How rich are South Africa's 7 billionaires this week?
It's comparatively 'easy' to make money – when you have money to start with. Compound interest is indeed the eighth wonder of the world!
As they say, the rich get richer, while the poor stay, well, poor.
Money makes money – and these seven South African men have made a lot of it over the years.
And by a lot, we mean a LOT !
According to Forbes' real-time tracking of billionaires, Johann Rupert and his family are the richest in South Africa, with a net worth of $13.7 billion.
The Ruperts are followed by diamond magnate Nicky Oppenheimer, who boasts a net worth of $10.4 billion.
They are followed by Koos Bekker, Patrice Motsepe, Michiel Le Roux, Jannie Mouton and Christo Wiese.
South Africa's seven dollar billionaires all made their money in different ways – from luxury goods, diamonds, mining, media, banking and retail.
Last week, Rupert was the big 'loser' as his net worth dropped by $300 million (R5.4 billion).
Oppenheimer, Motsepe, Mouton and Wiese all lost $100 million (R1.8 billion) to their net worths.
Cumulatively, South Africa's seven dollar billionaires are worth $36.7 billion (R663 billion).
Meanwhile, in terms of the overall world list, South Africa-born Elon Musk remains the world's richest person with a reported $409 billion.
Below, the list of the top seven richest South Africans in the world as of 23 June 2025. Rank Name Last week This week Source 183 Johann Rupert & family $14bn $13.7bn Luxury goods 271 Nicky Oppenheimer & family $10.5bn $10.4bn Diamonds 1 049 Koos Bekker $3.6bn $3.6bn Media, investments 1 174 Patrice Motsepe $3.3bn $3.2bn Mining 1 506 Michiel Le Roux $2.5bn $2.5bn Banking 2 056 Jannie Mouton & family $1.8bn $1.7bn Retail 2 149 Christo Wiese $1.7bn $1.6bn Financial services TOTAL $37.4bn $36.7bn
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