List of countries by number of billionaires

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

Further information: The World's Billionaires
Per Forbes (April 2024)[1]
Rank Rank per
capita 		Country/Territory Billionaires Rate
-  World 2,781 0.343
1 11  United States 813 2.420
2 53  China 406 0.288
3 58  India 200 0.144
4 17  Germany 132 1.560
5 27  Russia 120 0.821
6 21  Italy 73 1.239
7 45  Brazil 69 0.340
8 -  Hong Kong 67 8.936
16  Canada 67 1.643
10 29  United Kingdom 55 0.814
11 31  France 53 0.775
12 -  Taiwan 51 2.178
13 15  Australia 48 1.790
14 7  Sweden 43 4.075
15 6   Switzerland 41 4.591
47  Japan 41 0.331
17 5  Singapore 39 6.591
18 9  Israel 36 3.649
35  South Korea 36 0.702
20 61  Indonesia 35 0.125
21 36  Spain 29 0.597
22 48  Turkey 27 0.316
23 43  Thailand 26 0.381
24 57  Mexico 22 0.170
25 40  Malaysia 17 0.509
26 59  Philippines 16 0.142
27 30  Netherlands 14 0.780
28 13  Norway 12 2.162
29 23  Czech Republic 11 1.011
14  Ireland 11 2.083
31 4  Cyprus 10 10.892
25  Greece 10 0.960
26  Belgium 10 0.847
34 24  Austria 9 0.983
19  Denmark 9 1.510
36 56  Poland 8 0.213
37 20  Finland 7 1.256
38 51  Chile 6 0.301
52  Kazakhstan 6 0.299
67  Vietnam 6 0.060
22  Lebanon 6 1.093
63  South Africa 6 0.097
49  Romania 6 0.315
44 69  Egypt 5 0.048
60  Ukraine 5 0.136
62  Argentina 5 0.107
39  Hungary 5 0.521
48 41  United Arab Emirates 4 0.431
65  Colombia 4 0.076
73  Nigeria 4 0.018
32  New Zealand 4 0.754
52 1  Monaco 3 76.825
53 50  Bulgaria 2 0.310
33  Qatar 2 0.753
42  Oman 2 0.391
44  Slovakia 2 0.369
38  Georgia 2 0.535
37  Uruguay 2 0.581
68  Morocco 2 0.054
60 64  Portugal 1 0.096
8  Barbados 1 3.734
34  Estonia 1 0.732
71    Nepal 1 0.034
70  Venezuela 1 0.035
72  Algeria 1 0.022
28  Eswatini 1 0.817
-  Guernsey 1 15.602
10  Iceland 1 2.519
2  Liechtenstein 1 25.174
74  Tanzania 1 0.016
66  Zimbabwe 1 0.066
3  St. Kitts & Nevis 1 21.189
46  Armenia 1 0.335
75  Bangladesh 1 0.006
12  Belize 1 2.265
54  Croatia 1 0.259
18  Luxembourg 1 1.513
55  Panama 1 0.246

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.
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