• Nationality: Lebanese-Ghanaian
• Industry: Paint manufacturing
• Net worth: ~$520m
• Source of wealth: Paint and coatings production

The Azar family runs one of Ghana's most established paint manufacturing operations. Their business has served both retail and commercial markets in Ghana for generations, growing alongside the country's construction and real estate sectors.

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17. The Hitti Family ($540m)

• Family head: The Hitti family
• Nationality: Lebanese-Ghanaian
• Industry: Foam, paint, PVC production
• Net worth: ~$540m
• Source of wealth: Manufacturing (foam, paint, PVC)

The Hitti family operates across several manufacturing sectors in Ghana, including foam production, paint, and PVC products. Their diversified manufacturing portfolio has made them one of the wealthier Lebanese-Ghanaian business families operating in the country.

16. Ramchand Udharam Mohinani's family ($580m)

• Family head: Ramchand Udharam Mohinani
• Nationality: Indian-Ghanaian
• Industry: Poly products
• Net worth: ~$580m
• Source of wealth: Poly and plastic products manufacturing

The Mohinani family has been a fixture of Ghana's manufacturing sector for decades. Their poly products business supplies packaging and plastic goods across the Ghanaian market, with the family also having diversified into other commercial sectors over time.

15. Milad Millet and family ($620m)

• Family head: Milad Millet
• Nationality: Lebanese-Ghanaian
• Industry: Textiles
• Net worth: ~$620m
• Source of wealth: Textile manufacturing and distribution

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Milad Millet and his family have built a substantial textile business in Ghana. Their enterprise is among the largest in the sector locally, supplying fabrics and clothing materials to retailers and wholesalers across West Africa.

14. The Awuah-Darko Family ($650m)

• Family name: The Awuah-Darko family
• Nationality: Ghanaian
• Industry: Insurance, finance
• Net worth: ~$650m
• Source of wealth: Insurance, financial services

The Awuah-Darko family is one of Ghana's most prominent business dynasties in the insurance and financial services sector. Their holdings span insurance underwriting and other financial products, making them significant players in the Ghanaian private financial market.

13. Kwabena Duffuor ($680m)

• Full name: Dr. Kwabena Duffuor
• Nationality: Ghanaian
• Profession: Banker, politician, economist
• Net worth: ~$680m
• Source of wealth: Banking, financial services

Dr. Kwabena Duffuor served as Ghana's Finance Minister under President Atta Mills and was formerly Governor of the Bank of Ghana. A Cambridge-trained economist, he built his wealth primarily through banking and financial services, including his role in developing key institutions in Ghana's financial sector.

12. Patricia Poku-Diaby ($720m)

• Full name: Patricia Poku-Diaby
• Nationality: Ghanaian
• Profession: Businesswoman
• Company: Conseil Général du Cacao
• Net worth: ~$720m
• Source of wealth: Cocoa processing, agribusiness

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Patricia Poku-Diaby is the richest woman in Ghana in 2026, with an estimated net worth of $720m. She is one of the most successful and famous women in the country.

She made her fortune through cocoa processing at the Conseil Général du Cacao, which handles a significant share of Ghana's cocoa export value chain. Ghana is the world's second-largest cocoa producer, and Poku-Diaby's business sits at the heart of that industry.

11. The Ilanis ($800m)

• Family name: The Ilanis
• Nationality: Lebanese-Ghanaian
• Industry: Flour, wheat production
• Net worth: ~$800m
• Source of wealth: Wheat flour production and distribution

The Ilanis family is one of Ghana's leading operators in wheat flour production. Their milling operations supply a major share of the flour consumed domestically, and the family has diversified into related food production businesses over the years.

10. Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong ($800m)

• Full name: Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong
• Nationality: Ghanaian
• Profession: Entrepreneur
• Company: Zoomlion Ghana Limited
• Net worth: ~$800m
• Source of wealth: Waste management, construction equipment, services

Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong is the founder and executive chairman of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Ghana's largest private waste management and environmental services company. He built the business from nothing into a continental operation with thousands of employees and government sanitation contracts across multiple African countries.

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9. Alhaji Mohammed Ahmed Odaymat ($850m)

• Full name: Alhaji Mohammed Ahmed Odaymat
• Nationality: Lebanese-Ghanaian
• Profession: Businessman
• Net worth: ~$850m
• Source of wealth: Distribution, trade, commodities

Alhaji Mohammed Ahmed Odaymat is among Ghana's most prominent Lebanese-Ghanaian business figures, with wealth built through import/export trade and commodity distribution. His business network spans several commercial sectors in West Africa, and he is one of the longest-established names in Ghana's private business community.

