Nigerian billionaire and philanthropist, Femi Otedola, has emerged as 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 quickly surged to the top of Amazon’s “Starting a Business” category and ranked among the leading titles in “Business Biographies & Memoirs.”
Making It Big has overtaken works by renowned entrepreneurs including Steven Bartlett’s The Diary of a CEO, Simon Squibb’s What’s Your Dream?, and Blake Masters’ Zero to One.
It also features alongside influential titles such as Cal Newport’s Slow Productivity, Phil Knight’s Shoe Dog, and Alex Hormozi’s $100M Offers.
The memoir captures lessons learned from Otedola’s decades of building ventures across energy, finance, and infrastructure, while offering practical guidance for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Just 48 hours after its release, the book climbed to No. 3 in Amazon’s business memoir rankings, according to Nairametrics, reflecting strong early sales momentum.
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