Forbes says Dangote is getting even richer. Moved from No. 76th world richest man to No. 43rd

With a net worth of $16.1bn as of March 2013, the President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, moved up in the latest world richest ranking from to number 43 from 76 in 2012.

According to the list which was released on Monday by Forbes, Dangote and the Chairman of Globalom, Dr. Mike Adenuga were the only Nigerians on the list.

Adenuga ranked 269 on the list with a net worth of $4.7bn. Dangote, however, retained his position as the richest man in Africa and the richest among manufacturers in the world with a net worth of $16.1bn.

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