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List of cities by number of billionaires

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There are a number of different lists compiled by various publications around the world attempt to determine the number of billionaires by world's major cities. The best-known estimate is by Forbes.

Forbes[edit]

Further information: The World's Billionaires

In 2023, Forbes listed New York City with the most billionaires at 101 people, followed by Hong Kong with 70 billionaires, and Beijing in third place with 68 billionaires.[1]

Rank City Country Region Billionaires
1 New York City  United States North America 101
2 Hong Kong  China Asia 70
3 Beijing  China Asia 68
4 Shanghai  China Asia 65
5 London  United Kingdom Europe 63
6 Moscow  Russia Europe 61
7 Mumbai  India Asia 56
8 Shenzhen  China Asia 54
9 Singapore  Singapore Asia 46
=10 Delhi  India Asia 37
=10 San Francisco  United States North America 37

World’s Wealthiest Cities Report 2023[edit]

The latest World’s Wealthiest Cities Report by Henley & Partners[2] shows San Francisco (including the San Francisco Bay Area) overtaking New York as the city with the most billionaires, as well as overtaking Tokyo to become second to New York in millionaires. Notably Monaco, with a population under 50,000, is home to 20 billionaires.[2]

Rank City Country Region Billionaires
1 San Francisco  United States North America 63
2 New York  United States North America 58
3 Beijing  China Asia 43
4 Los Angeles  United States North America 42
5 Shanghai  China Asia 40
6 London  United Kingdom Europe 36
7 Hong Kong  China Asia 32
8 Mumbai  India Asia 29
9 Moscow  Russia Europe 28
10 Singapore  Singapore Asia 27

Hurun Research Institute[edit]

In 2024, Hurun Research Institute listed New York City with the most billionaires at 119 people, followed by London with 97 billionaires, and Mumbai in third place with 92 billionaires.[3]

Rank City Country Region Billionaires
1 New York City  United States North America 119
2 London  United Kingdom Europe 97
3 Mumbai  India Asia 92
4 Beijing  China Asia 91
5 Shanghai  China Asia 87
6 Shenzhen  China Asia 84
7 Hong Kong  China Asia 65
8 Moscow  Russia Europe 59
9 New Delhi  India Asia 57
10 San Francisco  United States North America 52

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Cities With The Most Billionaires 2023". Forbes. 8 April 2023.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "World's Wealthiest Cities Report 2023". Henley & Partners.
  3. ^ "Hurun Global Rich List 2024". Hurun Research Institute. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
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