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Ranked: Cities With the Most Millionaires in the World
Cities With the Most Millionaires in the World
Richie Rich’s town of residence Harveyville may not exist, but the world’s real-life millionaires are congregating in hotspots around the globe.
From the World’s Wealthiest Cities Report 2023 by Henley & Partners, we map out the top 20 metro areas around the world where the most millionaires live.
Which City Has the Most Millionaires?
Heading the list, New York City boasts of an astonishing 340,000 millionaire residents, accounting for approximately 4% of the city’s total population. New York’s status as a global financial hub attracts millions seeking high-paying jobs, while those with lucrative careers are naturally drawn to the city.
Here’s the full ranking of cities with the most millionaires.
Rank | City/Area | Country | HNWIs ($1M+) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | New York City | 🇺🇸 USA | 340,000 |
2 | Tokyo | 🇯🇵 Japan | 290,300 |
3 | The Bay Area | 🇺🇸 USA | 285,000 |
4 | London | 🇬🇧 UK | 258,000 |
5 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 240,100 |
6 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 USA | 205,400 |
7 | Hong Kong | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR | 129,500 |
8 | Beijing | 🇨🇳 China | 128,200 |
9 | Shanghai | 🇨🇳 China | 127,200 |
10 | Sydney | 🇦🇺 Australia | 126,900 |
11 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 USA | 124,000 |
12 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | 105,200 |
13 | Frankfurt | 🇩🇪 Germany | 102,200 |
14 | Zurich | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 99,300 |
15 | Houston | 🇺🇸 USA | 98,500 |
16 | Seoul | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 97,000 |
17 | Melbourne | 🇦🇺 Australia | 96,000 |
18 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | 93,000 |
19 | Geneva | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 85,800 |
20 | Dubai | 🇦🇪 UAE | 68,400 |
21 | Mumbai | 🇮🇳 India | 59,400 |
22 | Rome | 🇮🇹 Italy | 56,500 |
23 | Seattle | 🇺🇸 USA | 50,500 |
24 | Shenzhen | 🇨🇳 China | 45,700 |
25 | Osaka | 🇯🇵 Japan | 44,900 |
26 | Boston | 🇺🇸 USA | 41,700 |
27 | Kyoto | 🇯🇵 Japan | 40,400 |
28 | Miami | 🇺🇸 USA | 38,000 |
29 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada | 37,300 |
30 | Tel Aviv | 🇮🇱 Israel | 35,600 |
31 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia | 35,200 |
32 | Perth | 🇦🇺 Australia | 33,900 |
33 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia | 31,900 |
34 | Austin | 🇺🇸 USA | 30,500 |
35 | Hangzhou | 🇨🇳 China | 30,400 |
36 | Delhi | 🇮🇳 India | 30,200 |
37 | Madrid | 🇪🇸 Spain | 29,000 |
38 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 24,500 |
39 | Abu Dhabi | 🇦🇪 UAE | 24,200 |
40 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 UK | 24,200 |
41 | Nice | 🇫🇷 France | 23,900 |
42 | Guangzhou | 🇨🇳 China | 23,500 |
43 | Athens | 🇬🇷 Greece | 23,100 |
44 | Doha | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 21,500 |
45 | Lisbon | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 20,800 |
46 | Dublin | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 18,400 |
47 | Riyadh | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 18,100 |
48 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | 17,900 |
49 | Monaco | 🇲🇨 Monaco | 17,600 |
50 | Las Vegas | 🇺🇸 USA | 16,800 |
51 | Istanbul | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 16,300 |
52 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | 15,100 |
53 | Jerusalem | 🇮🇱 Israel | 15,100 |
54 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 USA | 14,700 |
