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 2025)[1]
Rank Rank per
capita 		Country/Territory Billionaires (2025) Billionaires (2024) Change Rate
-  World 3,028 2,781 +247 0.343
1 11  United States 902 813 +89 2.420
2 53  China 450 406 +44 0.288
3 58  India 205 200 +5 0.144
4 17  Germany 171 132 +39 1.560
5 27  Russia 140 120 +20 0.821
6 16  Canada 76 67 +9 1.643
7 21  Italy 74 73 +1 1.239
8 -  Hong Kong 66 67 -1 8.936
9 45  Brazil 56 69 -13 0.340
10 29  United Kingdom 55 55 0 0.814
11 -  Taiwan 54 51 +3 2.178
12 31  France 52 53 -1 0.775
13 5  Singapore 49 39 +10 6.591
14 15  Australia 47 48 -1 1.790
15 7  Sweden 45 43 +2 4.075
16 6   Switzerland 42 41 +1 4.591
47  Japan 42 41 +1 0.331
18 9  Israel 41 36 +5 3.649
19 36  Spain 34 29 +5 0.597
20 61  Indonesia 33 35 -2 0.125
21 48  Turkey 32 27 +5 0.316
22 35  South Korea 30 36 -6 0.702
23 43  Thailand 25 26 -1 0.381
24 57  Mexico 22 22 0 0.170
25 40  Malaysia 19 17 +2 0.509
26 13  Norway 17 12 +5 2.162
27 25  Greece 16 10 +6 0.960
28 59  Philippines 15 16 -1 0.142
 Saudi Arabia 15 0 +15
30 30  Netherlands 13 14 -1 0.780
31 23  Czech Republic 11 11 0 1.011
14  Ireland 11 11 0 2.083
26  Belgium 11 10 +1 0.847
34 4  Cyprus 10 10 0 10.892
56  Poland 10 8 +2 0.213
36 24  Austria 9 9 0 0.983
19  Denmark 9 9 0 1.510
38 20  Finland 7 7 0 1.256
63  South Africa 7 6 +1 0.097
60  Ukraine 7 5 +2 0.136
41 51  Chile 6 6 0 0.301
52  Kazakhstan 6 6 0 0.299
22  Lebanon 6 6 0 1.093
49  Romania 6 6 0 0.315
41  United Arab Emirates 6 4 +2 0.431
46 67  Vietnam 5 6 -1 0.060
69  Egypt 5 5 0 0.048
62  Argentina 5 5 0 0.107
32  New Zealand 5 4 +1 0.754
50 39  Hungary 4 5 -1 0.521
65  Colombia 4 4 0 0.076
73  Nigeria 4 4 0 0.018
53 68  Morocco 3 2 +1 0.054
54 1  Monaco 2 3 -1 76.825
50  Bulgaria 2 2 0 0.310
33  Qatar 2 2 0 0.753
42  Oman 2 2 0 0.391
44  Slovakia 2 2 0 0.369
38  Georgia 2 2 0 0.535
34  Estonia 2 1 +1 0.732
61 64  Portugal 1 1 0 0.096
8  Barbados 1 1 0 3.734
71    Nepal 1 1 0 0.034
70  Venezuela 1 1 0 0.035
72  Algeria 1 1 0 0.022
28  Eswatini 1 1 0 0.817
-  Guernsey 1 1 0 15.602
10  Iceland 1 1 0 2.519
2  Liechtenstein 1 1 0 25.174
74  Tanzania 1 1 0 0.016
66  Zimbabwe 1 1 0 0.066
46  Armenia 1 1 0 0.335
12  Belize 1 1 0 2.265
54  Croatia 1 1 0 0.259
18  Luxembourg 1 1 0 1.513
 Albania 1 0 +1
- 37  Uruguay 0 2 -2 0.581
3  St. Kitts & Nevis 0 1 -1 21.189
75  Bangladesh 0 1 -1 0.006
55  Panama 0 1 -1 0.246

Hurun Global Rich List

Per Hurun Global Rich List (2025)[2][3]
Rank Country/Territory Number of
billionaires 		Major cities of residents
1  United States 870 New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Palm Beach, Dallas
2  China 823 Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Ningbo
3  India 284 Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru
4  United Kingdom 150 London
5  Germany 141
6   Switzerland 116
7  Russia 89 Moscow
8  France 72 Paris
9  Italy 69 Milan
10  Brazil 67 São Paulo
11  Canada 65
12  Australia 49
13  Singapore 48 Singapore
14  Indonesia 44 Jakarta
15  Thailand 43 Bangkok
16  Japan 41 Tokyo
17  South Korea 38 Seoul
18  Israel 33 Tel Aviv
19  Turkey 31 Istanbul
20  Mexico 28
20  Sweden 28 Stockholm
22  Spain 27
23  United Arab Emirates 26 Dubai
24  Monaco 21
25  Netherlands 17
25  Malaysia 17
27  Denmark 16
27  Philippines 16
29  Austria 14
30  Norway 12

Cities

Hurun Global Rich List Cities (2025)[2][3]
Rank cities of residents Number of
billionaires 		Country/Territory
1 New York 129  United States
2 London 97  United Kingdom
3 Shanghai 92  China
4 Beijing 91  China
5 Mumbai 90  India
6 Shenzhen 85  China
7 Hong Kong 74  Hong Kong
8 Moscow 69  Russia
9 New Delhi 63  India
10 San Francisco 55  United States
11 Singapore 48  Singapore
11 Taipei 48  Taiwan
13 Paris 46  France
14 Bangkok 43  Thailand
15 Hangzhou 41  China
16 Guangzhou 36  China
17 São Paulo 35  Brazil
18 Jakarta 33  Indonesia
18 Los Angeles 33  United States
20 Seoul 30  South Korea
20 Tokyo 30  Japan
22 Istanbul 28  Turkey
22 Milan 28  Italy
22 Palm Beach 28  United States
25 Dallas 26  United States
26 Bengaluru 25  India
27 Dubai 22  United Arab Emirates
27 Ningbo 22  China
27 Stockholm 22  Sweden
30 Tel Aviv 21  Israel

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 2025 Billionaires List - The Richest People In The World Ranked". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
  2. ^ a b "Hurun Global 500". www.hurun.net. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  3. ^ a b "Hurun Global Rich List 2025". www.hurun.net. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  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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