We live in the age of the billionaire. There are more billionaires than ever before. 2,754 to be exact. The United States has 25% of the world's billionaires living within its borders, even though it only has 4% of the global population. Despite the absolute explosive growth of billionaires in China and India recently, the U.S. has more billionaires than those two countries AND Germany combined. In the past year, the U.S. has added 60 billionaires. Four of the five richest people in the world are American. All American billionaires have a combined net worth of $3.2 trillion.
These are the 10 countries with the biggest billionaire populations in the world:
#10. United Arab Emirates
Number of billionaires: 62
Total wealth: $168 billion
#9. Saudi Arabia
Number of billionaires: 62
Total wealth: $169 billion
#8. United Kingdom
Number of billionaires: 90
Total wealth: $251 billion
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#7. Hong Kong
Number of billionaires: 93
Total wealth: $315 billion
#6. Russia
Number of billionaires: 96
Total wealth: $351 billion
#5. Switzerland
Number of billionaires: 99
Total wealth: $265 billion
#4. India
Number of billionaires: 104
Total wealth: $299 billion
#3. Germany
Number of billionaires: 152
Total wealth: $466 billion
#2. China
Number of billionaires: 338
Total wealth: $1.1 trillion
#1. United States
Number of billionaires: 680
Total wealth: $3.2 trillion
