The year 2024 is slowly ending, and we look at some Africans who were constantly in the news for various reasons.
The list ranges from sports, business, politics, and activism. These Africans had a lot of people speaking on social media and some traditional media for some of the things they did under the year in review.
Since the list had to do with Africans, Nigerians dominated it.
The list of Most Talked-About Africans of 2024 is a definitive ranking of the people who were the topics of conversation during the year, based on cumulative data from The Social Chart. Using advanced social media tracking and Google Analytics, the list highlights the people who dominated online conversations from January 1 to November 3, 2024.
Here are a few of the most talked-about Africans:
Ayo ‘Wizkid’ Balogun – Musician (Nigeria)
William Ruto – Politician (Kenya)
David ‘Davido’ Adeleke – Musician (Nigeria)
Bola Ahmed Tinubu – Politician (Nigeria)
Raila Odinga – Politician (Kenya)
Aliko Dangote – Businessman (Nigeria)
Idris ‘Bobrisky’ Okuneye – Social media sensation (Nigeria)
Tyla Seethal – Musician (South Africa)
Peter Obi – Politician (Nigeria)
Liyema Pantsi – Musician (South Africa)
