List of countries by number of billionaires
This is a list of countries by their number of billionaire residents, based on annual assessments of the net worth in United States Dollars of wealthy individuals worldwide.
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List of countries by number of billionaires
Countries by their number of billionaires by net worth (USD) in 2017:
This is a list of countries by their number of billionaire residents, based on annual assessments of the net worth in United States Dollars of wealthy individuals worldwide.
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List of countries by number of billionaires
<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Country/Territory</th><th>Billionaires</th><th>Change</th><th>Rate</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2026</td><td>2025</td></tr><tr><td></td><td> World</td><td>3,428</td><td>3,028</td><td>+400</td><td>0.343</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>United States</td><td>989</td><td>902</td><td>+87</td><td>2.420</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>China</td><td>539</td><td>450</td><td>+89</td><td>0.288</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>India</td><td>229</td><td>205</td><td>+24</td><td>0.144</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Germany</td><td>212</td><td>171</td><td>+41</td><td>1.560</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Russia</td><td>147</td><td>140</td><td>+7</td><td>0.821</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Italy</td><td>89</td><td>74</td><td>+15</td><td>1.239</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Canada</td><td>82</td><td>76</td><td>+6</td><td>1.643</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Hong Kong</td><td>71</td><td>66</td><td>+5</td><td>8.936</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Brazil</td><td>70</td><td>56</td><td>+14</td><td>0.340</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Taiwan</td><td>66</td><td>54</td><td>+12</td><td>2.178</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>United Kingdom</td><td>55</td><td>55</td><td>0</td><td>0.814</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>France</td><td>52</td><td>53</td><td>-1</td><td>0.775</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Singapore</td><td>49</td><td>39</td><td>+10</td><td>6.591</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Australia</td><td>47</td><td>48</td><td>-1</td><td>1.790</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Sweden</td><td>45</td><td>43</td><td>+2</td><td>4.075</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td> Switzerland</td><td>42</td><td>41</td><td>+1</td><td>4.591</td></tr><tr><td>Japan</td><td>42</td><td>41</td><td>+1</td><td>0.331</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Israel</td><td>41</td><td>36</td><td>+5</td><td>3.649</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Spain</td><td>34</td><td>29</td><td>+5</td><td>0.597</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Indonesia</td><td>33</td><td>35</td><td>-2</td><td>0.125</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Turkey</td><td>32</td><td>27</td><td>+5</td><td>0.316</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>South Korea</td><td>30</td><td>36</td><td>-6</td><td>0.702</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Thailand</td><td>25</td><td>26</td><td>-1</td><td>0.381</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>Mexico</td><td>22</td><td>22</td><td>0</td><td>0.170</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>Malaysia</td><td>19</td><td>17</td><td>+2</td><td>0.509</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>Norway</td><td>17</td><td>12</td><td>+5</td><td>2.162</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>Greece</td><td>16</td><td>10</td><td>+6</td><td>0.960</td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>Philippines</td><td>15</td><td>16</td><td>-1</td><td>0.142</td></tr><tr><td>Saudi Arabia</td><td>15</td><td>0</td><td>+15</td><td>0.405</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>Netherlands</td><td>13</td><td>14</td><td>-1</td><td>0.780</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>Czech Republic</td><td>11</td><td>11</td><td>0</td><td>1.011</td></tr><tr><td>Ireland</td><td>11</td><td>11</td><td>0</td><td>2.083</td></tr><tr><td>Belgium</td><td>11</td><td>10</td><td>+1</td><td>0.847</td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>Cyprus</td><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>0</td><td>10.892</td></tr><tr><td>Poland</td><td>10</td><td>8</td><td>+2</td><td>0.213</td></tr><tr><td>36</td><td>Austria</td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>0.983</td></tr><tr><td>Denmark</td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>1.510</td></tr><tr><td>38</td><td>Finland</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>1.256</td></tr><tr><td>South Africa</td><td>7</td><td>6</td><td>+1</td><td>0.097</td></tr><tr><td>Ukraine</td><td>7</td><td>5</td><td>+2</td><td>0.136</td></tr><tr><td>41</td><td>Chile</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>0.301</td></tr><tr><td>Kazakhstan</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>0.299</td></tr><tr><td>Lebanon</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>1.093</td></tr><tr><td>Romania</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>0.315</td></tr><tr><td>United Arab Emirates</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>+2</td><td>0.431</td></tr><tr><td>46</td><td>Vietnam</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>-1</td><td>0.060</td></tr><tr><td>Egypt</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>0.048</td></tr><tr><td>Argentina</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>0.107</td></tr><tr><td>New Zealand</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>+1</td><td>0.754</td></tr><tr><td>50</td><td>Hungary</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>-1</td><td>0.521</td></tr><tr><td>Colombia</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>0.076</td></tr><tr><td>Nigeria</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>0.018</td></tr><tr><td>53</td><td>Morocco</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>+1</td><td>0.054</td></tr><tr><td>54</td><td>Monaco</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>-1</td><td>76.825</td></tr><tr><td>Bulgaria</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0.310</td></tr><tr><td>Qatar</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0.753</td></tr><tr><td>Oman</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0.391</td></tr><tr><td>Slovakia</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0.369</td></tr><tr><td>Georgia</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0.535</td></tr><tr><td>Estonia</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>+1</td><td>0.732</td></tr><tr><td> Nepal</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>+1</td><td>0.034</td></tr><tr><td>61</td><td>Portugal</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0.096</td></tr><tr><td>Barbados</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>3.734</td></tr><tr><td>Venezuela</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0.035</td></tr><tr><td>Algeria</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0.022</td></tr><tr><td>Eswatini</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0.817</td></tr><tr><td>Guernsey</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>15.602</td></tr><tr><td>Iceland</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2.519</td></tr><tr><td>Liechtenstein</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>25.174</td></tr><tr><td>Tanzania</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0.016</td></tr><tr><td>Zimbabwe</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0.066</td></tr><tr><td>Armenia</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0.335</td></tr><tr><td>Belize</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2.265</td></tr><tr><td>Croatia</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0.259</td></tr><tr><td>Luxembourg</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1.513</td></tr><tr><td>Albania</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>+1</td><td>0.355</td></tr></tbody></table>
Hurun Global Rich List
List of countries by number of billionaires
<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Country/Territory</th><th>Number of billionaires</th><th>Major cities of residents</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>China</td><td>1,021</td><td>Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Ningbo</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>United States</td><td>870</td><td>New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Palm Beach, Dallas</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>India</td><td>284</td><td>Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>United Kingdom</td><td>150</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Germany</td><td>141</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td> Switzerland</td><td>116</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Russia</td><td>89</td><td>Moscow</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>France</td><td>72</td><td>Paris</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Italy</td><td>69</td><td>Milan</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Brazil</td><td>67</td><td>São Paulo</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Canada</td><td>65</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Australia</td><td>49</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Singapore</td><td>48</td><td>Singapore</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Indonesia</td><td>44</td><td>Jakarta</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Thailand</td><td>43</td><td>Bangkok</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Japan</td><td>41</td><td>Tokyo</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>South Korea</td><td>38</td><td>Seoul</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Israel</td><td>33</td><td>Tel Aviv</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Turkey</td><td>31</td><td>Istanbul</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Mexico</td><td>28</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Sweden</td><td>28</td><td>Stockholm</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Spain</td><td>27</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>United Arab Emirates</td><td>26</td><td>Dubai</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>Monaco</td><td>21</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>Netherlands</td><td>17</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>Malaysia</td><td>17</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>Denmark</td><td>16</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>Philippines</td><td>16</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>Austria</td><td>14</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>Norway</td><td>12</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>