Nigerian billionaire and philanthropist Femi Otedola has stormed the global publishing stage, becoming Amazon’s No. 1 best-selling author in the Business category with his newly released memoir, Making It Big: Lessons from a Life in Business.
Released on August 18, 2025, the book shot to the top of Amazon’s “Starting a Business” list and quickly climbed the ranks of “Business Biographies & Memoirs.” It has outpaced titles by well-known entrepreneurs including Steven Bartlett (The Diary of a CEO), Simon Squibb (What’s Your Dream?), and Blake Masters (Zero to One), while holding its own alongside business classics like Phil Knight’s Shoe Dog and Alex Hormozi’s $100M Offers.
The memoir captures Otedola’s decades-long journey building businesses across energy, finance, and infrastructure, blending personal reflections with practical guidance for aspiring entrepreneurs. Its rapid ascent reflects a rising global appetite for authentic African business stories told by the leaders themselves.
Just 48 hours after release, Making It Big had already secured the No. 3 spot in Amazon’s business memoir rankings, according to Nairametrics, signaling strong early sales momentum.
Priced at £14.99 in paperback and available digitally, the book not only cements Otedola’s status as an influential business thinker but also spotlights the growing prominence of African voices in global business literature.
