List of countries by the number of US dollar billionaires

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The following is a list of known U.S. dollar billionaires in 2013 as of March 2013, listed by nationality, and grouped by continent.[1] The lists of billionaires is compiled annually by the Forbes Magazine. The list excludes heads of states whose wealth is tied to their position (see list of heads of government and state by net worth).

Contents

Billionaires by Nation (2013)

Rank Country/Region Number of billionaires[1] Share of
world total (%)		 Billionaires per 10M Category
—  World total 1226 100.0 0.23
1  United States 425 34.0 13.2 American billionaires
2  Russia 96 8.3 7.1 Russian billionaires
3  China 95 7.6 0.9 Chinese billionaires
4  Germany 58 4.3 6.4 German billionaires
5  India 55 4.5 0.5 Indian billionaires
6  Turkey 43 3.1 5.7 Turkish billionaires
7  Hong Kong 38 3.0 51.0 Hong Kong billionaires
8  United Kingdom 37 2.7 5.3 British billionaires
9  Brazil 36 2.5 1.6 Brazilian billionaires
10  Canada 25 2.1 1.08 Canada billionaires

Africa

Total = 13

Rank Nation/Region Number of billionaires 2012[2] Notes
1  Egypt 7
1  South Africa 4
3  Nigeria 2

Asia

Total = 399

Rank Nation/Region Number of billionaires 2013[3] Notes
1  People's Republic of China 122
2  India 55
3  Hong Kong 39
4  Republic of China (Taiwan) 26
5  Indonesia 25
6  South Korea 24
7  Japan 22
8  Israel 17
9  Philippines 11
10 (tied)  Malaysia 10
10 (tied)  Singapore 10
10 (tied)  Thailand 10
11  Saudi Arabia 8
12  Lebanon 6
13 (tied)  Kuwait 5
13 (tied)  Kazakhstan 5
14  United Arab Emirates 4
15 (tied)  Vietnam 1
16(tied)  Nepal 1

Europe

Total = 403

Rank Nation Number of billionaires 2013[4] Notes
1  Russia 110
2  Germany 58
3  Turkey 43
4  United Kingdom 37
5  France 24
6  Italy 23
7  Spain 20
8  Sweden 14
9  Switzerland 13
10  Ukraine 10
11  Austria 8
12 (tied)  Netherlands 6
12 (tied)  Norway 6
12 (tied)  Denmark 6
13  Ireland 5
14 (tied)  Poland 4
14 (tied)  Czech Republic 4
15 (tied)  Portugal 3
15 (tied)  Greece 3
15 (tied)  Monaco 3
16 (tied)  Romania 1
16 (tied)  Guernsey 1
16 (tied)  Georgia 1

North America

Total = 462

Rank Nation Number of billionaires[1] Notes
1  United States 425
2  Canada 26
3  Mexico 11

Oceania

Total = 21

Rank Nation Number of billionaires 2012[5] Notes
1  Australia 18
2  New Zealand 3

South America

Total = 51

Rank Per capita
rank		 Nation Number of billionaires 2012[6]
1 2  Brazil 37 0.4
2 1  Chile 5 2.4
3 5  Argentina 4 0.5
4 6  Colombia 3 0.4
5 4  Venezuela 2 0.7

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Billionaires by Nation-2012 Areppim.com
  2. ^ http://www.forbes.com/billionaires/list/#p_1_s_a0_All%20industries_All%20countries_All%20states_
  3. ^ http://www.forbes.com/billionaires/list/#p_1_s_a0_All%20industries_All%20countries_All%20states_
  4. ^ http://www.forbes.com/billionaires/#page:1_sort:0_direction:asc_search:_filter:All%20industries_filter:All%20countries_filter:All%20states
  5. ^ http://www.forbes.com/billionaires/list/#p_1_s_a0_All%20industries_All%20countries_All%20states_
  6. ^ http://www.forbes.com/billionaires/list/#p_1_s_a0_All%20industries_All%20countries_All%20states_

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