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Countries by the number of billionaires by net worth (USD) in 2017

This is a list of countries by their number of billionaire residents, based on annual assessments of the net worth in United States Dollars of wealthy individuals worldwide.

Forbes

Hurun Global Rich List

Per Hurun Global Rich List (2024)[2][3]
Rank Country/Territory Number of
billionaires
Major cities of residents
1  China 814 Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Ningbo, Foshan, Suzhou
2  United States 800 New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas
3  India 271 Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore
4  United Kingdom 146 London, Liverpool
5  Germany 140 Munich, Hamburg
6   Switzerland 106 Geneva, Zurich
7  Russia 76 Moscow
8  Italy 69 Milan
9  France 68 Paris
10  Brazil 64 São Paulo
11  Canada 53
12  Thailand 49 Bangkok
13  Indonesia 47 Jakarta
14  Australia 45 Sydney
15  Japan 44 Tokyo
16  Singapore 42 Singapore
17  South Korea 37 Seoul
18  Israel 29
19  Spain 27
20  Sweden 25 Stockholm
21  Turkey 25
22  United Arab Emirates 24 Dubai
23  Mexico 22
24  Malaysia 19
25  Philippines 18
26  Monaco 18
27  Netherlands 17
28  Austria 16
29  Denmark 16
30  Norway 13

Cities

Hurun Global Rich List Cities (2024)[2][3]
Rank cities of residents Number of
billionaires
Country/Territory
1 New York 119  United States
2 London 97  United Kingdom
3 Mumbai 92  India
4 Beijing 91  China
5 Shanghai 87  China
6 Shenzhen 84  China
7 Hongkong 65  China
8 Moscow 59  Russia
9 New Delhi 57  India
10 San Francisco 52  United States
11 Bangkok 49  Thailand
12 Taipei 45  Taiwan
13 Paris 44  France
14 Hangzhou 43  China
14 Singapore 43  Singapore
16 Guangzhou 39  China
17 Jakarta 37  Indonesia
17 Sao Paulo 37  Brazil
19 Los Angeles 31  United States
19 Seoul 31  South Korea
21 Tokyo 30  Japan
22 Milan 28  Italy
23 Bengaluru 27  India
24 Dallas 23  United States
24 Palm Beach 23  United States
26 Istanbul 22  Turkey
26 Ningbo 22  China
28 Dubai 21  United Arab Emirates
29 Stockholm 19  Sweden
30 Sydney 18  Australia
30 Mexico City 18  Mexico
30 Suzhou 18  China

Knight Frank's Wealth Report

Per Knight Frank's Wealth Report (2018)[4][5]
Rank Country/Territory Number of
billionaires
World 3,381
1  United States 585
2  Mainland China 373
3  Germany 123
4  India 119
5  Russia 101
6  Hong Kong 64
7  United Kingdom 54
8  Canada 46
9  South Korea 44
10  Italy 43
11  France 40
12   Switzerland 36
13  Japan 35
 Taiwan 35
14  Australia 34

See also

References

  1. ^ "Forbes Billionaires 2024". Forbes. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Hurun Global 500". www.hurun.net. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  3. ^ a b "Hurun Global Rich List 2024". www.hurun.net. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  4. ^ "Knight Frank Wealth report". latonas.com. 2020-11-23.
  5. ^ Ankel, Sophia. "The 15 top countries for billionaires, ranked by how many live there". Business Insider. Retrieved 26 May 2020.