According to information from the Wealth-X Billionaire Census, a list of top billionaire cities and countries was made, with the US having the highest number of billionaires.
Only 3,311 people worldwide are billionaires, but their combined wealth is approximately $11.8 trillion.
The number of billionaires worldwide increased by 3% in 2021, as seen in the figure below. The wealth of billionaires also rose by 18% over that time.
This map illustrates where the world's billionaires reside and breaks down their total worth using information from the Wealth-X Billionaire Census (pdf below).
Billionaires by Region
We'll start by panning out to see how different continents and parts of the world fare in terms of having the most billionaires.
With 4.6 trillion dollars in wealth, North America has the most billionaires. Unsurprisingly, the majority of this money is located in the United States, where there are 975 billionaires with a combined net worth of $4.45 billion...
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