55 | Calgary | 🇨🇦 Canada | 14,700 |
56 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 14,600 |
57 | Scottsdale | 🇺🇸 USA | 13,900 |
58 | Barcelona | 🇪🇸 Spain | 13,300 |
59 | Milan | 🇮🇹 Italy | 12,600 |
60 | Bengaluru | 🇮🇳 India | 12,600 |
61 | Edinburgh | 🇬🇧 UK | 12,400 |
62 | Santa Barbara & Montecito | 🇺🇸 USA | 12,300 |
63 | Kolkata | 🇮🇳 India | 12,100 |
64 | Greenwich & Darien | 🇺🇸 USA | 11,900 |
65 | Hyderabad | 🇮🇳 India | 11,100 |
66 | West Palm Beach | 🇺🇸 USA | 9,400 |
67 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 7,700 |
68 | Florence | 🇮🇹 Italy | 7,500 |
69 | Cairo | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 7,400 |
70 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 7,200 |
71 | St. Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | 6,900 |
72 | Lagos | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 5,400 |
73 | Budapest | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 5,300 |
74 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 4,700 |
75 | Netanya | 🇮🇱 Israel | 4,300 |
76 | Herzliya | 🇮🇱 Israel | 3,900 |
77 | Sharjah | 🇦🇪 UAE | 3,800 |
78 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 3,600 |
79 | Cape Winelands | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 3,400 |
80 | Garden Route | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 3,000 |
81 | Casablanca | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 2,800 |
82 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2,400 |
83 | Accra | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 2,000 |
84 | Luanda | 🇦🇴 Angola | 1,800 |
85 | Dar Es Salaam | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 1,400 |
86 | Whale Coast | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1,100 |
87 | Windhoek | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 1,100 |
88 | Marrakech | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 900 |
89 | Addis Ababa | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 800 |
90 | Kigali | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 800 |
91 | Maputo | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 800 |
92 | Mombasa | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 700 |
93 | Tangier | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 700 |
94 | Lusaka | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 600 |
95 | Swakopmund | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 300 |
96 | Walvis Bay | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 300 |
In the second spot, Tokyo is home to a substantial millionaire population of 290,000, closely followed by the Bay Area—San Francisco and Silicon Valley—with 285,000 high net worth individuals (HNWIs) possessing an investable wealth of $1 million or more.
Other major financial centers—London (4th), Singapore (5th), Hong Kong (7th)—take up the middle spots in the top 10, joined by China’s commerce juggernauts, Beijing (8th) and Shanghai (9th).
One notable entry to the list is Sydney, which surprisingly holds the 10th position, with more than 100,000 millionaires. Alongside Melbourne (17th), Australia has increasingly become a destination for millionaire migrations. This trend is driven by factors such as high livability ratings, access to Asian markets, and no inheritance tax in the country.
Where Have Millionaire Populations Boomed?
The world has gotten significantly richer in the last decade, both at a per capita level, as well as by the rising number of millionaires. Between 2010–2020 for example, the number of millionaires increased by nearly 65%.
Here’s a look at the cities which have seen the biggest change in their millionaire population between 2012–2022.
