Countries with the Most Billionaires (Top 10)

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13 years ago 04/21/2011 9:35pm EDT

10. Canada

Number of billionaires: 22

Total Population: 33,739,900

Notable Billionaires Include: David Thompson (Chairman of Thompson Reuters), Jeffrey Skoll (ex-eBay President) and Guy Laliberté (CEO of Cirque du Soleil).

9. Japan

Number of billionaires: 23

Total Population: 127,560,000

Notable Billionaires Include: Masayoshi Son (CEO of venture capital Softbank Capital), Hiroshi Yamauchi (President and Chairman of Nintendo) and Tadashi Yanai (Founder and President of retail holding company Fast Retailing).

8. Switzerland

Number of billionaires: 27

Total Population: 7,731,167

Notable Billionaires Include: Ernesto Bertarelli (biotech entrepreneur known for Merck-Serono) and Esther Grether (art collector and Swatch shareholder).

7. Hong Kong

Number of billionaires: 29

Total Population: 7,003,700

Notable Billionaires Include: Li Ka-shing (businessman and Chairman of Hutchison Whampoa Limited) and Thomas and Raymond Kwok (inherited Real Estate developer Sun Hung Kai Properties.)

6. UK

Number of billionaires: 42

Total Population: 61,838,154

Notable Billionaires Include: Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor (owner of Real Estate property company Grosvenor Group), Bernard Ecclestone (sports entrpreneur, CEO of Formula 1 racing Management) and Richard Branson (Chairman of Virgin Group).

5. Germany

Number of billionaires: 43

Total Population: 81,879,976

Notable Billionaires Include: Karl Albrecht (Founder of discount supermarket chain Aldi) and Susanne Klatten (shareholder in BMW and pharmaceutical manufacturer Altana).

4. India

Number of billionaires: 47

Total Population: 1,155,347,678

Notable Billionaires Include: Lakshmi Mittal (chairman and CEO of steelmaker ArcelorMittal) and Mukesh Ambani (Chairman and managing director of conglomerate Reliance Industries).

3. Russia

Number of billionaires: 58

Total Population: 141,850,000

Notable Billionaires Include: Vladimir Lisin (Chairman of Novolipetsk Steel), Vagit Alekperov (president of oil company Lukoil) and Roman Abramovich (Oil businessman and owner of England's Chelsea Football Club)

2. China

Number of billionaires: 72

Total Population: 1,331,460,000

Notable Billionaires Include: Robin Li (CEO and Founder of search engine Baidu), Liang Wengen (Chairman and main shareholder of manufacturer Sany Group) and Zong Qinghou (founder of beverage producer Wahaha).

1. USA

Number of billionaires: 396

Total Population: 307,006,550

Notable Billionaires Include: Bill Gates (Chairman of Microsoft), Warren Buffett (Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway) and Larry Ellison (Co-founder and CEO of enterprise software company Oracle Corporation).

13 years ago 04/21/2011 10:28pm EDT

re: RukiddingMe!!

I dated the daughter of one Hong Kong billionaire in college. Didn't know it at the time. Man, I screwed that up!

