Dangote vs Griffin

Dangote Industries (Dangote Group) and Citadel.

The differences

Forbes puts Ken Griffin about $6.3B ahead of Aliko Dangote.Forbes figures from 7 Oct 2026 and 15 Oct 2026.
Both started the company their money comes from.
Aliko Dangote is about 11 years older than Ken Griffin.
Aliko Dangote is from Nigeria; Ken Griffin is from United States.
Aliko Dangote has held a public or government advisory role; Ken Griffin has none on record.

Put someone else on either side

Dangote

Griffin

Net worth, Forbes: $51.1BForbes, 15 Oct 2026; $57.4BForbes, 7 Oct 2026
Net worth, Bloomberg: $35.7BBloomberg, 17 Oct 2026; $57.5BBloomberg, 13 Oct 2026
Forbes rank: No. 35Real-Time list, 9 Oct 2026; No. 33Real-Time list, 30 Sep 2026
Billionaire since: 2008Forbes: he first appeared on its World's Billionaires list in 2008; Not stated

How it started: Founded itBegan trading rice, sugar and cement in 1978 with a loan from his uncle; Bloomberg says he formed the corporation that became Dangote Group in 1981; Founded itFounded Citadel in 1990, a year after graduating; established Citadel Securities with partners in 2002
Main source: Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Dangote CementBloomberg's largest items: the refinery ($18.6 billion), Dangote Cement ($11.7 billion) and a fertiliser plant ($3.02 billion); Citadel hedge fund business and Citadel SecuritiesBloomberg: 'The bulk of Ken Griffin's fortune is derived from the money he's made managing Citadel Advisors'
Companies: Dangote Industries (Dangote Group), Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Dangote CementDangote Industries (Dangote Group): Founder, president and chief executive; Dangote Petroleum Refinery: Chairman; Dangote Cement: Chairman of the board; Citadel, Citadel SecuritiesCitadel: Founder, CEO and co-chief investment officer; Citadel Securities: Founder and non-executive chairman
Biggest stake: Dangote Petroleum Refinery92.3% owned; Citadel85% owned

Born: 10 Apr 1957Kano, Nigeria; 15 Oct 1968Florida, United States
Country: NigeriaLives in Lagos, Nigeria; United StatesLives in Miami, Florida, United States
Education: Bachelor's degreeBusiness degree, Al-Azhar University, Cairo; Bachelor's degreeAB with honors in economics, Harvard College (1989)
Parents: Son of Mariya Sanusi Dantata and Mohammed Dangote; his father died when he was eight and he was raised by his maternal grandfather, a commodities and building-materials trader. His great-grandfather was one of West Africa's richest men; Father was a General Electric engineer on the space program; mother studied childhood education; his grandmother paid his Harvard tuition from her savings

Giving Pledge: Not a signer; Not a signer
Foundation: Aliko Dangote FoundationHis private charitable foundation, incorporated in 1994 as Dangote Foundation; Griffin CatalystHis civic engagement and philanthropy initiative
Lifetime giving: Not stated; $2.5BForbes, 9 Feb 2026. Forbes' lifetime giving estimate; Griffin Catalyst says he has donated more than $5.7 billion

Role now: Runs the companyPresident and chief executive of Dangote Group; chairman of Dangote Cement and Dangote Petroleum Refinery; Runs the companyFounder, CEO and co-CIO of Citadel; founder and non-executive chairman of Citadel Securities
Successor: No single successor named; Bloomberg says his succession plan includes his three daughters, Halima, Fatima and Mariya, all group executive directors at Dangote Industries; None namedCitadel's leadership page lists Pablo Salame as co-CIO; no CEO successor and no family members in executive roles
Public office: Chairman, Nigeria End Malaria Council2022-; None found
Legal record: None found; None found