Aliko Dangote and Cristiano Ronaldo Although it seems disrespectful and logically out of range, comparing the financial worth of the Africa's richest person, Aliko Dangote, and any international footballer but for the avoidance of doubt and record purpose this article settles the questions about who is the richest between Aliko Dangote and Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese football wizard.
Great to acknowledge the superiority of Cristiano Ronaldo among his contemporaries in the world of football; a very hardworking guy, versatile, economic and a good example to many; it is also important to praise the ingenuity of Aliko Dangote, taking Nigeria to the world on a positive note, with distinct vision which qualify him for comparison with anyone else from any other part of the world who is certified to be exceptional in their respective domains.
To this end, it will be of purpose to run through the net worth of Cristiano Ronaldo and that of Aliko Dangote, their sources of income, prospects and prosperities ahead of them; then, we resolve the discussion about who is the richest between Aliko Dangote and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Before digging deep into their financial worthiness, it will be crucial to remember that Aliko Dangote is the founder and chairman of Dangote Cement, the continent's largest cement producer. Dangote owns 85% of publicly-traded Dangote Cement through a holding company. Dangote Cement alone, has the capacity to produce 48.6 million metric tons annually and has operations in 10 countries across African countries.
He has also diversified his investment with a Dangote's fertilizer plant in Nigeria which began operations in March 2022.
Recently, Aliko Dangote dabbled into Oil and Gas owning Dangote Refinery which began refining operations in 2024.
On the other hand, Cristiano Ronaldo, earns his money mainly from the Football Salary and Winnings as a professional footballer. Cristiano Ronaldo also earn from endorsements, recalling that Ronaldo has numerous lucrative endorsement deals with major brands.
This may not be known to some people, and this is one of the reasons, people have the mind of placing Cristiano Ronaldo and Aliko Dangote by sides in financial worths. Cristiano Ronaldo has a brand, an investment company, called "CR7 Brand". It is a successful personal brand that includes clothing, accessories, hotels, and gyms.
With a very tight chance for variation, as of today, March 16th 2025, the net worth of Aliko Dangote stands around US$23.8 billion while the net worth of Cristiano Ronaldo stands around US$800 million.
Critically accessing the worth of Aliko Dangote and that of Cristiano Ronaldo, it is mathematically correct to say Aliko Dangote is approximately thirty (30) times richer than Cristiano Ronaldo.
This implies that the financial value of all the accomplishments of Cristiano Ronaldo is just about 3.4% of the financial worth of Aliko Dangote. That's even less than 4% of Aliko Dangote's net worth.
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So, simply, it seems to have been resolved that Aliko Dangote is about 96% (approximately 30 times) richer than Cristiano Ronaldo.
Considerably, Cristiano Ronaldo is aging and the salary plus endorsement aspect of his net worth has the potential of dropping while Aliko Dangote is day-to-day embarking on diversification and multiplication of wealth.
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Written by Omooba Alekuwodo (omoobaalekuwodo)
Published 3/16/2025 5:46:30 PM