- There are only five black billionaires in the US out of a wide pool of 607 who command billions
- On the small crop of wealthy black men, Robert Smith leads with a net worth of $5 billion, while David Steward is in the second position
- Media and sports entertainers, Oprah Winfrey, Mike Jodan, and Jay-Z made the rest of the list released by Forbes
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Out of the 607 billionaires in America, only five are black people. This somewhat shows that it is especially difficult becoming a wealthy person if you are one of the minorities.
According to a Business Insider which quoted McKinsey's report, the median white family was richer than its black mate in 2016 by $152,000.
Despite the fact the white family was able to increase their wealth by over $50,000, that of the black was stagnant.
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Below is the list of the black billionaires in the US as released by Forbes:
1. Robert Smith - $5billion
Smith made his money from a private equity firm he founded in 2000. In 2020 he pledged a whopping sum of $50 million to his alma mater, Cornell University.
2. David Steward - $3.5 billion
He is the co-founder of World Wide Technology, a company valued at $11.2 billion. Some of its clients include Verizon, Citi, and the US federal government.
A collage of the black richest people in the US. Photos sources: Biography/Wikipedia
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3. Oprah Winfrey - $2.7 billion
Despite the fact that Oprah is a media mogul, she owns shares in big companies like Weight Watchers and has a strong partnership with Apple. It should be noted that she is a philanthropist that has given much to humanity.
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4. Michael Jordan - $1.9 billion
The NBA legend was said to have collected a total salary of $90 million. He made more money in the sum of $1.4 billion (pretax) from partners. He still has good sponsorship from big organisations like Upper Deck, Gatorade, and Hanes more than a decade after he retired.
5. Jay-Z - $1 billion
Apart from music, the American hip-hop star made his money from liquor, art, real estate and shares in other big companies like Uber.
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Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh earlier reported that Aliko Dangote leads among the richest people in Africa with a $9.5 billion wealth followed by Nicky Oppenheimer from South Africa who commands great riches in the tune of $7.5 billion.
Another Nigerian who made the top 8 cut is Mike Adenuga with a total wealth of $5.8bn. Rabiu makes the third citizen from the country with $3.2 bn.
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