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Billionaires by Country

United States has the highest # of Billionaires in 2026 (989), followed by China (539) and India (229). Liechtenstein has the lowest (1).

Economics84 countries · 4 metricsUpdated Jul 27, 2024Original page
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# of Billionaires, 2026

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 80 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
6.5
Middle half 2 – 33.25
Average
42.05
80 countries
Highest
989
United States
Lowest
1
Liechtenstein

Over time · 2023–2026

The top 5 in 2026, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • United States
  • China
  • India
  • Germany
  • Russia

Data

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80 countries · # = rank by # of Billionaires
#
1United States9892.82Elon Musk$839B
2China5390.288Zhang Yiming$69.3B
3India2290.144Mukesh Ambani$99.7B
4Germany2122.538Dieter Schwarz$67.2B
5Russia1470.821Alexey Mordashov$37B
6Italy891.509Giancarlo Devasini$89.3B
7Canada821.643Changpeng Zhao$110B
8Hong Kong718.936Robin Zeng$53.2B
9Brazil700.34Eduardo Saverin$35.9B
10Taiwan662.178Terry Gou$15.3B
11United Kingdom560.814Michael Platt$20.9B
12Singapore556.591Jason Chang$14.2B
13France510.775Bernard Arnault$171B
14Sweden504.075Stefan Persson$24.2B
15South Korea490.702Jay Y. Lee$27B
16Australia471.79Gina Rinehart$25.5B
17Switzerland454.591Rafaela Aponte-Diamant$44.5B
18Israel423.649Idan Ofer$34.6B
19Japan410.331Tadashi Yanai$61.8B
20Spain340.597Amancio Ortega$148B
21Indonesia330.125Prajogo Pangestu$28.6B
22Turkey320.316Hamdi Ulukaya$13.5B
23Thailand250.381Dhanin Chearavanont$19.9B
24Mexico220.17Carlos Slim Helu$125B
25Malaysia190.509Robert Kuok$14.2B
26Norway172,162Torstein Hagen$18.4B
27Greece160.96Vicky Safra$27.1B
28Philippines150.142Enrique Razon Jr.$16.5B
28Saudi Arabia150.405Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud$19.9B
30Netherlands130.78Jean-Louis van der Velde$38B
31Belgium110.847Eric Wittouck$9B
31Czechia111.011Michal Strnad$31.1B
31Ireland112.083John Collison$17.5B
34Poland100.213Michal Solowow$5.9B
34Cyprus1010.892John Fredriksen$21.2B
36Austria90.983Mark Mateschitz$45.8B
36Denmark91.51Anders Holch Povlsen$16.9B
38South Africa70.097Johann Rupert$16.1B
38Ukraine70.136Rinat Akhmetov$7.8B
38Finland71.256Antti Herlin$4.8B
41Kazakhstan60.299Vyacheslav Kim$7.8B
41Chile60.301Iris Fontbona$52.6B
41Romania60.315Ion Stoica$5B
41United Arab Emirates60.431Hussain Sajwani$15.3B
41Lebanon61.093Najib Mikati$3.8B
46Egypt50.048Nassef Sawiris$9.6B
46Vietnam50.06Pham Nhat Vuong$27.7B
46Argentina50.107Marcos Galperin$7.2B
46New Zealand50.754Graeme Hart$10.2B
50Nigeria40.018Aliko Dangote$28.5B
50Colombia40.076Jaime Gilinski Bacal$14.7B
50Hungary40.521Lorinc Meszaros$5.2B
53Morocco30.054Othman Benjelloun$1.7B
54Nepal20.034Binod Chaudhary$2.1B
54Bulgaria20.31Georgi Domuschiev$2.9B
54Oman20.391P.N.C. Menon$3.9B
54Slovakia20.369Jaroslav Hascak$2.2B
54Georgia20.535Mikhail Lomtadze$6B
54Qatar20.753Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani$5.2B
54Estonia20.732Kristo Käärmann$2.2B
54Saint Kitts and Nevis2—Justin Sun$8.5B
54Monaco276.825Stefano Pessina$6.3B
63Pakistan1—Sualeh Asif$1.3B
63Tanzania10.016Mohammed Dewji$2.1B
63Algeria10.022Issad Rebrab$3.6B
63Afghanistan1—Mirwais Azizi$1.4B
63Peru1—Eduardo Hochschild$5.2B
63Venezuela10.035Juan Carlos Escotet$11.3B
63Zimbabwe10.066Strive Masiyiwa$2.1B
63Portugal10.096Maria Fernanda Amorim$7.6B
63Croatia10.259Vasily Anisimov$2.1B
63Armenia10.335Ruben Vardanyan$1.3B
63Albania10.355Samir Mane$1.9B
63Eswatini10.817Nathan Kirsh$9.1B
63Luxembourg11.513Michael Gans$1.2B
63Belize12.265Kenneth Dart$4B
63Iceland12.519Thor Bjorgolfsson$1B
63Barbados13.734Rihanna$1B
63Guernsey115.602Stephen Lansdown$3.2B
63Liechtenstein125.174Christoph Zeller$1.3B

What correlates with # of Billionaires (2026)?

Pearson r against 1,753 other country metrics sharing at least 48 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher # of Billionaires tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

  1. Gross National ExpenditureGovernment Budget by Country
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 74
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  2. GNI Atlas MethodGross National Product (GNP) by Country
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 74
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  3. Total WealthAverage Net Worth by Country
    r = +0.97 · very strong · n = 72
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  4. Consumer SpendingConsumer Spending by Country
    r = +0.97 · very strong · n = 66
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  5. Share of World WealthAverage Net Worth by Country
    r = +0.97 · very strong · n = 60
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  6. Annual Reddit UsersReddit Users by Country
    r = +0.97 · very strong · n = 70
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher # of Billionaires tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

  1. Net International Investment PositionNet International Investment Position by Country
    r = −0.71 · very strong · n = 64
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  2. US Trade BalanceUS Trade Deficit by Country
    r = −0.52 · strong · n = 78
    Plot
  3. Major Countries Overall RankMajor Countries
    r = −0.45 · moderate · n = 52
    Plot
  4. Chlamydial Infection RateSTD Rates by Country
    r = −0.37 · moderate · n = 75
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  5. Oldest Park Founding YearNational Parks by Country
    r = −0.36 · moderate · n = 63
    Plot
  6. Visa Ease RankEasiest Countries to Immigrate ToA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.35 · moderate · n = 62
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest # of Billionaires?
United States has the highest # of Billionaires in 2026, at 989, followed by China (539) and India (229).
Which country has the lowest # of Billionaires?
Liechtenstein has the lowest # of Billionaires in 2026, at 1.
What is the median # of Billionaires across countries?
The median is 6.5 across the 80 countries with data in 2026.
Where does this billionaires by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: World’s Richest People 2025: The Top Billionaires Globally - CEO World Magazine; Here are the 10 countries and territories with the most billionaire citizens - Forbes; The Countries With The Most Billionaires 2021 - Forbes; Bloomberg Billionaires Index - Bloomberg.

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