Jim Iyke was the richest Nollywood actor in 2020. His net worth amounted to ** million U.S. dollars. Jim Iyke (James Ikechukwu Esomugha) is a Nigerian actor born in Gabon. He started his career as an actor in 2001. Some of his most recent movies are Merry Men 2: Another Mission and The Set Up. The second highest-paid Nollywood actors are Chidi Mokeme and Richard Mofe-Damijo, whose net worth reached eight million U.S. dollars each in 2021.
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