8. Michael Ibrahim Mahama ($800m)

• Full name: Michael Ibrahim Mahama
• Nationality: Ghanaian
• Profession: Businessman, engineer
• Company: Engineers & Planners Co. Ltd
• Net worth: ~$800m
• Source of wealth: Mining, civil engineering, construction

Michael Ibrahim Mahama is the founder of Engineers & Planners Co. Ltd, a Ghanaian-owned company that operates some of the country's most significant mining and civil engineering contracts.

He is the younger brother of President John Mahama and has built one of the largest privately owned Ghanaian-born business enterprises in the country. His net worth was previously estimated higher; 2026 estimates from multiple sources place him at approximately $800m.

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7. Nabil Edmond Moukarzel ($900m)

• Full name: Nabil Edmond Moukarzel
• Nationality: Lebanese-Ghanaian
• Profession: Businessman
• Net worth: ~$900m
• Source of wealth: Construction, services, commodities

Nabil Edmond Moukarzel is a leading Lebanese-Ghanaian businessman with extensive interests in construction and commercial services in Ghana. His enterprise has grown alongside Ghana's rapid urban development, and he is among the wealthiest members of the Lebanese business community in the country.

6. Osei Kwame Despite ($900m)

• Full name: Osei Kwame Despite
• Nationality: Ghanaian
• Profession: Media mogul, entrepreneur
• Company: Despite Group of Companies
• Net worth: ~$900m
• Source of wealth: Media, food production, real estate

Osei Kwame Despite is one of Ghana's most celebrated self-made entrepreneurs. He founded the Despite Group of Companies, which owns Peace FM, one of Ghana's most-listened-to radio stations, alongside television channels, food brands (including Special Ice and Neat Foods), and real estate.

His journey from market trader to media baron has made him one of the most admired business stories in Ghanaian history.

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5. Dr. Kwame Addo Kufuor ($1.2b)

• Full name: Dr. Kwame Addo Kufuor
• Nationality: Ghanaian
• Profession: Businessman, politician
• Net worth: ~$1.2b
• Source of wealth: Oil, construction, real estate

Dr. Kwame Addo Kufuor is a Ghanaian businessman and politician who served as Minister of Defence under President John Kufuor, his brother. He built his wealth through oil trading, construction contracts, and real estate development. His business interests span multiple sectors, and he remains one of the wealthiest ethnic Ghanaian businessmen on this list.

4. Samuel Esson Jonah ($1.2b)

• Full name: Sir Samuel Esson Jonah
• Nationality: Ghanaian
• Profession: Mining executive, businessman
• Net worth: ~$1.2b
• Source of wealth: Gold mining, investment

Sir Samuel Esson Jonah is one of Africa's most distinguished mining executives. He served as president and CEO of Ashanti Goldfields Corporation before its merger with AngloGold in 2004, creating AngloGold Ashanti, one of the world's largest gold mining companies. He has since led Jonah Capital, a private equity firm investing across African resource sectors.

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3. Charles Ampofo ($1.46b)

• Full name: Charles Ampofo
• Nationality: Ghanaian (Dubai-based)
• Profession: Businessman
• Company: Kampac Group
• Net worth: ~$1.46b
• Source of wealth: Oil and gas, travel, telecoms

Charles Ampofo is the founder and chairman of the Kampac Group, a multinational conglomerate with operations in oil and gas trading, telecoms, and travel headquartered in Dubai. He was widely described as Ghana's richest man for several years. His absence from the Forbes Africa list is due to his business being based in the UAE rather than Ghana.

While multiple 2026 sources now rank him third behind Dr. Nick Danso Adjei and Ernesto Taricone, his $1.46b net worth estimate remains consistent across financial publications.

2. Ernesto Taricone ($1.5b)

• Full name: Ernesto Taricone
• Nationality: Italian-Ghanaian
• Profession: Real estate developer
• Company: Trasacco Group
• Net worth: ~$1.5b
• Source of wealth: Real estate, construction, natural resources

Ernesto Taricone is the Italian-born founder of the Trasacco Group, the developer behind some of Accra's most prestigious residential and commercial projects, including Trasacco Valley and Villaggio Vista. He arrived in Ghana decades ago and built a diversified empire spanning luxury housing, large-scale commercial property, and natural resources.

