Musa ruled for about 25 years according to historian’s best estimates: they believe he died in 1332, at which time his son inherited the throne. In the spirit of other extremely wealthy people who ultimately become philanthropists, you might wonder how he stacks up against some contemporary billionaires, like Bill Gates, John D. Rockefeller, or Warren Buffett.
When adjusted for inflation, Mansa Musa’s wealth is believed to have been around $4 Trillion. The only person who comes close to Musa’s wealth is John D. Rockefeller, whom economists believe amassed a worth of around $400 billion.
Of course, Rockefeller wasn’t just in the oil business, he virtually was the oil business. As for Bill Gates, he comes in at several hundred billion below Musa at $100 billion. That’s still a lot of money, but will anything Gates made still be around in 900 years?
In the end, historians and economists find Mansa Musa’s legacy rich not because of how much money he had, but how he used it.
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