- NICKY OPPENHEIMER & FAMILY
Nicky Oppenheimer is currently worth $8.4 billion after his wealth grew by $600 million. In 2014, he started Fireblade Aviation in Johannesburg, which operates chartered flights with its fleet of 3 planes and 2 helicopters. He also owns at least 720 square miles of conservation land across South Africa, Botswana, and Zimbabwe.
According to Forbes, Oppenheimer sold his 40% stake in diamond firm, DeBeers, to mining group Anglo American, for $5.1 billion in cash in 2012. He was the third generation of his family to run DeBeers and took the company private in 2001. Also, the Oppenheimer family, for 85 years until 2012, occupied a controlling spot in the world’s diamond trade.
