“Total Private Wealth of $651,000,000,000”: Recently Awed By Private Jet Owning Prince, Shaquille O’Neal Shares List Showing Richest African Countries

Shaquille O’Neal has always been in awe of billionaires from around the world. The 51-year-old was left stunned a few weeks ago after coming across a Saudi Arabian Prince’s private jet, which exceeded O’Neal’s net worth of $400 million!

An accolade that is overshadowed by his utter dominance on the court is his PhD. in Education. Dr. O’Neal is a samaritan that loves to educate his audience and can be seen doing so on his social media. Sharing a reel on his story recently, Shaq pointed out the five richest nations from the African continent.

Dr. Shaquille O’Neal shares a glimpse of Africa’s wealth

The video, uploaded by Tafikibay, was shared by O’Neal on his stories. It listed countries in a descending order starting from number 5. Kenya was deemed the 5th wealthiest country by private wealth, amassing a total of $91 billion with 15 centi-millionaires. Beating Kenya, at number 4 was the North African country of Morrocco. The nation was said to have a private wealth of $125 billion shared between 3 billionaires. Coming in third was Nigeria with a total private wealth of $228 billion.

Usurping the Western African nation with the most billionaires in Africa was Egypt. Showcasing 7 billionaires with a private wealth of $307 billion, the country placed second on the list. Unsurprisingly, the African country with the highest number of billionaires and private wealth was none other than South Africa. The country with three capitals came in first with a total private wealth of $651 Billion with 5 billionaires within the country. However, Shaq is not one to be moved by the big bucks. In fact, he prioritizes being wealthy over being rich. 

A piece of money advice that he first heard from celebrity business manager Lester Knispel was shared by Shaq in a 2019 interview for Yahoo Finance. He recalled, “He had a piece of paper and said, ‘This is $100’ — [then] ripped it in half.” He said, ‘You save $50, you can play [with] the other $50. But the difference between rich and wealthy is you rip the $50 in half and with the $25, you can do whatever you want. But with that other $25, you save it.’”

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Shaq is a quick learner. As he thanked Knispel, he admitted to not touching his first paycheck until he got married and started having kids. In a nutshell, there is an art of being rich and spending money. And Shaq understands and appreciates that. Just like he did for the Saudi Arabian Prince a few weeks back.

Shaquille O’Neal’s amazement with a $450 million private jet

When not posting infographics to educate his audience, Shaq can be seen flaunting his desires on Instagram. One such commodity was the Boeing 747, owned by the Saudi Arabian Prince, Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud. While the original model of the jet accommodates 400 seats, they had it customized to reduce the number to suit the needs of the royal family.

With a base price of $150 million and added modifications worth $300 million, the luxury aircraft is worth more than Shaq’s net worth. A beautiful marvel of the sky the aircraft would be desired by many, including Shaq. After all, Shaq surely appreciates the best finance practices—”It ain’t about how much you make, it’s about how much you keep.”

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