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Mapping Out the Richest Billionaires in Each Country
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Mapping Out The Richest Billionaires in Each Country
While there are nearly 8 billion people in the world, just over 3,000 are billionaires as of November 2022. This tiny group of people is worth nearly $11.8 trillion—Equivalent to about 11.8% of global GDP.
Where do these billionaires live? This graphic by Truman Du uses data from Forbes to map out the richest billionaires around the world.
The Full List
As it turns out, billionaires are a lot more geographically concentrated than you might think.
In fact, of the 195 officially recognized countries around the world, only 76 are home to billionaires. And even within these countries, there’s vast disparities between the quantity of billionaires.
Here’s a breakdown of all the countries that have at least one billionaire. For countries with more than one, we’ve highlighted the billionaire with the highest net worth as of November 28, 2022:
Country/territory | Name | Net worth ($B) | Main source of wealth (sector) |
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🇩🇿 Algeria | Issad Rebrab | 5.1 | food |
🇦🇷 Argentina | Marcos Galperin | 4.0 | e-commerce |
🇦🇲 Armenia | Ruben Vardanyan | 1.3 | investment banking |
🇦🇺 Australia | Gina Rinehart | 27.9 | mining |
🇦🇹 Austria | Georg Stumpf | 7.9 | real estate, construction |
🇧🇩 Bangladesh | Muhammed Aziz Khan | 1.0 | power |
🇧🇧 Barbados | Rihanna | 1.4 | music, cosmetics |
🇧🇪 Belgium | Eric Wittouck | 9.0 | investments |
🇧🇿 Belize | Kenneth Dart | 4.0 | investments |
🇧🇷 Brazil | Jorge Paulo Lemann | 15.6 | beer |
🇧🇬 Bulgaria | Georgi & Kiril Domuschiev | 1.9 | animal health, investments |
🇨🇦 Canada | David Thomson | 53.2 | media |
🇨🇱 Chile | Iris Fontbona | 19.6 | mining |
🇨🇳 China | Zhong Shanshan | 66.7 | beverages, pharmaceuticals |
🇨🇴 Colombia | Luis Carlos Sarmiento | 6.3 | banking |
🇨🇾 Cyprus | John Fredriksen | 11.4 | shipping |
🇨🇿 Czechia | Renata Kellnerova | 16.0 | finance, telecommunications |
🇩🇰 Denmark | Anders Holch Povlsen | 11.9 | fashion retail |
🇪🇬 Egypt | Nassef Sawiris | 7.2 | construction, investments |
🇪🇪 Estonia | Kristo Kaarmann | 1.4 | payments, banking |
🇫🇮 Finland | Antti Herlin | 3.9 | elevators, escalators |
🇫🇷 France | Bernard Arnault | 179.5 | LVMH |
🇬🇪 Georgia | Bidzina Ivanishvili | 4.8 | investments |
🇩🇪 Germany | Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr. | 35.1 | supermarkets |
🇬🇷 Greece | Vicky Safra | 7.1 | banking |
🇬🇬 Guernsey | Stephen Lansdown | 2.3 | financial services |
🇭🇰 Hong Kong | Li Ka-shing | 33.0 | diversified |
🇭🇺 Hungary | Sandor Csanyi | 1.1 | finance, real estate |
🇮🇸 Iceland | Thor Bjorgolfsson | 2.5 | investments |
🇮🇳 India | Gautam Adani | 133.6 | infrastructure, commodities |
🇮🇩 Indonesia | R. Budi Hartono | 23.4 | banking, tobacco |
🇮🇪 Ireland | John Collison & Patrick Collison | 8,1 | payments software |
🇮🇱 Israel | Eyal Ofer | 14.4 | real estate, shipping |
🇮🇹 Italy | Giovanni Ferrero | 34.4 | Nutella, chocolates |
🇯🇵 Japan | Tadashi Yanai | 29.2 | fashion retail |
