Femi Otedola Tops Amazon Charts With New Business Memoir

Nigerian billionaire and philanthropist, Femi Otedola, has stormed Amazon’s charts, becoming the 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 climbed to the top of Amazon’s Starting a Business category and is currently among the leading titles in Business Biographies & Memoirs.

Making It Big has already surpassed works by globally acclaimed entrepreneurs such as Steven Bartlett (The Diary of a CEO), Simon Squibb (What’s Your Dream?), and Blake Masters (Zero to One). It now ranks alongside other influential titles including Cal Newport’s Slow Productivity, Phil Knight’s Shoe Dog, and Alex Hormozi’s $100M Offers.

The memoir offers readers a mix of personal stories and practical business lessons drawn from Otedola’s decades of experience in energy, finance, and infrastructure. It also provides guidance for young entrepreneurs hoping to build sustainable ventures.

Just 48 hours after its release, the book had already reached No. 3 on Amazon’s business memoir list, according to Nairametrics, before surging to the top spot.

Priced at £14.99 for paperback and also available in digital formats, Making It Big reflects the rising global interest in African entrepreneurial stories. Otedola’s success places him among the ranks of the world’s most influential business authors, while also shining a spotlight on African voices in global business literature.