According to Forbes Oprah Winfrey is the African American who earned the most last year.
The List goes like this:
Oprah Winfrey $260M
She is also the worlds first black billionaire, and only black billionaire in 2004-05-06. In 2007 she also topped the list as the America's richest self-made woman. She is worth $2.6B or almost equivalent to the gold and foreign currency reserves of Greece.
Tiger Woods $100M
Aside from the being highest paid athlete in sports and being at the top of his own sport for years he also ranks high at no.2 in this list. He has 13 major championships under his belt 4 Masters, 2 US Opens, 3 British Opens, and 4 PGAs. His net worth is comparable to the gold and foreign currency reserves of Rwanda or at least $500M.
Jay Z $83M
The most succesful hip-hop artist is definitely earning lots of money! :) He's my favourite rapper! His net worth is around $600M or about the external debt of Malawi.
No.4-10 after the jump
5. Kobe Bryant $33M
6. Shaquille O'Neal $32M
7. Michael Jordan $31M (yes he's still earning! Nike Jordans are still a $500M business!)
8. Will Smith $31M
9. Beyonce $27M
10. LeBron James $27M
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