Rank | City/Area | Country | HNWI growth % (2012 to 2022) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Hangzhou | 🇨🇳 China | +105% |
2 | Austin | 🇺🇸 USA | +102% |
3 | Shenzhen | 🇨🇳 China | +98% |
4 | West Palm Beach | 🇺🇸 USA | +90% |
5 | Scottsdale | 🇺🇸 USA | +88% |
6 | Bengaluru | 🇮🇳 India | +88% |
7 | Guangzhou | 🇨🇳 China | +86% |
8 | Sharjah | 🇦🇪 UAE | +84% |
9 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | +82% |
10 | Hyderabad | 🇮🇳 India | +78% |
11 | Miami | 🇺🇸 USA | +75% |
12 | Shanghai | 🇨🇳 China | +72% |
13 | Greenwich & Darien | 🇺🇸 USA | +72% |
14 | Kigali | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | +72% |
15 | Beijing | 🇨🇳 China | +70% |
16 | Delhi | 🇮🇳 India | +70% |
17 | Abu Dhabi | 🇦🇪 UAE | +70% |
18 | The Bay Area | 🇺🇸 USA | +68% |
19 | Seattle | 🇺🇸 USA | +68% |
20 | Houston | 🇺🇸 USA | +65% |
21 | Mumbai | 🇮🇳 India | +65% |
22 | Santa Barbara & Montecito | 🇺🇸 USA | +65% |
23 | Herzliya | 🇮🇱 Israel | +65% |
24 | Dubai | 🇦🇪 UAE | +62% |
25 | Kolkata | 🇮🇳 India | +60% |
26 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 USA | +58% |
27 | Netanya | 🇮🇱 Israel | +56% |
28 | Las Vegas | 🇺🇸 USA | +55% |
29 | Marrakech | 🇲🇦 Morocco | +55% |
30 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | +54% |
31 | Dublin | 🇮🇪 Ireland | +52% |
32 | Tel Aviv | 🇮🇱 Israel | +51% |
33 | Boston | 🇺🇸 USA | +50% |
34 | Monaco | 🇲🇨 Monaco | +50% |
35 | Calgary | 🇨🇦 Canada | +48% |
36 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada | +44% |
37 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | +43% |
38 | Melbourne | 🇦🇺 Australia | +42% |
39 | New York City | 🇺🇸 USA | +40% |
40 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | +40% |
41 | Geneva | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | +40% |
42 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia | +37% |
43 | Jerusalem | 🇮🇱 Israel | +37% |
44 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 USA | +35% |
45 | Sydney | 🇦🇺 Australia | +35% |
46 | Zurich | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | +35% |
47 | Mombasa | 🇰🇪 Kenya | +35% |
48 | Tangier | 🇲🇦 Morocco | +33% |
49 | Perth | 🇦🇺 Australia | +32% |
50 | Budapest | 🇭🇺 Hungary | +32% |
51 | Seoul | 🇰🇷 South Korea | +30% |
52 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya | +30% |
53 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | +29% |
54 | Casablanca | 🇲🇦 Morocco | +28% |
55 | Lisbon | 🇵🇹 Portugal | +25% |
56 | Whale Coast | 🇿🇦 South Africa | +25% |
57 | Swakopmund | 🇳🇦 Namibia | +25% |
58 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 USA | +24% |
59 | Accra | 🇬🇭 Ghana | +24% |
60 | Addis Ababa | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | +23% |
61 | Garden Route | 🇿🇦 South Africa | +22% |
62 | Lusaka | 🇿🇲 Zambia | +22% |
63 | Walvis Bay | 🇳🇦 Namibia | +22% |
64 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | +21% |
65 | Frankfurt | 🇩🇪 Germany | +20% |
66 | Dar Es Salaam | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | +20% |
67 | Cape Winelands | 🇿🇦 South Africa | +18% |
68 | Maputo | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | +18% |
69 | Windhoek | 🇳🇦 Namibia | +16% |
70 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa | +10% |
71 | Riyadh | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | +9% |
72 | Florence | 🇮🇹 Italy | +8% |
73 | Nice | 🇫🇷 France | +7% |
74 | Kyoto | 🇯🇵 Japan | +5% |
75 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 UK | +5% |
76 | Osaka | 🇯🇵 Japan | -2% |
77 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | -3% |
78 | Athens | 🇬🇷 Greece | -3% |
79 | Tokyo | 🇯🇵 Japan | -5% |
80 | Doha | 🇶🇦 Qatar | -6% |
81 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa | -6% |
82 | Rome | 🇮🇹 Italy | -7% |
83 | Barcelona | 🇪🇸 Spain | -7% |
84 | Madrid | 🇪🇸 Spain | -9% |
85 | Milan | 🇮🇹 Italy | -10% |
86 | Edinburgh | 🇬🇧 UK | -12% |
87 | London | 🇬🇧 UK | -15% |
88 | Cairo | 🇪🇬 Egypt | -25% |
89 | Hong Kong | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong (SAR China) | -27% |
90 | Luanda | 🇦🇴 Angola | -28% |
91 | Lagos | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | -30% |
92 | Istanbul | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | -35% |
93 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | -35% |
94 | St. Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | -38% |
95 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | -40% |
96 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia | -44% |
In the past decade, Hangzhou, China and Austin, Texas, more than a doubled their wealthy residents. This trend places them at the top of the rankings for millionaire population growth, which is largely dominated by cities in China and the U.S., reflecting the economic strength of these two countries.
