The following Forbes list of South African billionaires is based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine in 2023. [1]
| World Rank | Name | Citizenship | Net worth (USD) | Source of wealth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Elon Musk [a] | 195 billion | Tesla, SpaceX, Twitter | |
| 162 | Johann Rupert | 12.2 billion | Richemont, Remgro | |
| 249 | Nicky Oppenheimer | 9.5 billion | De Beers | |
| 278 | Ivan Glasenberg | 8.9 billion | Glencore | |
| 469 | Patrick Soon-Shiong [b] | 6.2 billion | NantWorks | |
| 1238 | Patrice Motsepe | 2.7 billion | African Rainbow Minerals | |
| 1286 | Koos Bekker | 2.6 billion | Naspers | |
| 2410 | Michiel Le Roux | 1.2 billion | Capitec Bank | |
| 2410 | Christoffel Wiese | 1.2 billion | Pepkor |