List of countries by the number of US dollar billionaires

Total US$ billionaires by country, 2015
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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 isn't 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 States536Bill Gates
2 China251Wang Jianlin
3 United Kingdom120[3] David and Simon Reuben
4 Germany120Georg Schaeffler
5 India84Mukesh Ambani
6 Russia77Vladimir Potanin
7 Hong Kong55Li Ka-shing
8 France47Liliane Bettencourt and family
9 Canada39David Thomson and family
10 Italy39Giovanni Ferrero and family
11 Taiwan33Tsai Eng-Meng
12 Turkey32Murat Ülker
13 Brazil31Jorge Paulo Lemann
14 South Korea30Lee Kun-Hee
15  Switzerland29Ernesto Bertarelli and family
16 Australia27Gina Rinehart
17 Japan24Tadashi Yanai and family
18 Sweden23Stefan Persson
19 Indonesia22R. Budi Hartono
20 Spain21Amancio Ortega
21 Singapore19Robert Ng and Philip Ng
22 Thailand17Dhanin Chearavanont and family
23 Israel17Eyal Ofer
24 Mexico16Carlos Slim Helu and family
25 Chile12Iris Fontbona and family
26 Malaysia12Robert Kuok
27 Philippines11Henry Sy and family
28 Saudi Arabia10Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud
Rest of the World154Pallonji Mistry, Ireland
Total1,826Bill Gates

Billionaires by Continent

Africa

Total = 29

Rank Nation/Region Number of billionaires 2015[1]
1 Egypt8
2 South Africa7
3 Nigeria5
4 Morocco3
5 Tanzania2
6 Algeria1
7 Angola1
8 Swaziland1
9 Uganda1

Asia

Total = 578

Rank Nation/Region Number of billionaires 2015[1]
1 People's Republic of China213
2 India84
3 Hong Kong55
4 Republic of China (Taiwan)33
5 South Korea30
6 Japan24
7 Indonesia23
8 Singapore19
9 Israel17
10 Thailand16
11 Malaysia12
12 Philippines11
13 Saudi Arabia10
14 Lebanon7
15  Kuwait5
16  Kazakhstan5
17 United Arab Emirates4
18 Oman2
19  Vietnam1
20   Nepal1

Europe

Total = 534

Rank Nation Number of billionaires 2016[1]
1 United Kingdom120[4]
2 Germany120[5]
3 Russia88
4 France40
5  Italy43
6 Turkey30
7  Switzerland32
8 Sweden26
9 Spain21
10 Norway13
11 Netherlands9
12 Austria6
13 Denmark6
14 Finland6
15 Ireland6
16 Cyprus5
17 Czech Republic5
18 Ukraine5
19 Monaco4
20 Liechtenstein4
21 Poland3
22 Portugal3
23 Belgium3
24 Greece2
25 Georgia1
26 Guernsey1
27 Iceland1
28 Romania1

North America

Total = 587

Rank Nation Number of billionaires 2016[1]
1 United States540
2 Canada33
3 Mexico14

Oceania

Total = 27

Rank Nation Number of billionaires 2016[1]
1 Australia25
2 New Zealand2

Central and South America

Total = 85

Rank Nation Number of billionaires 2015[1]
1 Brazil31
2 Chile12
3 Peru6
4 Argentina5
5 Colombia3
6 Venezuela3
7 Guatemala1
8 St. Kitts & Nevis1

See also

References

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