It is easy to mistake the most popular African musicians also as the richest. But popularity does not automatically translate to riches – at least not in 2020.
Most people will go to Forbes whenever ranking individuals by wealth. However, Forbes usually focuses on the wealth of businessmen and women around the world, rather than musicians.
Forbes data is only available for the absolutely richest African musicians classified. This data is reliable as they are including their debts and noncurrent assets such as properties, but for the people not on the list, it is not straight-forward giving accurate estimates.
We have combined the available Forbes data with information found on online net worth calculators to try to get the most accurate measure on the net worth of the richest African musicians in 2020.
Who are the richest African musicians in 2020?
Akon, $80 million – Akon is a Senegalese-American singer and does identify as African all the time. However, he is not homemade and his songs aren’t either.
Black Coffee, $60 million – The south African singer have probably never revealed his assets to anyone.
Don Jazzy, $30 million – most people will prefer to classify him on the richest producer table rather than a singer.
Wizkid, $20 million
Davido, $16 million
Tinashe, $6 million
Sarkodie, $5 million
Hugh Masekela, $2 million
Jidenna, $1 million
Oliver Mtukudzi, $1 million Read Also: How much were the richest Nigerian actors really paid in 2019?
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