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | Vladimir Kim | 5.0 | mining |
🇱🇧 Lebanon | Taha Mikati | 2.8 | telecom |
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | Christoph Zeller | 2.2 | dental materials |
🇲🇴 Macau | Hoi Kin Hong | 1.2 | real estate |
🇲🇾 Malaysia | Quek Leng Chan | 10.2 | banking, property |
🇲🇽 Mexico | Carlos Slim Helu | 86.2 | telecom |
🇲🇨 Monaco | Stefano Pessina | 9.3 | drugstores |
🇲🇦 Morocco | Aziz Akhannouch | 1.8 | petroleum |
🇳🇵 Nepal | Binod Chaudhary | 1.5 | diversified |
🇳🇱 Netherlands | Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken | 15.0 | Heineken |
🇳🇿 New Zealand | Graeme Hart | 10.1 | investments |
🇳🇬 Nigeria | Aliko Dangote | 12.9 | cement, sugar |
🇳🇴 Norway | Andreas Halvorsen | 6.6 | hedge funds |
🇴🇲 Oman | Suhail Bahwan | 2.0 | diversified |
🇵🇪 Peru | Carlos Rodriguez-Pastor | 4.3 | finance |
🇵🇭 Philippines | Manuel Villar | 7.0 | real estate |
🇵🇱 Poland | Michal Solowow | 6.0 | investments |
🇵🇹 Portugal | Maria Fernanda Amorim | 4.5 | energy, investments |
🇶🇦 Qatar | Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani | 1.9 | hotels |
🇷🇴 Romania | Ion Stoica & Matei Zaharia | 1.6 | data analytics |
🇷🇺 Russia | Andrey Melnichenko | 27.0 | coal, fertilizers |
🇸🇬 Singapore | Li Xiting | 16.6 | medical devices |
🇸🇰 Slovakia | Ivan Chrenko | 1.6 | real estate |
🇿🇦 South Africa | Johann Rupert | 9.0 | luxury goods |
🇰🇷 South Korea | Jay Y. Lee | 7.9 | samsung |
🇪🇸 Spain | Amancio Ortega | 62.5 | Zara |
🇰🇳 St. Kitts and Nevis | Myron Wentz | 1.3 | health products |
🇸🇿 Swaziland (Eswatini) | Nathan Kirsh | 5.4 | retail, real estate |
🇸🇪 Sweden | Stefan Persson | 15.3 | H&M |
🇨🇭Switzerland | Guillaume Pousaz | 23.0 | fintech |
🇹🇼 Taiwan | Zhang Congyuan | 6.7 | shoes |
🇹🇿 Tanzania | Mohammed Dewji | 1.5 | diversified |
🇹🇭 Thailand | Sarath Ratanavadi | 12.2 | energy |
🇹🇷 Turkey | Ibrahim Erdemoglu | 6.5 | carpet |
🇺🇦 Ukraine | Rinat Akhmetov | 4.3 | steel, coal |
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | Pavel Durov | 15.1 | messaging app |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Michael Platt | 15.2 | hedge funds |
🇺🇸 United States | Elon Musk | 191.2 | Tesla, SpaceX |
🇻🇪 Venezuela | Juan Carlos Escotet | 3.2 | banking |
🇻🇳 Vietnam | Pham Nhat Vuong | 4.7 | diversified |
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | Strive Masiyiwa | 1.2 | telecom |
The United States is well known to have one of the highest concentrations of billionaires. It’s home to over 900, with Elon Musk the wealthiest of them all with a staggering net worth of over $191 billion in November 2022. That makes him not just the richest billionaire in America, but the richest person in the world.
China has the second highest concentration of billionaires, with 400 ultra-wealthy that have a combined net worth of $1.45 trillion. China’s richest billionaire, Zhong Shanshan, is the founder of the Nongfu Spring beverage company.
Interestingly, there are no clear patterns when it comes to the type of industry or sector that these billionaires are involved in. The exception is the U.S., where a significant number of billionaires are linked to the tech industry.
