What are the 10 countries with the most billionaires and their richest citizens?

2023-04-11 19:13:22Biznes SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
What are the 10 countries with the most billionaires and their richest citizens?
What are the 10 countries with the most billionaires?

There are a total of 2,640 billionaires worldwide. "Forbes" has made a list in which it reveals which are the 10 countries with the most billionaire citizens.

In the first place in the ranking of the countries with the most billionaires is the United States. If it is true that the richest man in the world, Bernard Arnault, is French, there are 735 billionaire citizens in the US. The richest is undoubtedly with his 180 billion dollars Elon Musk, while this year athletes LeBron James and Tiger Woods entered the world of billionaires.

The silver medal goes to China, with 495 billionaire citizens who collectively own about $1,670 billion. The country's richest man with 68 billion assets remains Zhong Shanshan, the founder of Nongfu Spring, the country's largest beverage company.

India has the lowest rung on the podium, with 169 billionaires. The richest person is Mukesh Ambani, who owns a fortune of 83 billion dollars.

Outside the podium is Germany, which is in fourth place in the ranking, with 126 billionaires. The richest person in the country with 42 billion is Dieter Schëarz, owner of the supermarket giant Schëarz group.

Despite a difficult period between war and sanctions, Russia is fifth in the ranking with its 105 billionaires, who have lost a total of $83 billion since 2022. The richest man in the country is Andrey Melnichenko, a tycoon of trash that owns more than 25 billion dollars.

In sixth place is Hong Kong, with its 66 billionaires, one less than in 2022. Li Ka-shing, president and one of the main shareholders of the CK Hutchison group, with his assets of 38 billion dollars is the richest .

In this ranking drawn up by Forbes, Italy is also present, which with its 64 billionaires follows Hong Kong and is in seventh place, where the richest man in the country is still Giovanni Ferrero, with an estimated fortune of only over 38 billion dollars.

In eighth place is Canada with 63 billionaires, one less than last year, and total assets of $245 billion, more than a fifth owned by David Thomson and his family.

In ninth place are Taiwan and the United Kingdom with their 52 billionaire citizens. The richest Taiwanese with $136 billion is Lin Shu-hong, while James Ratcliffe is the richest person in Britain.

The ranking is closed by Brazil, which with 51 billionaires is in tenth place. The richest person is a woman, Vicky Safra, with $16.7 billion.


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