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 2023)[1]
Rank Country/Territory Number of
billionaires
Number of billionaires
per million people
World 2,640 0.35
1  United States 735 1.853
2  China 495 0.253
3  India 169 0.103
4  Germany 126 1.460
5  Russia 105 0.856
6  Hong Kong 66 8.698
7  Italy 64 0.607
8  Canada 63 1.129
9  United Kingdom 52 0.715
 Taiwan 52 1.559
11  Brazil 51 0.211
12  Australia 47 1.229
13  France 43 0.579
14  Switzerland 41 4.044
15  Japan 40 0.207
16  Sweden 39 2.987
17  Singapore 35 4.573
18  Israel 30 3.158
 South Korea 30 0.395
20  Indonesia 29 0.056
21  Thailand 28 0.300
22  Spain 27 0.507
23  Turkey 26 0.298
24  Malaysia 18 0.388
25  Mexico 14 0.095
 Philippines 14 0.136
27  Netherlands 12 0.683
 Norway 12 2.226
29  Austria 11 1.007
 Czech Republic 11 0.913
31  Ireland 9 1.808
32  Cyprus 8 9.008
 Denmark 8 1.370
34  Chile 7 0.356
 Poland 7 0.183
 Finland 7 1.272
37  Egypt 6 0.059
 Greece 6 0.560
 Kazakhstan 6 0.318
 Vietnam 6 0.041
 Lebanon 6 0.886
42  South Africa 5 0.084
 Ukraine 5 0.144
 Argentina 5 0.109
45  United Arab Emirates 4 0.427
 Belgium 4 0.348
 Colombia 4 0.079
48  Nigeria 3 0.014
 New Zealand 3 0.587
 Monaco 3 78.740
51  Bulgaria 2 0.291
 Peru 2 0.061
 St. Kitts & Nevis 2 37.037
 Romania 2 0.104
 Malta 2 3.849
 Slovakia 2 0.366
 Georgia 2 0.537
 Uruguay 2 0.584
58  Portugal 1 0.497
 Barbados 1 3.559
 Estonia 1 0.751
   Nepal 1 0.033
 Morocco 1 0.028
 Oman 1 0.223
 Venezuela 1 0.035
 Algeria 1 0.022
 Angola 1 0.031
 Eswatini (Swaziland) 1 0.915
 Guernsey 1 15.834
 Hungary 1 0.103
 Iceland 1 2.713
 Liechtenstein 1 25.710
 Macau 1 1.464
 Kuwait 1 0.224
 Tanzania 1 0.017
 Zimbabwe 1 0.063
 Qatar 1 0.368

Knight Frank's Wealth Report

Per Knight Frank's Wealth Report (2018)[2][3]
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

Hurun Global Rich List

Per Hurun Global Rich List (2022)[4][5]
Rank Country/Territory Number of
billionaires
Major cities of residents
1  China 846 Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Ningbo, Foshan, Suzhou
2  United States 691 New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas
3  India 187 Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore
4  Germany 144 Munich, Hamburg
5  United Kingdom 134 London, Liverpool
6  Switzerland 100 Geneva, Zurich
7  Hong Kong 77 Hong Kong
8  France 73 Paris
9  Russia 70 Moscow
10  Italy 58 Milan
11  Brazil 51 São Paulo
12  Taiwan 46 Taipei
12  Thailand 46 Bangkok
14  Canada 45
14  Australia 45 Sydney
16  Singapore 37 Singapore
17  Indonesia 35 Jakarta
18  South Korea 33 Seoul
19  Japan 32 Tokyo
20  Sweden 27 Stockholm
21  Spain 26
22  Turkey 20
22  United Arab Emirates 20 Dubai
22  Israel 20
25  Mexico 19

See also

References

  1. ^ "Forbes Billionaires 2023". Forbes. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Knight Frank Wealth report". latonas.com. 2020-11-23.
  3. ^ Ankel, Sophia. "The 15 top countries for billionaires, ranked by how many live there". Business Insider. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Hurun Report - Info - Hurun Global Rich List 2022". www.hurun.net. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  5. ^ "Hurun Global Rich List 2022". www.hurun.net. Retrieved 2022-04-07.