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.

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

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 São 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.