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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/territoryNameNet worth ($B)Main source of wealth (sector)
🇩🇿 AlgeriaIssad Rebrab5.1food
🇦🇷 ArgentinaMarcos Galperin4.0e-commerce
🇦🇲 ArmeniaRuben Vardanyan1.3investment banking
🇦🇺 AustraliaGina Rinehart27.9mining
🇦🇹 AustriaGeorg Stumpf7.9real estate, construction
🇧🇩 BangladeshMuhammed Aziz Khan1.0power
🇧🇧 BarbadosRihanna1.4music, cosmetics
🇧🇪 BelgiumEric Wittouck9.0investments
🇧🇿 BelizeKenneth Dart4.0investments
🇧🇷 BrazilJorge Paulo Lemann15.6beer
🇧🇬 BulgariaGeorgi & Kiril Domuschiev1.9animal health, investments
🇨🇦 CanadaDavid Thomson53.2media
🇨🇱 ChileIris Fontbona19.6mining
🇨🇳 ChinaZhong Shanshan66.7beverages, pharmaceuticals
🇨🇴 ColombiaLuis Carlos Sarmiento6.3banking
🇨🇾 CyprusJohn Fredriksen11.4shipping
🇨🇿 CzechiaRenata Kellnerova16.0finance, telecommunications
🇩🇰 DenmarkAnders Holch Povlsen11.9fashion retail
🇪🇬 EgyptNassef Sawiris7.2construction, investments
🇪🇪 EstoniaKristo Kaarmann1.4payments, banking
🇫🇮 FinlandAntti Herlin3.9elevators, escalators
🇫🇷 FranceBernard Arnault179.5LVMH
🇬🇪 GeorgiaBidzina Ivanishvili4.8investments
🇩🇪 GermanyBeate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr.35.1supermarkets
🇬🇷 GreeceVicky Safra7.1banking
🇬🇬 GuernseyStephen Lansdown2.3financial services
🇭🇰 Hong KongLi Ka-shing33.0diversified
🇭🇺 HungarySandor Csanyi1.1finance, real estate
🇮🇸 IcelandThor Bjorgolfsson2.5investments
🇮🇳 IndiaGautam Adani133.6infrastructure, commodities
🇮🇩 IndonesiaR. Budi Hartono23.4banking, tobacco
🇮🇪 IrelandJohn Collison & Patrick Collison8,1payments software
🇮🇱 IsraelEyal Ofer14.4real estate, shipping
🇮🇹 ItalyGiovanni Ferrero34.4Nutella, chocolates
🇯🇵 JapanTadashi Yanai29.2fashion retail
🇰🇿 KazakhstanVladimir Kim5.0mining
🇱🇧 LebanonTaha Mikati2.8telecom
🇱🇮 LiechtensteinChristoph Zeller2.2dental materials
🇲🇴 MacauHoi Kin Hong1.2real estate
🇲🇾 MalaysiaQuek Leng Chan10.2banking, property
🇲🇽 MexicoCarlos Slim Helu86.2telecom
🇲🇨 MonacoStefano Pessina9.3drugstores
🇲🇦 MoroccoAziz Akhannouch1.8petroleum
🇳🇵 NepalBinod Chaudhary1.5diversified
🇳🇱 NetherlandsCharlene de Carvalho-Heineken15.0Heineken
🇳🇿 New ZealandGraeme Hart10.1investments
🇳🇬 NigeriaAliko Dangote12.9cement, sugar
🇳🇴 NorwayAndreas Halvorsen6.6hedge funds
🇴🇲 OmanSuhail Bahwan2.0diversified
🇵🇪 PeruCarlos Rodriguez-Pastor4.3finance
🇵🇭 PhilippinesManuel Villar7.0real estate
🇵🇱 PolandMichal Solowow6.0investments
🇵🇹 PortugalMaria Fernanda Amorim4.5energy, investments
🇶🇦 QatarFaisal Bin Qassim Al Thani1.9hotels
🇷🇴 RomaniaIon Stoica & Matei Zaharia1.6data analytics
🇷🇺 RussiaAndrey Melnichenko27.0coal, fertilizers
🇸🇬 SingaporeLi Xiting16.6medical devices
🇸🇰 SlovakiaIvan Chrenko1.6real estate
🇿🇦 South AfricaJohann Rupert9.0luxury goods
🇰🇷 South KoreaJay Y. Lee7.9samsung
🇪🇸 SpainAmancio Ortega62.5Zara
🇰🇳 St. Kitts and NevisMyron Wentz1.3health products
🇸🇿 Swaziland (Eswatini)Nathan Kirsh5.4retail, real estate
🇸🇪 SwedenStefan Persson15.3H&M
🇨🇭SwitzerlandGuillaume Pousaz23.0fintech
🇹🇼 TaiwanZhang Congyuan6.7shoes
🇹🇿 TanzaniaMohammed Dewji1.5diversified
🇹🇭 ThailandSarath Ratanavadi12.2energy
🇹🇷 TurkeyIbrahim Erdemoglu6.5carpet
🇺🇦 UkraineRinat Akhmetov4.3steel, coal
🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesPavel Durov15.1messaging app
🇬🇧 United KingdomMichael Platt15.2hedge funds
🇺🇸 United StatesElon Musk191.2Tesla, SpaceX
🇻🇪 VenezuelaJuan Carlos Escotet3.2banking
🇻🇳 VietnamPham Nhat Vuong4.7diversified
🇿🇼 ZimbabweStrive Masiyiwa1.2telecom

