Top countries in the world with the most no. of Billionaire

There are more than 195 countries in the world. According to the real-time Billionaire list created by Forbes, updated throughout each trading day, there are more than 2,640 Billionaires all over the world.

People in the world with a net worth of $1 Billion or more in March 2023 held a wealth of $12.2 Trillion which is even bigger than the economy of various countries such as Japan, India, Canada etc.

The Hurun Global Rich List 2023 says that China and the USA have 53% of the world’s billionaires. India ranks third with 187 Billionaires.

Here is the list of Top Countries with the most no. of Billionaires:

1. USA

The USA is one of the biggest countries in terms of GDP of around $25.23 Trillion.  It has more than 735 Billionaires making the country one of the biggest powerhouses of tech companies in the world such as Amazon, Exxon Mobil, United Health Group JP Morgan, Apple, Google Nvidia, Meta and Netflix etc. They not only have big companies and entrepreneurs but they also have one of the top universities such as Harward University, Stanford University, Yale University and Massachusetts Institute of technology (MIT). Famous entrepreneurs from the USA are Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Bill Gates, Sam Walton and Howard Schultz.

2. China

China is the 2nd largest country in the world with a GDP of around $17.2 Trillion. They have more than 495 billionaires and have various famous universities such as Fudan University, Peking University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Tsinghua University. China is also known as “the world factory” and has some of the best companies such as Alibaba, Tencent, Petro China, Bank of China, BYD etc. Many successful entrepreneurs such as Jack Ma, Pony Ma, Zhang Yiming, Ren Zhengfei, Liu Chaunzhi, Lia Qiandong are from China.

3. India

 India is the 5th Largest country in terms of GDP with $4.1 Trillion and they have more than 169 Billionaires from various companies such as  Reliance, TCS, Hdfc Bank, ONGC SBI etc. India is famous for their premium tech and management Institutes such as IITs and IIMs and it is one of the most attractive countries with rich culture and heritage and has thousands of architectural monuments and many successful entrepreneurs such as Dhirubhai Ambani, Shiv Nadar, Azemi Premji, Ardeshir Godrej, Ghanshanyam Das Mittal, Nikhil Kamath, Vijay Shekhar Sharma etc. With remarkable education system it conducts the toughest exams in the world like IIT JEE and UPSC.

4. Germany

Germany is the 3rd Largest country in terms of GDP of around $4.1 Trillion. It has more than 126 Billionaires and has famous universities such as the Technical University of Munich, University of Freiburg, Heidelberg University and Freie University of Berlin and has a GDP of around $4.43 Trillion and homes many companies such as Volkswagen, BMW, and Mercedez-Benz. Germany is known for its stable economy and excellence in manufacturing. In 2021, Germany registered 26,000 patents, becoming suitable for innovation and champion of Europe. Many entrepreneurs such as Karl Friedrich Rapp, Hugo Ferdinand, Rudolf Dassler, Milisa basol, Gulsah Wilke hail from Germany.

5. Russia

Russia is the largest country in the world in terms of area by far with a total no. of the area about 17.1 million km² and one of the 11 largest economies in the world at $ 2.2 Trillion. They have more than 105 billionaires and has more than one of the largest companies such as Gazprom, Lukoil, Rosneft, Sberbank, Magnit as well as many entrepreneurs such as Alisher Usamanov, Andrey Melnichenko, Boris Spiegel etc.

6. Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s official name is HKSAR. It stands for Hong Kong Special Administration Republic and they have the greatest number of Skyscrapers in the world, around 8000 to be exact and the most number of Rolls Royce owners in the world. They have more than 66 Billionaires in various companies such as China Mobile, SincoCloud, AIA Group Ltd, and CNOOC Limited and famous entrepreneurs from Hong Kong include Li Ka-Shing, Victor Fung, Jimmy Lai, Allan Zeman, Liu Tao etc.

7. Italy

Italy is a country in the European Union in Southern Europe. It is also known for its tourism, which includes beaches, museums, food and mountains and has an economy of $2.050 Trillion. They has more than 64 billionaires and they have companies such as Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A, Enel and Eni famous entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs from Italy are Enzo Ferrari, Mirna Pacchetti, Stefania Molinelli and Silvio Berlusconi.

8. Canada

Canada is one of the $2.117 Trillion. They have more than 63 billionaires and have many big Universities such as the University of Toronto and University of Waterloo and McGill University etc. They have companies such as Cenvous Energy, Alimentation Couche-Tard, George Weston and various entrepreneurs such as Daniel Ebehard, Eva Wong, James Novak, Shahrzad Rafati and Sachin Aggarwal etc.

9. United Kingdom

United Kingdom has a GDP of $3.168 Trillion and more than 52 Billionaires have many big Universities such as the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, the London School of Economics and Political Science and the King’s College of London etc. They have many companies such as Shell, Astra Zeneca, HSBC, Unilever and Tesco and various entrepreneurs such as Richard Branson, Alan Sugar, Denis Coates, Philip Green, Manoj Badale and Charles Mindenhall, Edward Beccle etc.

10. Taiwan

Taiwan is a $760.46 Billion economy. They have more than 52 Billionaires and has leading chip companies such as Foxconn, TSMC, Pegatron, and Quanta Computer famous entrepreneurs from Taiwan are Kai-Fu Lee, Lisa Su and Terry Gou and Taiwan is also known for many things such as Natural Beauty, Food, Museums and Architecture

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The journey into the world of billionaires is just beginning. Let’s embrace it together with curiosity, critical thinking, and a sense of wonder All the countries are some of the biggest countries in the world with big companies from all over the world For example, in the US, the top ten billionaires along have a combined net worth of over $ 1 Trillion, which is more than the total GDP of many Countries. On the other hand, in countries like Nigeria and Egypt, the top ten billionaires have a combined net worth of less than $20 Billion.

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