Ghana's Most Influential
Power 100 2026
Ghana's Power 100 is Agyedin's annual ranking of the country's most influential public figures. The list spans politics, business, music, sport, media and the arts, covering the people whose decisions, talents and voices shape the nation and carry its name across the world. The 2026 edition reflects the country's political transition, its growing creative economy and the generation of Ghanaians building global careers from Accra to London to Los Angeles.
Ghana's most prominent media mogul and businessman. The Despite Group spans Peace FM, Okay FM and UTV alongside …
Entrepreneur and real estate developer known as Cheddar. Founder of Petronia City and Wonda World Estates, he is …
Founder of ADONKO Bitters and the Adonko Group. A self-made businessman whose bitters brand became a household name …
Founder and CEO of the Jospong Group of Companies, one of Ghana's largest private conglomerates, with waste management …
Chairman of the Chapel Hill Group with interests in real estate, energy and agribusiness. One of Ghana's most …
Ghana's most celebrated mining executive, former CEO of AngloGold Ashanti and chancellor of the University of Cape Coast. …
CEO of the EIB Network and one of Ghana's most successful media entrepreneurs. Empire FM and his other …
Ghana's most prominent celebrity blogger and media personality. Founder of Ameyaw TV, he is one of the country's …
Founder of the McDan Group with a self-stated net worth of $1 billion. Built from a single-employee shipping …
CEO of Engineers and Planners, one of Ghana's largest construction and mining services firms. His business empire and …
Group Chairman of Enterprise Group PLC and co-founder of Databank. Harvard Kennedy School graduate who built Ghana's largest …
Former Finance Minister and founder of Databank. One of Ghana's most prominent investment bankers and a central figure …
Founder of UT Bank, one of Ghana's most recognised entrepreneurs. His story of building a bank from a …
Former CEO of MTN Ghana and now MTN Group Chief Commercial Officer. His tenure expanded MoMo into Ghana's …
Ghana's first female Electoral Commission Chairperson, who oversaw the 2016 election before her removal in 2018. Later appointed …