This is the top 10 richest people in Ivory Coast. The list is not in a particular order. These are people in business, sports and industrialists in Ivory Coast.
- Jean-Louis Billion
Jean-Louis Billion was the CEO of SIFCA between 2000 – 2012. The family company SIFCA Group employs over 33,000 people. He has a net worth of 410 million dollars.
2. Jean Kacou Diagou
Founder of NSIA – New Inter-african Insurance company. Jean is the second richest Ivorian according to Forbes Magazine. He has a fortune of $405 million.
3. Tidjane Thiam
Tidjane Thiam is an Ivorian Banker. He was the head of Credit Suisse from 2015 to 2020. He has a net worth of $20 million.
4. Yaya Toure
Ivorian football. He was captain of the Elephants – national team. He has a net worth of $240 million.
5. Bernard Kone Dossongui
Bernard Kone Dossongui has interests in banking, telecoms, insurance, cocoa and agro-industry. He owns several businesses which are managed under the Atlantic Group. He owns a cocoa factory in Cameroon.
6. Alpha Blondy
He is one of the richest Ivorian singers. He owned Alpha Blondy FM for several years and he has a net worth of $215 million.
7. Adama Bictogo
He is the founder of Snedai Group which has operations in 8 African countries. He also owns Lagoon Transport company. He has a net-worth of $16 million.
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8. Didier Drogba
Didier Drogba is a former football and businessman from Ivory Coast. Drogba has a net worth of $90 million. He has interests in mining and football club in the USA.
9. Kouame Konan N’Sikan
One of the pioneers in the transport sector in Abidjan. He is the founder of UTB (Union of carriers Bouake). UTB started with 2 buses. Now they own over 300 buses for transporting passengers all over Ivory Coast.
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