By way of comparison, at the beginning of the 21st century, the United States and Japan had a similar count of millionaires. However, the U.S. sustained its millionaire population growth, whereas China surpassed Japan in economic size in 2010 and, subsequently, in the number of millionaires in 2014.
Other emerging economic giants in the 2010s—India and Vietnam—have also seen millionaire growth in the cities of Bengaluru (88%), Hyderabad (78%), and Ho Chi Minh City (82%).
On the other hand, Moscow and St. Petersburg lost around 40% of their millionaire residents in the same timeframe, with the sanctions against the country playing a key role deteriorating their wealth as well as causing an exodus of residents.
Money
Charted: Which City Has the Most Billionaires in 2024?
Just two countries account for half of the top 20 cities with the most billionaires. And the majority of the other half are found in Asia.
Charted: Which Country Has the Most Billionaires in 2024?
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Some cities seem to attract the rich. Take New York City for example, which has 340,000 high-net-worth residents with investable assets of more than $1 million.
But there’s a vast difference between being a millionaire and a billionaire. So where do the richest of them all live?
Using data from the Hurun Global Rich List 2024, we rank the top 20 cities with the highest number of billionaires in 2024.
A caveat to these rich lists: sources often vary on figures and exact rankings. For example, in last year’s reports, Forbes had New York as the city with the most billionaires, while the Hurun Global Rich List placed Beijing at the top spot.
Ranked: Top 20 Cities with the Most Billionaires in 2024
The Chinese economy’s doldrums over the course of the past year have affected its ultra-wealthy residents in key cities.
Beijing, the city with the most billionaires in 2023, has not only ceded its spot to New York, but has dropped to #4, overtaken by London and Mumbai.
Rank | City | Billionaires | Rank Change YoY |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 🇺🇸 New York | 119 | +1 |
2 | 🇬🇧 London | 97 | +3 |
3 | 🇮🇳 Mumbai | 92 | +4 |
4 | 🇨🇳 Beijing | 91 | -3 |
5 | 🇨🇳 Shanghai | 87 | -2 |
6 | 🇨🇳 Shenzhen | 84 | -2 |
7 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 65 | -1 |
8 | 🇷🇺 Moscow | 59 | No Change |
9 | 🇮🇳 New Delhi | 57 | +6 |
10 | 🇺🇸 San Francisco | 52 | No Change |
11 | 🇹🇭 Bangkok | 49 | +2 |
12 | 🇹🇼 Taipei | 45 | +2 |
13 | 🇫🇷 Paris | 44 | -2 |
14 | 🇨🇳 Hangzhou | 43 | -5 |
15 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 42 | New to Top 20 |
16 | 🇨🇳 Guangzhou | 39 | -4 |
17T | 🇮🇩 Jakarta | 37 | +1 |
17T | 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo | 37 | No Change |
19T | 🇺🇸 Los Angeles | 31 | No Change |
19T | 🇰🇷 Seoul | 31 | -3 |
In fact all Chinese cities on the top 20 list have lost billionaires between 2023–24. Consequently, they’ve all lost ranking spots as well, with Hangzhou seeing the biggest slide (-5) in the top 20.
Where China lost, all other Asian cities—except Seoul—in the top 20 have gained ranks. Indian cities lead the way, with New Delhi (+6) and Mumbai (+3) having climbed the most.
At a country level, China and the U.S combine to make up half of the cities in the top 20. They are also home to about half of the world’s 3,200 billionaire population.
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