Oprah Winfrey
The Media mogul and billionaire is the fourth richest black person with a fortune estimated at $2.7 billion. This June, she appeared on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index as the first black female entrepreneur to rank among the world’s 500 richest people. Her fortune had then hit a record $4 billion thanks to the performance of Weight Watchers International Inc., with which she partnered in 2015. The weight-loss company increased her fortune by $427 million this year. Winfrey owns other businesses including The Oprah Winfrey Show and the cable network OWN. She recently partnered with Apple to produce original content and programming for the tech company.
