Top 10 Richest Person in Continent | Billionaire in 2023 | There are more billionaires now in the world than at any other time with more countries joining the count each day.
Well, it is not easy to achieve a billion net worth in any currency especially not in dollars which is the valuation of such great wealth.
Below is the table that shows the countries with the most billionaire. The table reveals the countries, the continent, and the number of billionaires;
Rank Country Numbers of Billionaires Continent
1 United State 735 North-America
2 China 539 Asia
3 India 166 Asia
4 Germany 134 Europe
5 Russia 83 Europe
6 Hong Kong 67 Asia
7 Canada 64 North-America
8 Brazil 62 South-America
9 Italy 52 Europe
10 Taiwan 51 Asia
1. United States – 735 Billionaires
The United States is undoubtedly one of the greatest countries on earth with a population of almost 400 millionaire people.
America takes the lead as the country with the most billionaires amassing a total of 735 people whose fortune is estimated to be worth almost $5 trillion dollars.
The Tesla and SpaceX boss, Elon Musk is the richest man in the United State and also holds the record of the richest man in the world, while also breaking the record to be the first man to reach the $200 billion mark worth of fortune.
2. China – 539 Billionaires
China has the second largest number of billionaires per country in the world and it is the first Asian country on the list.
It also has the largest population in the world, with a population of about 1.5 billion people making up 19 percent of the whole world’s population.
The chairman of the bottled water company Nongfu Spring, Zhong Shanshan, is the richest person in both China and all of Asia. He is one of China’s 696 billionaires. He is worth $70 billion in total. In China, millionaires are those with a personal wealth of at least 10 million yuan, while super-rich people have a personal wealth of at least 100 million yuan.
Along with the United States, China has more billions than any other country making up for more than 50 percent of the billionaires in the world.
China has a total and growing 539 billionaires, it is the second on this list of countries with the most billionaires.
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3. India – 166 Billionaires
Coming to the third position on this list of countries with the most billionaires is the second most populous country in the world.
India is the second most populated country in the world after China with 18 percent population of the world’s population.
Meanwhile, in past India was not among the top richest people in the world, but the narrative has changed with India becoming more industrious. The fourth richest man is Gautam Adani who is an Indian man who rose to the position in 2022 overtaking several others.
Gautam Adani has a total of $140 billion with an increased winning of $1.6 billion dollar after the closing of the market today.
India altogether has a total of 166 billionaires making it the third country with the most billionaires.
4. Germany
Germany is the fourth country o this list of countries with the most billionaires. Initially, Germany was holding the third position before India displaced them from the list.
Germany is the first European country on this list of countries with most billionaires, after the Asia two Asian countries; China and India which both occupy second and third position respectively, and the United States which top this list.
Although the richest man in Europe is Bernard Arnault and he is also the second richest man in the world after Elon Musk. Arnault is a French man and his country is not among the first top 10 countries with most billionaires.
The richest in Germany are Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr. & family with a rising net worth of $35 billion dollars.
5. Russia – 83 Billionaires
Russia is the second European country with the most billionaires on this list of countries with most billionaires.
The Country of the Oligarchs has a total of 83 billionaires controlling most of the affairs of the country.
Andrey Melnichenko is the richest person in Russia, overtaking the formal person who occupied the position for a while. He is number 48 on the global ranking of richest people in the world per Forbes.
6. Hong Kong – 67 Billionaires
Robin Zeng is a billionaire entrepreneur. He is the founder and chairman of the battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology.
Zeng is the richest Hongkonger with a net worth of about $44 billion dollars, he has displaced Li Ka-shing who retained the title as the city’s richest man for two consecutive years, Li Ka-shing, also known as “superman” is worth US$36 billion.
Hong Kong which has a total population of 7.5 million people is the sixth on this list of countries with most billionaires.
It is also the third Asia country on this list.
7. Canada – 64 Billionaires
Canada holds the seventh position and as one of the countries with the most billionaires and it is the second third European country on the list.
In total Canada has a total population of about 38 million people and a total number of 64 billionaires.
For every 1 million Canadian you are likely to find almost 2 billionaires.
The combined wealth of Canadian billionaires has surpassed US$100 billion, an increase of 4.5 percent from the previous year. One of the richest people in Canada is Joseph Tsai, co-founder and vice chairman of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. He is a Canadian citizen of Taiwanese descent, and the financial journal reports that his wealth increased by $500 million in 2020.
8. Brazil – 62 Billionaires
Brazil has dropped from its previous spot as the seventh country with the most billionaire the previous year.
Initially, Brazil was having 65 billionaires making them the seventh country with the highest number of billionaires, ahead of Canada.
In world population, Brazil has almost 220 million citizens and a growth rate of 2.72% making them the seventh most populated country in the world after Nigeria the self-acclaimed giant of Africa.
Brazil is the eighth country on this list of countries with most billionaires to have a high number of billionaires.
Joseph Safra is a financial banker and he is the richest Brazilian person, he controls the vast empire of the Brazilian banking world.
9. Italy – 52 Billionaires
Italy comes as the ninth country on this list of countries with the highest numbers of billionaires and also will be the last European country on this list of top 10 countries with most billionaires.
There is a slight increase to the list with one person crossing the billion dollar mark to the previous year when it was 51 people.
Meanwhile, the United Kingdom held the ninth position before with a total of 56 billionaires in 2021 down to 49 billionaires in 2022.
Giovanni Ferrero is the richest person in Italy with a net worth of $32 billion making him the 38th richest person in the world.
10. Taiwan – 51 Billionaires
The last on this list of countries with the most billionaires is Taiwan which is attaining this position for the first time ever after a few of its citizens crossed the billion dollar net worth mark.
Taiwan is an Asian country and the last on this list of countries with most billionaires.
Taiwan has about 24 million people, which means you’ll find one and a half billionaires among every 1 million persons per World Population Review.
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