Top 10 Richest Pastors in Nigeria & Net Worth (Forbes, 2024)
When we talk about the richest men in Nigeria 2023, what comes into our minds are the likes of Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga, Femi Otedola, etc. In the religious setting, we have pastors who are wealthy and are very popular.
These popular men of God have the luxury of traveling through their personal or private jets, or even driving fancy cars, some go about building empires that cost millions of dollars which ranks them among the richest pastors in the world.
These men are very popular all over the world and have built a reputation for themselves.
List of Top 10 Richest Nigerian Pastors And Their Net Worth (2024)
In this post we list top 10 richest pastors in Nigeria and their net worth according to Forbes this 2024.
Bishop David Oyedepo Net Worth – $150 Million
Bishop David Oyedepo is the founder and General Overseer/Senior pastor of The Living Faith Church Worldwide also known as Winners Chapel and also the highest share holder in Covenant University.
He is first on the list of Nigerian pastors that are rich and are considered billionaires. He has been labelled as Nigeria’s wealthiest pastor and got lots of properties.
He is also a leading investor in education as the Covenant University and Landmark University belongs to him also. He is also in the process of building a world class worship center called Faith theatre that will surpass the capacity of his current church auditorium in the years to come.
Pastor Enoch Adeboye Net Worth – $100 Million
He is listed as one of the most powerful men in Africa. Pastor Adeboye heads the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), something he has been doing for the past 29 years.
He has transformed RCCG to greater heights as seen in the development of a world class Redemption Camp and Redeemer’s university at Mowe, Ogun State. Among his possession are a private jet. He is second on the list of wealthiest men of God this 2024.
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Net Worth – $90 Million
Pastor Chris is the man behind Believer’s Love World Ministries, a.k.a Christ Embassy.
The charismatic preacher’s church is blessed with more than 50,000 members, he has newspapers, magazines, a local television station, a record label, satellite TV, hotels and is into real estate.
He also owns private jet which he does not make public.
Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo Net Worth – $70 Million
Pastor Mathew Ashimolowo is the founder and Senior Pastor of Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC).
He first began at the Four Square Gospel Church. Today in the world, KICC is the largest Pentecostal Church in the United Kingdom.
He has other businesses alongside his media company which focuses on Christian literature and documentaries.
Prophet T. B. Joshua Net Worth – $65 Million
T. B. Joshua is another Nigerian rich man of God. He is also one of Nigeria’s most controversial pastors. His full name is Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua but known as T.B Joshua.
He is the leader and founder of The Synagogue Church of all Nations, SCOAN, a church he founded in 1987, located in Ikotun, Lagos. He also owns a Christian television station called Emmanuel TV.
Due to his healing powers, T.B. Joshua has remained controversial for several years and a safe haven for miracle seeking worshipers.
With branches scattered all over the world, he runs humanitarian works on education, healthcare and charity.
Pastor Chris Okotie Net Worth – $50 Million
Chris Okotie is also a popular Nigerian pastor that is wealthy. He started as a pop singer during the 1980’s. It was on this path that he established the “Household of God Church International”. He makes money from the donations of his congregation and from his books being sold.
Chris Okotie has lots of exquisite cars in his garage. He owns brands like Hummer jeeps, limousine, BMW X Series, Mercedes Benz, Range Rover sports and the latest ₦80 million Rolls Royce Phantom which he got for himself when he celebrated his 30th birthday. Okotie has an estimated net worth of $50 million this 2024
Pastor Gbenga Oso Net Worth – $30 Million
Pastor Gbenga Oso is also a Nigerian pastor that is rich with a net worth estimated at $30 million. He began his ministry with the Gospel Faith Mission International prior to establishing his own church, the Laughter Foundation Church. He is among the richest Nigerian men of God and has luxurious cars and landed properties.
Gbenga Oso is also known as the father of one million babies. According to him, he helped over a million couples to conceive miracle babies. SEE HOW TO IDENTIFY FAKE PASTORS IN NIGERIA. Unfortunately, it was later discovered in a repot that those who gave testimonies were liars and were giving ₦10,000 for their services. Gbenga Oso net worth is estimated at $30 million which makes him one of the richest men of God in Nigeria.
Bishop Ayodele Oritsejafor Net Worth – $30 Million
Bishop Ayo Oritsejafor is a popular Nigerian preacher whose net worth is estimated at $30 Million. He is the founder of the Word of Life Bible Church located in Warri, Delta state, Nigeria. As with other so called men of God, he claimed that God called him to minister the word to the world.
In a report, Ayodele Oritsejafor was filmed asking his members to pay a certain amount for a mantle not to miss God. This sparked a backlash in the Christian community that the likes of Dr. Freeze, etc suggested that he was a fake pastor.
Ayodele Oritsejafor owns lots of expensive properties, he has a real estate, he is among the Nigerian pastors that owns a private jet which costs $3.5 million and a fleet of expensive cars including a limousine.
Bishop Mike Okonkwo Net Worth – $25 Million
Bishop Mike Okonkwo is the founder of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM) and is also among the richest pastors in Nigeria with a net worth of $25 million. It is said that Mike Okonkwo makes his money from tithes from his congregation.
Bishop Mike Okonkwo is also among the pastors in Nigeria that owns a private jet. He also has an estate valued at ₦2 billion. He also own houses in places like the United States, London and even in South Africa.
Pastor Lazarus Muoka Net Worth – $20 Million
Pastor Lazarus Muoka is the founder of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Movement, also known as “Lords Chosen”. Formerly a catholic, he later claimed that God called him to serve him. His church is known to perform deliverances, miracles and healings. Most people see it as fake. Since his church is among the popular churches in Nigeria with over 3 million member in attendance.
Pastor Lazarus Muoka estimated net worth is $20 million when you calculate all the investment, assets and properties he has.
