2013 Forbes Billionaires List, Rates Aliko Dangote as 43rd Richest Man in the World and 1st richest man in Africa| while Mike Adenuga takes the 269th Spot

Nigerian billionaire business mogul, Aliko Dangotehas just been rated  Forbes 43rd position  as world’s richest ranking in the world from the 76th position which he maintained in 2012.

Forbes list on monday showed, Dangote – President of Dangote Group and Chairman of Globacom, Mike Adenugam as  the only Nigerians on the list.

, Dangote retained his position as the richest man in Africa, With a net worth of $16.1 Billion as of March 2013. Meanwhile, Adenuga ranked 269 on the list with a net worth of $4.7 Billion.

Carlos Slim (Mexico) maintains his position as the world’s richest man with a net worth of $73 Billion followed by Bill Gates (United States) with a net worth of $67 Billion. Amancio Ortega (Spain) takes the third position with a net worth of $57 Billion, Warren Buffet (United States) ranks fourth with $53.5 Billion while Larry Ellison (United States) ranks fifth with $43 Billion.

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Here’s what Forbes had to say about Dangote:

Nigerian Cement tycoon retains his position as Africa’s richest man for the third year in a row. The past year has been eventful for Dangote. In October, he sold off a controlling stake in his flour milling company to Tiger Brands of South Africa. He pocketed $190 million in cash. In February, his Dangote Sugar Refineries acquired a 95% stake in Nigerian sugar producer Savannah Sugar in a bid to maintain its dominant position in the Nigerian sugar industry. Dangote stepped up his philanthropy in the past year, giving over $100 million to causes ranging from education to health, flood relief, poverty alleviation and the arts. He also acquired a yacht, which he named after his mother, Amiya. Dangote started building his fortune more than three decades ago when he began trading in commodities like cement, flour and sugar with a loan he received from his maternal uncle. He delved into full production of these items in the early 2000s and went on to build the Dangote Group, West Africa’s largest publicly-listed conglomerate, which now owns sugar refineries, salt processing facilities and Dangote Cement, the continent’s largest cement producer. A fitness buff, Dangote jogs everyday.