This statistic shows the top ten cities in the world with the largest "super-rich wealth gap" in 2015. Bangalore had the largest wealth gap in 2015 with the wealth of billionaires 646,407 times that of the average per capita GDP.
Top ten cities with the largest super-rich wealth gap, globally in 2015
Characteristic
Billionair wealth as a multiple of average metro per capita GDP
Bangalore
646,407
Mumbai
602,816
Mexico City
524,975
Manila
349,459
Delhi
248,732
Rio de Janeiro
245,720
Seattle
224,073
Sao Paulo
201,955
Bangkok
187,226
Hangzhou
177,032
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Billionair wealth as a multiple of average metro per capita GDP646,407646,407602,816602,816524,975524,975349,459349,459248,732248,732245,720245,720224,073224,073201,955201,955187,226187,226177,032177,032BangaloreMumbaiMexico CityManilaDelhiRio de JaneiroSeattleSao PauloBangkokHangzhou
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The source describes their measurement as comparing, "billionaire wealth to the economic situation of the average person based on metro economic output per person."
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Martin Prosperity Institute. (July 26, 2016). Top ten cities with the largest super-rich wealth gap, globally in 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/621610/top-10-cities-with-largest-super-rich-wealth-gap-globally/
Martin Prosperity Institute. "Top ten cities with the largest super-rich wealth gap, globally in 2015 ." Chart. July 26, 2016. Statista. Accessed February 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/621610/top-10-cities-with-largest-super-rich-wealth-gap-globally/
Martin Prosperity Institute. (2016). Top ten cities with the largest super-rich wealth gap, globally in 2015 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/621610/top-10-cities-with-largest-super-rich-wealth-gap-globally/
Martin Prosperity Institute. "Top Ten Cities with The Largest Super-rich Wealth Gap, Globally in 2015 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/621610/top-10-cities-with-largest-super-rich-wealth-gap-globally/
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Top ten cities with the largest super-rich wealth gap, globally in 2015 [Graph], Martin Prosperity Institute, July 26, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/621610/top-10-cities-with-largest-super-rich-wealth-gap-globally/
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