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List of countries by the number of US dollar billionaires

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Total US$ billionaires by country, 2015

The following list of billionaires is compiled annually by Forbes magazine[1] and Sunday Times Rich List.[2] Forbes excludes heads of state and government, as their wealth is usually tied to their positions. There is not a unique list of countries by billionaires, for instance the Forbes list does not match the Hurun Report (list).

List of countries with 10 or more billionaires in 2016

Source Source

Rank Country/Region Number of billionaires Richest of the Country/Region
1  United States 536 Bill Gates
2  China 251 Wang Jianlin
3  United Kingdom 120[3] David and Simon Reuben
4  Germany 120 Georg Schaeffler
5  India[4] 111 Mukesh Ambani
6  Russia 77 Vladimir Potanin
7  Hong Kong 55 Li Ka-shing
8  France 47 Liliane Bettencourt and family
9  Italy 43 Giovanni Ferrero and family
10  Canada 33 David Thomson and family
11  Taiwan 33 Tsai Eng-Meng
12  Turkey 32 Murat Ülker
13  Brazil 31 Jorge Paulo Lemann
14  South Korea 30 Lee Kun-Hee
15   Switzerland 29 Ernesto Bertarelli and family
16  Australia 27 Gina Rinehart
17  Japan 24 Tadashi Yanai and family
18  Sweden 23 Stefan Persson
19  Indonesia 22 R. Budi Hartono
20  Spain 21 Amancio Ortega
21  Singapore 19 Robert Ng and Philip Ng
22  Thailand 17 Dhanin Chearavanont and family
23  Israel 17 Eyal Ofer
24  Mexico 16 Carlos Slim Helu and family
25  Chile 12 Iris Fontbona and family
26  Malaysia 12 Robert Kuok
27  Philippines 11 Henry Sy and family
28  Saudi Arabia 10 Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud
Rest of the World 154 Pallonji Mistry, Ireland
Total 1,826

Billionaires by Continent

Africa

Total = 29

Rank Nation/Region Number of billionaires 2015[1]
1  Egypt 8
2  South Africa 7
3  Nigeria 5
4  Morocco 3
5  Tanzania 2
6  Algeria 1
7  Angola 1
8  Swaziland 1
9  Uganda 1

Asia

Total = 578

Rank Nation/Region Number of billionaires 2015[1]
1  People's Republic of China 213
2  India 84
3  Hong Kong 55
4  Republic of China (Taiwan) 33
5  South Korea 30
6  Japan 24
7  Indonesia 23
8  Singapore 19
9  Israel 17
10  Thailand 16
11  Malaysia 12
12  Philippines 11
13  Saudi Arabia 10
14  Lebanon 7
15  Kuwait 5
16  Kazakhstan 5
17  United Arab Emirates 4
18  Oman 2
19  Vietnam 1
20    Nepal 1

Europe

Total = 534

Rank Nation Number of billionaires 2016[1]
1  United Kingdom 120[3]
2  Germany 120[5]
3  Russia 88
4  France 40
5  Italy 43
6  Turkey 30
7   Switzerland 32
8  Sweden 26
9  Spain 21
10  Norway 13
11  Netherlands 9
12  Austria 6
13  Denmark 6
14  Finland 6
15  Ireland 6
16  Cyprus 5
17  Czech Republic 5
18  Ukraine 5
19  Monaco 4
20  Liechtenstein 4
21  Poland 3
22  Portugal 3
23  Belgium 3
24  Greece 2
25  Georgia 1
26  Guernsey 1
27  Iceland 1
28  Romania 1

North America

Total = 587

Rank Nation Number of billionaires 2016[1]
1  United States 540
2  Canada 33
3  Mexico 14

Oceania

Total = 27

Rank Nation Number of billionaires 2016[1]
1  Australia 25
2  New Zealand 2

Central and South America

Total = 85

Rank Nation Number of billionaires 2015[1]
1  Brazil 31
2  Chile 12
3  Peru 6
4  Argentina 5
5  Colombia 3
6  Venezuela 3
7  Guatemala 1
8  St. Kitts & Nevis 1

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "The World's Billionaires: 2015 Ranking". Retrieved 2016-06-20. 
  2. ^ "Rich List". 
  3. ^ a b Tominey, Camilla (24 April 2016). "Britain has 120 billionaires: Young stars of film, music and sport rake in millions too". 
  4. ^ "Billionaires in India". 
  5. ^ DeSantis, Nick. "Forbes Billionaires List Map: 2016 Billionaire Population By Country". 

External links

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