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| Number of black billionaires, Afro-multiracial billionaires, and all billionaires by year (wealth valuations by Forbes magazine at the time their international billionaire list is released each year) | ||||
| Year | Number of Black billionaires | Number of Afro-multiracial billionaires | Number of all billionaires | |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 298, Richest: Bill Gates $55 billion | |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 322, Richest: Bill Gates $60 billion | |
| 2001 | 1: Only Bob Johnson $1.6 billion | 1: Only Michael Lee-Chin $1 billion | 538, Richest: Bill Gates $58.7 billion | |
| 2002 | 1: Only Bob Johnson $1 billion | 2: Mohammad Al Amoudi $1.5 billion Michael Lee-Chin $1.1 billion | 497, Richest: Bill Gates $52.8 billion | |
| 2003 | 2: Bob Johnson $1.2 billion Oprah Winfrey $1 billion | 2: Mohammad Al Amoudi $1.5 billion Michael Lee-Chin $1.4 billion | 476, Richest: Bill Gates $40.7 billion | |
| 2004 | 1: Only Oprah Winfrey $1.1 billion | 2: Michael Lee-Chin $2.4 billion Mohammad Al Amoudi $1.4 billion | 587, Richest: Bill Gates $46.6 billion | |
| 2005 | 1: Only Oprah Winfrey $1.3 billion | 2: Michael Lee-Chin & Mohammad Al Amoudi both worth $2.5 billion | 691, Richest: Bill Gates $46.5 billion | |
| 2006 | 1, Only Oprah Winfrey $1.4 billion | 2: Mohammad Al Amoudi $6.9 billion Michael Lee-Chin $2.1 billion | 793, Richest: Bill Gates $50 billion | |
| 2007 | 2: Oprah Winfrey $1.5 billion Bob Johnson $1.1 billion | 2: Mohammad Al Amoudi $8 billionMichael Lee-Chin $1.6 billion | 946, Richest: Bill Gates $56 billion | |
| 2008 | 4: Aliko Dangote $3.3 billion Oprah Winfrey $2.5 billion Patrice Motsepe $2.4 billion Bob Johnson $1 billion | 3: Mohammad Al Amoudi $9 billion Mo Ibrahim $2.5 billion Michael Lee-Chin $1.8 billion | 1,125, Richest: Warren Buffet $62 billion | |
| 2009 | 4: Oprah Winfrey $2.7 billion Aliko Dangote $2.5 billion Femi Otedola $1.6 billion Patrice Motsepe $1.3 billion | 3: Mohammad Al Amoudi $9 billion Mo Ibrahim $2 billion Michael Lee-Chin $1 billion | 793, Richest: Bill Gates $40 billion | |
| 2010 | 3: Oprah Winfrey $2.4 billion Patrice Motsepe $2.3 billion Aliko Dangote $2.1 billion | 3: Mohammad Al Amoudi $10 billion Mo Ibrahim $2 billion Michael Lee-Chin $1 billion | 1,011, Richest: Carlos Slim Helu & family $53.5 billion | |
| 2011 | 4:Aliko Dangote $13.8 billion Patrice Motsepe $3.3 billion Oprah Winfrey $2.7 billion Mike Adenuga $2 billion | 2: Mohammad Al Amoudi $12.3 billion Mo Ibrahim $1.8 billion | 1,210, Richest: Carlos Slim Helu & family $74 billion | |
| 2012 | 4:Aliko Dangote $11.2 billion Mike Adenuga $4.3 billion Patrice Motsepe $2.7 billion Oprah Winfrey $2.7 billion | 2: Mohammad Al Amoudi $12.5 billion Mo Ibrahim $1.1 billion | 1,210, Richest: Carlos Slim Helu & family $69 billion | |
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