And it’s important to note that some heads of states are reportedly billionaires, and in many cases might be the wealthiest people in their respective countries. But their wealth is often a state secret, well-diversified, and too difficult to accurately estimate.
Male vs. Female Billionaires
One trend that does stand out is the number of men versus women who are billionaires. Of the 76 billionaires on the list, only 7 are women.
This pattern is also evident when looking at the entire billionaire population—of the 3,311 billionaires worldwide, only 12.9% are women.
It’s worth mentioning that this population of billionaire women is rising. According to Forbes, the 2021 list included 328 women, 36% more than in 2020.

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Mapped: Financial Literacy Levels in All 50 U.S. States
Which Americans are the best at managing their money? This financial literacy audit reveals the best and worst.

Mapped: Financial Literacy Levels in All 50 States
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Key Takeaways
- Minnesota is the most financially literate state, scoring 73/100 according to WalletHub’s latest analysis.
- Arkansas scores the worst, with 53/100.
How well are Americans managing their money, and how does it vary between the states?
This financial literacy map attempts to answer both questions using 2025 data from WalletHub, a personal finance services company.
They ranked and scored states on three main benchmarks: financial education, financial planning (or consumer habits), and how Wallethub’s own users performed on their financial literacy survey.
The Most Financially Savvy U.S. State
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Minnesota is the most financially literate U.S. state with 73 points, according to WalletHub’s latest analysis.
Here’s some sub indicators where Minnesota outperformed the rest of the country.
- High-schoolers must take at least one personal finance program.
- Only 15% of the surveyed Minnesotans spent more than they made—the lowest across all states.
- Highest median credit score in the country (751).
And here’s how each state scores out of 100. Figures are rounded.
Rank | State | State Code | Total Score (Out of 100) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Minnesota | MN | 73 |
2 | Colorado | CO | 69 |
3 | Nebraska | NE | 69 |
4 | Virginia | VA | 69 |
5 | Wisconsin | WI | 68 |
6 | New Hampshire | NH | 68 |
7 | Iowa | IA | 67 |
8 | Washington | WA | 67 |
9 | Vermont | VT | 67 |
10 | New Jersey | NJ | 67 |
11 | Maryland | MD | 67 |
12 | Florida | FL | 66 |
13 | Utah | UT | 66 |
14 | Pennsylvania | PA | 65 |
15 | Maine | ME | 65 |
16 | Michigan | MI | 65 |
17 | Oregon | OR | 65 |
18 | North Carolina | NC | 65 |
19 | Ohio | OH | 65 |
20 | Indiana | IN | 65 |
21 | Missouri | MO | 65 |
22 | Arizona | AZ | 64 |
23 | Massachusetts | MA | 64 |
24 | Kansas | KS | 64 |
25 | Connecticut | CT | 64 |
26 | Delaware | DE | 64 |
27 | North Dakota | ND | 64 |
28 | West Virginia | WV | 63 |
29 | Texas | TX | 63 |
30 | Idaho | ID | 63 |
31 | Rhode Island | RI | 63 |
32 | Illinois | IL | 62 |
33 | Georgia | GA | 62 |
34 | Wyoming | WY | 62 |
35 | New York | NY | 61 |
36 | Nevada | NV | 61 |
37 | South Carolina | SC | 61 |
38 | Montana | MT | 60 |
39 | New Mexico | NM | 60 |
40 | Alabama | AL | 60 |
41 | Hawaii | HI | 60 |
42 | District of Columbia | DC | 58 |
43 | California | CA | 58 |
44 | Alaska | AK | 58 |
45 | Louisiana | LA | 58 |
46 | Mississippi | MS | 58 |
47 | Tennessee | TN | 58 |
48 | Kentucky | KY | 57 |
49 | South Dakota | SD | 56 |
50 | Oklahoma | OK | 54 |
51 | Arkansas | AR | 53 |
Meanwhile, Arkansas tested the worst, with 53 points. Its score is impacted by having the second-worst performance on WalletHub’s financial literacy survey.
