List of South Africans by net worth

The following Forbes list of South African billionaires is based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine in 2023.^[1]

2023 South African billionaires list

World Rank	Name	Citizenship	Net worth (USD)	Source of wealth
2	Elon Musk[a]	South Africa /  United States /  Canada	195 billion	Tesla, SpaceX, Twitter
162	Johann Rupert	South Africa	12.2 billion	Richemont, Remgro
249	Nicky Oppenheimer	South Africa	9.5 billion	De Beers
278	Ivan Glasenberg	South Africa /  Australia /  Switzerland	8.9 billion	Glencore
469	Patrick Soon-Shiong[b]	South Africa /  United States	6.2 billion	NantWorks
1238	Patrice Motsepe	South Africa	2.7 billion	African Rainbow Minerals
1286	Koos Bekker	South Africa	2.6 billion	Naspers
2410	Michiel Le Roux	South Africa	1.2 billion	Capitec Bank
2410	Christoffel Wiese	South Africa	1.2 billion	Pepkor

See also

• The World's Billionaires
• List of countries by the number of billionaires

Notes

1. Musk is a citizen of three countries: South Africa, Canada and the United States. Forbes lists him as an American.^[1]
2. Soon-Shiong is a citizen of South Africa and the United States. Forbes lists him as an American.^[1]