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.

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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.

ℹ️ These benchmarks are further subdivided into 17 metrics (credit score, savings, personal finance courses, etc.) and are weighted differently. Please read the source’s methodology section for a full breakdown.

The Most Financially Savvy U.S. State

This graphic ranks and scores all 50 U.S. states on financial literacy using 2025 data from WalletHub.

See this visualization first on the Voronoi app.

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.

RankStateState CodeTotal Score
(Out of 100)
1MinnesotaMN73
2ColoradoCO69
3NebraskaNE69
4VirginiaVA69
5WisconsinWI68
6New HampshireNH68
7IowaIA67
8WashingtonWA67
9VermontVT67
10New JerseyNJ67
11MarylandMD67
12FloridaFL66
13UtahUT66
14PennsylvaniaPA65
15MaineME65
16MichiganMI65
17OregonOR65
18North CarolinaNC65
19OhioOH65
20IndianaIN65
21MissouriMO65
22ArizonaAZ64
23MassachusettsMA64
24KansasKS64
25ConnecticutCT64
26DelawareDE64
27North DakotaND64
28West VirginiaWV63
29TexasTX63
30IdahoID63
31Rhode IslandRI63
32IllinoisIL62
33GeorgiaGA62
34WyomingWY62
35New YorkNY61
36NevadaNV61
37South CarolinaSC61
38MontanaMT60
39New MexicoNM60
40AlabamaAL60
41HawaiiHI60
42District of ColumbiaDC58
43CaliforniaCA58
44AlaskaAK58
45LouisianaLA58
46MississippiMS58
47TennesseeTN58
48KentuckyKY57
49South DakotaSD56
50OklahomaOK54
51ArkansasAR53

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.

RankStateWalletLiteracy Rank
(50% Weight)
Financial Planning
Rank (25% Weight)
Financial Knowledge
Rank (25% Weight)
1Minnesota723
2Colorado8120
3Nebraska9256
4Virginia3191
5Wisconsin14614
6New Hampshire4823
7Iowa102715
8Washington12330
9Vermont52026
10New Jersey152912
11Maryland131122
12Florida37169
13Utah47102
14Pennsylvania262317
15Maine12840
16Michigan222219
17Oregon46214
18North Carolina35378
19Ohio29437
20Indiana334010
21Missouri40395
22Arizona183325
23Massachusetts20739
24Kansas113535
25Connecticut50511
26Delaware281529
27North Dakota231337
28West Virginia254713
29Texas413816
30Idaho391928
31Rhode Island321834
32Illinois273233
33Georgia344421
34Wyoming33043
35New York241742
36Nevada453124
37South Carolina303441
38Montana23647
39New Mexico214836
40Alabama444227
41Hawaii191248
42District of Columbia172449
43California42446
44Alaska61451
45Louisiana434932
46Mississippi365131
47Tennessee494138
48Kentucky514518
49South Dakota162650
50Oklahoma385045
51Arkansas484644

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.

Learn More on the Voronoi App

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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