And here’s each state’s rank within the three main benchmarks.
Rank | State | WalletLiteracy Rank (50% Weight) | Financial Planning Rank (25% Weight) | Financial Knowledge Rank (25% Weight) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Minnesota | 7 | 2 | 3 |
2 | Colorado | 8 | 1 | 20 |
3 | Nebraska | 9 | 25 | 6 |
4 | Virginia | 31 | 9 | 1 |
5 | Wisconsin | 14 | 6 | 14 |
6 | New Hampshire | 4 | 8 | 23 |
7 | Iowa | 10 | 27 | 15 |
8 | Washington | 12 | 3 | 30 |
9 | Vermont | 5 | 20 | 26 |
10 | New Jersey | 15 | 29 | 12 |
11 | Maryland | 13 | 11 | 22 |
12 | Florida | 37 | 16 | 9 |
13 | Utah | 47 | 10 | 2 |
14 | Pennsylvania | 26 | 23 | 17 |
15 | Maine | 1 | 28 | 40 |
16 | Michigan | 22 | 22 | 19 |
17 | Oregon | 46 | 21 | 4 |
18 | North Carolina | 35 | 37 | 8 |
19 | Ohio | 29 | 43 | 7 |
20 | Indiana | 33 | 40 | 10 |
21 | Missouri | 40 | 39 | 5 |
22 | Arizona | 18 | 33 | 25 |
23 | Massachusetts | 20 | 7 | 39 |
24 | Kansas | 11 | 35 | 35 |
25 | Connecticut | 50 | 5 | 11 |
26 | Delaware | 28 | 15 | 29 |
27 | North Dakota | 23 | 13 | 37 |
28 | West Virginia | 25 | 47 | 13 |
29 | Texas | 41 | 38 | 16 |
30 | Idaho | 39 | 19 | 28 |
31 | Rhode Island | 32 | 18 | 34 |
32 | Illinois | 27 | 32 | 33 |
33 | Georgia | 34 | 44 | 21 |
34 | Wyoming | 3 | 30 | 43 |
35 | New York | 24 | 17 | 42 |
36 | Nevada | 45 | 31 | 24 |
37 | South Carolina | 30 | 34 | 41 |
38 | Montana | 2 | 36 | 47 |
39 | New Mexico | 21 | 48 | 36 |
40 | Alabama | 44 | 42 | 27 |
41 | Hawaii | 19 | 12 | 48 |
42 | District of Columbia | 17 | 24 | 49 |
43 | California | 42 | 4 | 46 |
44 | Alaska | 6 | 14 | 51 |
45 | Louisiana | 43 | 49 | 32 |
46 | Mississippi | 36 | 51 | 31 |
47 | Tennessee | 49 | 41 | 38 |
48 | Kentucky | 51 | 45 | 18 |
49 | South Dakota | 16 | 26 | 50 |
50 | Oklahoma | 38 | 50 | 45 |
51 | Arkansas | 48 | 46 | 44 |
There’s some further insights to explain some noticeable geographic trends.
- Colorado and Nebraska also require personal finance education in high school.
- Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Arkansas have the lowest share of adults with emergency cash.
- A higher share of Southern state residents borrow from non-bank lenders, affecting their financial planning score.
The Overlooked Part of Financial Literacy: Managing Debt
While investing in the markets is all the rage—particularly with the rise of no-fee platforms—WalletHub’s benchmarks prioritize an often overlooked part of money management: debt.
America’s credit card debt collectively crossed $1 trillion in 2023, and it’s only been growing since.
On average, American households have about $5,000 in outstanding credit card balances, which can take anywhere between one to two years to pay off depending on monthly incomes.
Of course, managing expenditures to avoid or reduce debt has been particularly difficult in the multiple years of post-pandemic inflation.
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Need more money management insights about the United States? Check out: America’s Average Bank Account Balance, by State for a quick overview.
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