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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

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 (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 Billionaires 2024". Forbes. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  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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