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Africa is a continent that is rich in natural resources, yet contains some of the poorest and most war-torn nations on earth. That's less the case in Nigeria thanks to the efforts of Aliko Dangote, the richest black person in the world.

Look, it's become pretty clear that it is Kanye West's world and the rest of us just live in it. He recently signed a new deal with Gap and he still has his deal with Adidas. These two deals have elevated his net worth to $6.6 billion, making him the richest black person in the U.S.

The richest person in the Czech Republic has tragically lost his life in a helicopter crash while vacationing in Alaska. Petr Kellner, 56, and four others died on a heli-skiing excursion in Alaska's backcountry.

There are around 600 American billionaires. Shockingly, only SEVEN are black – six men and one woman. Who are the richest black people in America?

It wasn't all that long ago that Wang Jianlin was the richest man in not just China, but all of Asia. But that's not the case any longer. He's still a billionaire with a net worth of $15 billion, however, he's lost $32 billion of his fortune over the last not quite six years.

Today, Francois Pinault is one of the richest people in the world, but back when he was growing up, the outlook wasn't so rosy. He was bullied at school for being poor and dropped out at the age of 16.

Much like the payment plan enjoyed by Elon Musk as CEO of Tesla, Armstrong's compensation will be tied to the stock market performance of Coinbase and other benchmarks.

The late billionaire Leon Charney was a pretty interesting guy. Officially, he's known as a real estate mogul. However, perhaps his most important accomplishment is as one of the key people in formalizing the Camp David Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt in 1979.

Jan Koum became a billionaire in 2014 when Facebook paid a staggering $14 billion for the app he co-founded. Over just the last two years, Koum has bought $400 million worth of real estate, mostly in Malibu. Good for him, my question is: Jan, do you need a house sitter?

We sure do love a good self-made rags-to-riches story here at Celebrity Net Worth and we've got a doozy for you today. Kenny Troutt grew up as the son of a bartender. His family was poor and from a young age Troutt was determined to overcome his situation.

South Korean e-commerce startup Coupang made its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange recently and became the biggest IPO by an Asian company since the 2014 IPO of Alibaba. Shares surged, valuing founder Bon Kim's stake at more than $8.6 billion.

Oprah Winfrey is STILL everywhere, even a decade after her enormously popular syndicated talk show went off the air. Most recently, of course, she landed the interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and it was one of the highest-rated programs of the year.

Welcome another brand new billionaire to the club – DraftKings' CEO, Jason Robins. The 40-year-old saw shares of his company surge more than 11% to close at $69.29 recently.

Billionaire Stan Kroenke has just won a decade-long legal battle in British Columbia, Canada, to keep the unwashed masses from two lakes on his massive ranch that can only be reached through his property.

Thanks to new valuations for his partnerships with Adidas and The Gap, Kanye West's net worth has doubled to $6.6 billion. He is now the richest self-made Black person in US history.