RukiddingMe!! wrote:
10. Canada
Number of billionaires: 22
Total Population: 33,739,900
Notable Billionaires Include: David Thompson (Chairman of Thompson Reuters), Jeffrey Skoll (ex-eBay President) and Guy Laliberté (CEO of Cirque du Soleil).
9. Japan
Number of billionaires: 23
Total Population: 127,560,000
Notable Billionaires Include: Masayoshi Son (CEO of venture capital Softbank Capital), Hiroshi Yamauchi (President and Chairman of Nintendo) and Tadashi Yanai (Founder and President of retail holding company Fast Retailing).
8. Switzerland
Number of billionaires: 27
Total Population: 7,731,167
Notable Billionaires Include: Ernesto Bertarelli (biotech entrepreneur known for Merck-Serono) and Esther Grether (art collector and Swatch shareholder).
7. Hong Kong
Number of billionaires: 29
Total Population: 7,003,700
Notable Billionaires Include: Li Ka-shing (businessman and Chairman of Hutchison Whampoa Limited) and Thomas and Raymond Kwok (inherited Real Estate developer Sun Hung Kai Properties.)
6. UK
Number of billionaires: 42
Total Population: 61,838,154
Notable Billionaires Include: Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor (owner of Real Estate property company Grosvenor Group), Bernard Ecclestone (sports entrpreneur, CEO of Formula 1 racing Management) and Richard Branson (Chairman of Virgin Group).
5. Germany
Number of billionaires: 43
Total Population: 81,879,976
Notable Billionaires Include: Karl Albrecht (Founder of discount supermarket chain Aldi) and Susanne Klatten (shareholder in BMW and pharmaceutical manufacturer Altana).
4. India
Number of billionaires: 47
Total Population: 1,155,347,678
Notable Billionaires Include: Lakshmi Mittal (chairman and CEO of steelmaker ArcelorMittal) and Mukesh Ambani (Chairman and managing director of conglomerate Reliance Industries).
3. Russia
Number of billionaires: 58
Total Population: 141,850,000
Notable Billionaires Include: Vladimir Lisin (Chairman of Novolipetsk Steel), Vagit Alekperov (president of oil company Lukoil) and Roman Abramovich (Oil businessman and owner of England's Chelsea Football Club)
2. China
Number of billionaires: 72
Total Population: 1,331,460,000
Notable Billionaires Include: Robin Li (CEO and Founder of search engine Baidu), Liang Wengen (Chairman and main shareholder of manufacturer Sany Group) and Zong Qinghou (founder of beverage producer Wahaha).
1. USA
Number of billionaires: 396
Total Population: 307,006,550
Notable Billionaires Include: Bill Gates (Chairman of Microsoft), Warren Buffett (Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway) and Larry Ellison (Co-founder and CEO of enterprise software company Oracle Corporation).

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3 years ago 01/26/2021 11:00am EST

re: RukiddingMe!!

Updated numbers:

1 United States 614

2 China 389

3 Germany 107

4 India 102

5 Russia 99

6 Hong Kong 66

7 Brazil 45

United Kingdom 45

8 Canada 44

9 France 39

10 Italy 36 tied Taiwan 36

Thanks for bumping this thread, Mr. Russian Bot!

3 years ago 01/26/2021 11:26am EST

re: America's fury

America's fury wrote:
Updated numbers:
1 United States 614
2 China 389
3 Germany 107
4 India 102
5 Russia 99
6 Hong Kong 66
7 Brazil 45
United Kingdom 45
8 Canada 44
9 France 39
10 Italy 36 tied Taiwan 36
Thanks for bumping this thread, Mr. Russian Bot!

Many agree number of U.S. billionaires is in 645 to 660 range. It is not easy to determine, but number of U.S. billionaires have significantly increased since January, 2017 for obvious reasons. Fiscal policies which have made U.S. a billionaire friendly nation have not improved the lives of U.S. citizens en masse. No doubt those in $875,000,000 plus to $999,999,999.99 range have become billionaires over past 4 years in U.S..

3 years ago 01/26/2021 11:29am EST

re: many agree ... U.S. billionaires

Funny that 90% of them are liberals but they haven't given their money away so that they wouldn't be billionaires.

3 years ago 01/26/2021 11:32am EST

re: RukiddingMe!!

Which country has the most relative to population? It might not be one on this list.

3 years ago 01/26/2021 11:34am EST

re: stand by me

stand by me wrote:
Which country has the most relative to population? It might not be one on this list.

Monaco

3 years ago 01/26/2021 11:48am EST

re: Poor Boy

Poor Boy wrote:
Funny that 90% of them are liberals but they haven't given their money away so that they wouldn't be billionaires.

Stay in school kids.

3 years ago 01/26/2021 11:53am EST

re: Poor Boy

Poor Boy wrote:
Funny that 90% of them are liberals but they haven't given their money away so that they wouldn't be billionaires.

Since it is difficult to determine who is and who is not a billionaire, we know you likely pulled 90% out of your *ss.

It depends what is your definition of liberal. I assume you mean gay marriage, gays in U.S. military, trans in U.S. military and abortion issues.

I would love for you to find 100 plus so-called liberal U.S. billionaires who want $15 plus an hour minimum wage. I would love for you to find 100 plus so-call liberal billionaires who want to reduce the number of incarcerated in U.S. I would love for you to find 100 plus so-called liberal billionaires who want to reduce the size of U.S. military. So-called left leaning billionaires who ruined both 2016 & 2020 Democrat caucuses & primaries are not friend of the working man.

Ruling elites in U.S. in both political parties were pro-abortion through 1970s. Do not let abortion issues allow you to label some billionaires liberal. Abortion was not an issue through 1970s since both parties were pro-abortion.

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