Elon Musk is no longer the richest person in the world, but The United States continues to be the country with the most billionairesaccording to Forbes. The territory where the CEO of Twitter, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg reside continues for another year in the first place, precisely thanks to the aforementioned tycoons, and after increasing the number of people whose assets exceed one billion dollars compared to 2021 in a total of 11. In the list of The 10 countries in the world with the most billionaires we can also see China or Russia, among some European countries, such as France or Germany.
Chinain fact, it ranks second among the 10 countries with the most billionaires, with a total of 539. It is, curiously, a considerably lower number compared to 2021, when, although it was still in second place, it had a total of 626 people with an estate of more than a billion dollars.
The India remains in third place with a slight year-on-year increase in billionaires. It has gone from having 140 in 2021 to 166 people during this 2022. GermanyFor its part, it is ranked number 4, although it also loses billionaires compared to 2021. It now has 134, compared to 136 last year. Let’s take a closer look at the top 10 positions.
1. United States
The United States, we reiterate, is the first country with the most billionaires, with 735 people compared to 724 last year. The richest person in that territory is Elon Musk, who is the owner and CEO of Tesla, SpaceX and, recently, Twitter. His net worth is $219 billion.
2. China: the country on the list with the highest loss of billionaires
With 539 people With assets of more than one billion dollars (87 less than last year), China is in second position. The most fortunate man in the country is the businessman zhongshanshanwith 65.7 billion dollars.
3.Indian
Increase your number of billionaires to 166 compared to 140 last year. Mukesh AmbanCEO of Reliance Industries, is the richest person in the country, with a net worth of $90.7 billion.
4.Germany
It loses two billionaires compared to 2021, but remains the fourth country with the most people over a billion dollars. Its total this 2022 is 134.
Dieter Schwarz, who owns Schwarz Gruppe, multinational owner of Lidl and Kaufland supermarkets, is the richest German citizen in the country, with 47.1 billion dollars.
5. Russia: the fifth country with the most billionaires
Russia has a total of 83 billionaires during this 2022, 34 less than in 2021, whose amount was 117. The businessman Vladimir Lysin He is the richest person in the country, with a net worth of 18.4 billion dollars.
6.Hong Kong
The autonomous territory of China has 67 billionaires; 6 less than in 2021, where they amounted to 71. robin zengpresident of Contemporary Amperex Technology, is the richest man in the region, with 44.8 billion dollars.
7. Canada
Canada maintains its number of people with a net worth greater than one billion dollars. They are, specifically, 64. The richest citizen is Changpeng Zhaoco-founder and CEO of Binance, with a net worth of $65 billion.
8. Brazil loses three billionaires
Eighth place goes to Brazil and its 62 billionaires, three less than last year. Businessman Jorge Paulo Lemann He is the richest citizen in the country, with a net worth of 15.4 billion dollars.
9. Italy
Italy gains one more billionaire compared to 2021 and goes from 51 to 52 people in this 2022. Top the list Giovanni Ferreroowner of the confectionery Ferrero SpA and whose net worth is 36.2 billion dollars.
10. Taiwan
Taiwan also gains in billionaires. They are, specifically, four more compared to last year, where they had 47 people. This 2022, therefore, add up to a total of 51. The richest person in the country is Zhang Congyuan, founder of Huali Industrial Group. His net worth is $11.7 billion.