World

List of top 7 countries with highest number of billionaires

Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 12:49 PM by Tunde Ososanya Khadijah Thabit

The world has produced a lot of billionaires who are getting richer by the day and the United States is home to many of the world's billionaires. Courtesy of Jagran Josh, Legit.ng brings you top seven countries with the highest number of billionaires.

Pay Attention: Join Legit.ng Telegram channel! Never miss important updates!

Below is the list of top seven countries with the highest number of billionaires.

1. United States: 614 billionaires

The United States has the highest number of the world's billionaires with 614 people. Some of them include Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg.

List of top 7 countries with highest number of billionaires — Jeff Bezos is the second richest person in the world. Photo credit: Osman Orsal
Source: Getty Images

2. China: 389 billionaires

Number two on the list is China with 389 billionaires. The richest men in China are Ma Huateng, Jack Ma, Xu Jiayin and Wang Jianlin.

3. Germany: 107 billionaires

Germany has 107 billionaires which include Beate Heister and Karl Albrecht Jr.

4. India: 102 billionaires

There are 102 billionaires in India and the richest among them is Mukesh Ambani. Some other billionaires in the Asian country are the Hinduja brothers, Shiv Nadar and Gautam Adani.

5. Russia: 99 billionaires

Russia is number five on the list and some of the richest people in Russia include Vladimir Potanin, Vladimir Lisin and Leonid Mikhelson.

6. Hong Kong: 66 billionaires

Hong Kong has 66 billionaires and some of them include Li Ka-Shing, Lee Shau Kee and Lee Man Tat

7. Brazil: 45 billionaires

Brazil comes 7th in the list of top 7 countries with the highest number of billionaires. Some of the richest people in Brazil include Joseph Safra, Jorge Paulo Lemann, Eduardo Saverin and Marcel Herrmann Telles.

PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android, read the best news on Nigeria’s #1 news app

In similar news, after several months, Elon Musk of Tesla has finally become the richest man on the planet, displacing Amazon Boss Jeff Bezos.

What made that possible was a 4.8% share price increase of Tesla Inc on Thursday, January 7, which secured Elon’s first place among the world’s 500 richest people.