List of countries by the 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 2023)[1]
Rank Rank per
capita 		Country/Territory Billionaires Rate
 World 2,640 0.35
1 15  United States 735 1.853
2 51  China 495 0.253
3 61  India 169 0.103
4 19  Germany 126 1.460
5 28  Russia 105 0.856
6 6  Hong Kong 66 8.698
7 32  Italy 64 0.607
8 23  Canada 63 1.129
9 30  United Kingdom 52 0.715
17  Taiwan 52 1.559
11 54  Brazil 51 0.211
12 22  Australia 47 1.229
13 35  France 43 0.579
14 8   Switzerland 41 4.044
15 55  Japan 40 0.207
16 12  Sweden 39 2.987
17 7  Singapore 35 4.573
18 11  Israel 30 3.158
41  South Korea 30 0.395
20 69  Indonesia 29 0.056
21 48  Thailand 28 0.300
22 38  Spain 27 0.507
23 49  Turkey 26 0.298
24 42  Malaysia 18 0.388
25 63  Mexico 14 0.095
58  Philippines 14 0.136
27 31  Netherlands 12 0.683
14  Norway 12 2.226
29 24  Austria 11 1.007
26  Czech Republic 11 0.913
31 16  Ireland 9 1.808
32 5  Cyprus 8 9.008
20  Denmark 8 1.370
34 45  Chile 7 0.356
56  Poland 7 0.183
21  Finland 7 1.272
37 68  Egypt 6 0.059
36  Greece 6 0.560
47  Kazakhstan 6 0.318
70  Vietnam 6 0.041
27  Lebanon 6 0.886
42 64  South Africa 5 0.084
57  Ukraine 5 0.144
59  Argentina 5 0.109
45 40  United Arab Emirates 4 0.427
46  Belgium 4 0.348
65  Colombia 4 0.079
48 77  Nigeria 3 0.014
33  New Zealand 3 0.587
1  Monaco 3 78.740
51 50  Bulgaria 2 0.291
67  Peru 2 0.061
2  St. Kitts & Nevis 2 37.037
60  Romania 2 0.104
9  Malta 2 3.849
44  Slovakia 2 0.366
37  Georgia 2 0.537
34  Uruguay 2 0.584
58 39  Portugal 1 0.497
10  Barbados 1 3.559
29  Estonia 1 0.751
72    Nepal 1 0.033
74  Morocco 1 0.028
53  Oman 1 0.223
71  Venezuela 1 0.035
75  Algeria 1 0.022
73  Angola 1 0.031
25  Eswatini (Swaziland) 1 0.915
4  Guernsey 1 15.834
62  Hungary 1 0.103
13  Iceland 1 2.713
3  Liechtenstein 1 25.710
18  Macau 1 1.464
52  Kuwait 1 0.224
76  Tanzania 1 0.017
66  Zimbabwe 1 0.063
43  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.