Billionaires

Where the Super Rich Reside

According to the Forbes Billionaires List of 2022, most of the world's richest people are at home in the United States. The country counted 735 billionaires per the list's last release Tuesday. This is several more than the second-ranked country, China, with 607 and many more than in third-placed India with 165.

According to Forbes, 236 new billionaire were minted in the last year, translating into an average of 4.5 new billionaires every week. This included the first billionaires from Estonia, Bulgaria, Uruguay and Barbados. The newcomer from the latter country, you guessed it, is singer Rihanna, who build her fortune through her music career and cosmetics line Fenty.

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This chart shows the geographical distribution of the world's billionaires (2022).

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Number of billionaire individuals in Europe 2023, by country
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Breakdown of the average billionaire's wealth worldwide 2022, by assets and age
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Leading billionaire cities 2024
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Top 20 billionaire countries 2024
U.S. universities ranked by billionaire alumni, as of 2013
Global billionaire population by region 2022

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