How much money SA's 7 dollar billionaires earned last WEEK

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It’s ‘easy’ to make money – when you have money. Compound interest really is the eighth wonder of the world!

As they say, the rich get richer, while the poor stay poor.

Money makes money – and these seven South Africans have made a lot of it over the years.

And by a lot, we mean a LOT!

How they made their money

According to Forbes’ real-time tracking of billionaires, Johann Rupert and his family are the richest in South Africa, with a net worth of $13.4 billion.

The Ruperts are followed by diamond magnate Nicky Oppenheimer, who boasts a net worth of $10.5 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.

In the last week alone, Johann Rupert added $700 million to his net wealth, while all the others – apart from Patrice Motsepe – saw their fortunes grow.

In terms of the overall world list, South Africa-born Elon Musk remains the world’s richest person with a reported $388.6 billion.

Below, the list of the top seven richest South Africans in the world as of 29 April 2025.

Rank	Name	Last week	This week	Source
175	Johann Rupert & family	$12.7bn	$13.4bn	Luxury goods
251	Nicky Oppenheimer & family	$10.4bn	$10.5bn	Diamonds
1 127	Koos Bekker	$3.2bn	$3.3bn	Media, investments
1 253	Patrice Motsepe	$3bn	$3bn	Mining
1 525	Michiel Le Roux	$2.1bn	$2.4bn	Banking
2 075	Jannie Mouton & family	$1.5bn	$1.7bn	Retail
2 213	Christo Wiese	$1.5bn	$1.6bn	Financial services
TOTAL		$34.4bn	$35.9bn