Aliko Dangote Drops As Forbes Releases List Of 2016 World's Billionaires. (See Full List)

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, is now 51st richest man in the world with net worth of $15.4bn as at January, 2016, according to renowned international journal, Forbes,. Last year, Dangote was ranked 37th richest in the world with a net worth of $25 billion. 

The influential magazine, Forbes has released the list of world’s richest people with their aggregate net worth. Here are the list of 10 most richest people in the world:  

1. Bill Gates ($75bn)

2. Amancio Ortega ($67bn)

3. Warren Buffett ($60.8bn)

4. Carlos Slim Helú ($50bn)

5. Jeff Bezos ($45bn)

6. Mark Zuckerberg ($44.6bn)

7. lary Ellison ($43.6b)

8. Michael Blomberg ($40bn)

9. Charles Koch ($39,6bn) and 

10. David Koch ($39.6bn)