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His estimated net worth has risen from $1.3b in 2025 to approximately $1.5b in 2026, reflecting continued growth in Ghana's premium real estate market.

1. Dr. Nick Danso Adjei ($2b)

• Full name: Dr. Nick Kofi Adjei Danso Abbeam
• Nationality: Ghanaian
• Profession: Businessman, entrepreneur
• Company: Ghana Link Network Services
• Net worth: ~$2b
• Source of wealth: Trade facilitation, logistics, technology, hospitality

Dr. Nick Danso Adjei is the richest man in Ghana in 2026, with an estimated net worth of $2 billion. He built his fortune through Ghana Link Network Services, the company behind Ghana's Integrated Customs Management System (ICMS), a technology platform that manages trade and customs data at the country's ports and borders.

His business interests have since expanded into logistics, energy, and hospitality. Dr. Danso Adjei's rise to the top of Ghana's wealth rankings represents a shift from the traditional resource-sector dominance, with technology and trade infrastructure now producing some of the country's largest private fortunes.

Frequently asked questions

How many billionaires are in Ghana today?

Ghana has approximately two to three billionaires as of 2026, depending on the source and methodology. Dr. Nick Danso Adjei ($2b) and Ernesto Taricone ($1.5b) are the most consistently cited. Charles Ampofo ($1.46b) is also close to or above the billion-dollar mark. None of these appear on the official Forbes Africa billionaires list, as their businesses are partly or fully registered outside Ghana.

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Who are the top 20 richest people in Ghana in 2026?

The top 10 richest people in Ghana in 2026 are: Dr. Nick Danso Adjei ($2b), Ernesto Taricone ($1.5b), Charles Ampofo ($1.46b), Samuel Esson Jonah ($1.2b), Dr. Kwame Addo Kufuor ($1.2b), Osei Kwame Despite ($900m), Nabil Edmond Moukarzel ($900m), Alhaji Mohammed Ahmed Odaymat ($850m), Michael Ibrahim Mahama ($800m), and Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong ($800m).

The others in the top 20 are: The Ilanis ($800m), Patricia Poku-Diaby ($720m), Kwabena Duffuor ($680m), The Awuah-Darko Family ($650m), Milad Millet and family ($620m), Ramchand Udharam Mohinani's family ($580m), The Hitti Family ($540m), The Azar family ($520m), Kwabena Adjare Danquah ($500m), and Ghassan Yared ($480m).

Who is richer, Sarkodie or Shatta Wale?

Sarkodie is richer than Shatta Wale. Sarkodie's net worth is estimated at $18 million in 2026, while Shatta Wale's is estimated at $16 million. Sarkodie is the richest musician in Ghana and one of the richest in Africa, with earnings from music, brand endorsements, and business ventures. Shatta Wale ranks second among Ghanaian musicians. Both are well below the threshold of the 27 richest Ghanaians by net worth.

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Who is the youngest billionaire in Ghana?

Nana Kwame Bediako (also known as Freedom Jacob Caesar or "Cheddar") is frequently cited as the youngest Ghanaian with a net worth approaching or exceeding $1 billion.

Born in 1980, he founded the Kwarleyz Group, a real estate and development conglomerate in Accra, with wealth estimated between $900 million and $1.4 billion by various sources. He does not appear on the Forbes Africa list, and no verified official figure has been confirmed.

Who is the richest woman in Ghana?

Patricia Poku-Diaby is the richest woman in Ghana in 2026, with an estimated net worth of $720 million. She built her wealth through cocoa processing at the Conseil Général du Cacao. Ghana is one of the world's largest cocoa producers, and her position in the export value chain has made her the wealthiest documented female wealth holder in the country.

The richest man in Ghana is worth billions of dollars. The country has wealthy people who are boosting its economy. These men have made their wealth from varied businesses, including oil, politics and entrepreneurship.

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Yen.com.gh recently published the biggest artists in Ghana. The Ghanaian music industry has been growing over the years, with budding musicians coming with new skills as veterans lead the way.

Ghana's top genres played are reggae, highlife, hiplife, Afro-pop, Azonto, Kpanlogo, Afrobeat, Raglife, and dancehall. Many Ghanaian artists are recognised worldwide.

Source: YEN.com.gh