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2024: The number of Indian billionaires has doubled in 10 years and their wealth by 263%

The combined wealth of Indian billionaires reached $905.6 billion by April 2024, an increase of 263% over the past ten years. This is evidenced by the data of the Swiss financial holding UBS Group, released in December 2024. Read more here

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2024

Growth in the fortune of billionaires in the world by $2 trillion

In 2024, the total fortune of billionaires on a global scale increased by $2 trillion. At the same time, an average of four new billionaires appeared in the world every week. Such data are cited on January 20, 2025 by Oxfam, an international association of almost 20 organizations whose purpose is to solve poverty problems.

It is said that in 2024, billionaires daily increased their total wealth by about $5.7 billion. Their fortunes grew three times faster than in 2023. Most of the wealth of the fatosums - about 60% - is not earned, but is obtained from inheritance, connections and monopoly power. Moreover, every billionaire under the age of 30 received his status precisely thanks to inheritance. For the first time during research, there were more billionaire heirs in the ranking than those who earned their wealth.

The fortune of billionaires in 2024 in the world increased by $2 trillion

Oxfam estimates that 18% of the wealth of the world's billionaires comes from sources linked to monopolising the market. Many of the world's super-rich are concentrated in countries that were once colonial superpowers. It is emphasized that many billionaires miraform and profit financially from processes that provoke carbon pollution.

The Oxfam report said corporations often use their influence to counter labour laws and policies that benefit workers, such as fighting higher minimum wages. Research shows that only 0.4% of the world's largest companies publicly commit to paying employees a living wage. However, the authors of the study emphasize that the number of people living in poverty on a global scale has remained almost unchanged since 1990.^[1]

The fortune of the 500 richest people in the world for the first time exceeded $10 trillion

The total condition of the 500 richest people on the planet reached a historic maximum of $10.1 trillion by December 31, 2024, exceeding the total, and gross domestic product Germany Japan. Australia The billionaires' index Bloomberg TAdviser got acquainted with such data in January 2025.

Eight leading technology billionaires, including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang, Larry Ellison, Jeff Bezos, Michael Dell and Google co-founders, earned more than $600 billion, which amounted to 43% of the total increase of $1.5 trillion among all participants in the rating.

Nvidia chief Jensen Huang

The head of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk, increased his fortune by $213 billion to a record $442.1 billion, creating an unprecedented gap of $237 billion with second-place Jeff Bezos. Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, despite a fine of $841 million from the EU antimonopoly service, increased capital by $81 billion.

A significant increase in the well-being of billionaires is due to the rise of the US stock market - the S&P 500 index rose 24% thanks to shares of the Magnificent Seven, including Tesla, Meta and Nvidia. After Donald Trump won the presidential election in five weeks, billionaires earned an additional $505 billion.

Among those who suffered significant losses in 2024 were the French owners of luxury goods companies. Bernard Arnault, Francoise Bettencourt Meyers and Francois Pinault lost a combined $71 billion due to slowing sales in the Chinese market and a general decline in demand for luxury goods.

Chinese billionaire Colin Huang, who heads Temu, lost $18 billion after a 29% collapse in shares in one trading day. Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim lost $26 billion due to a 20% drop in the peso and political uncertainty after the left-wing candidate won the presidential election.

Vietnamese entrepreneur Pham Nhat Vuong lost nearly half his fortune after a 70 per cent fall in shares of his electric car company Vinfast Auto Ltd. The negative market reaction was caused by the company's growing losses and aggressive plans to expand production.^[2]

Vietnam is the world's fastest-growing country by millionaires

The number of dollar millionaires in Vietnam has almost doubled in a decade, reaching 19,400 by the end of 2023. This country in Southeast Asia is the leader on a global scale in terms of the growth rate of the number of fatosums. Such data are given in the review of Henley & Partners, which TAdviser got acquainted with in early November 2024. Read more here.

Named the top 10 cities in the world by the number of billionaires living there. Moscow in 2nd place

As of the beginning of May 2024, there are a record number of billionaires in the world - 2,781 people. This is 141 more than in 2022, and 26 more compared to the previous record set in 2021. Almost a quarter of all billionaires live in 10 cities located in six countries. Such data are given in the Forbes rating, published on May 7, 2024.

It is noted that the total fortune of the richest people in the world reached $14.2 trillion, which is a new record. This is $2 trillion more than in 2023. The highest concentration of billionaires is observed in New York, where 110 people live (plus 9 years a year) with a fortune of $1 billion or more. The richest resident of this metropolis is Michael Bloomberg, who has $106 billion. The total fortune of New York billionaires is estimated at $694 billion.

Moscow rose to the second place in the number of billionaires living in it

From the sixth to the second place in the Forbes rating rose: in Moscow 2024, 74 billionaires live in the Russian capital, which is 12 more than a year earlier. Their total fortune reached $378 billion, and the richest resident is Vagit Alekperov from $28.6 billion.

Together with Moscow, the second line of the list is divided by Hong Kong, where there are also 74 billionaires (plus 4 compared to 2023). Their total fortune is estimated at $326 billion. Closes the top three Mumbai with 69 billionaires (plus 13 year by year), whose total fortune is $379 billion. In addition, the top 10 cities in the world in terms of the number of billionaires living there include:

• Beijing - 63 billionaires (no changes for the year) with a total fortune of $211 billion;
• London - 62 billionaires (minus 1 per year) with a total fortune of $326 billion;
• Shanghai - 54 billionaires (minus 11 per year) with a total fortune of $167 billion;
• Los Angeles - 53 billionaires (plus 19 years a year) with a total fortune of $222 billion;
• Singapore - 52 billionaires (plus 6 per year) with a total fortune of $156 billion;
• San Francisco - 50 billionaires (plus 13 per year) with a combined fortune of $185 billion^[3]

The world's youngest billionaires

Mark Mateschitz is worth an estimated $30- $40 billion in 2024, making him Europe's richest millennial and one of the richest under-35s in the world.

Following his father's death in October 2022, Mark inherited a 49% stake in energy drink empire Red Bull, making him one of the richest young billionaires in the world.

2023

381.7 thousand millionaires counted in Russia

In 2023, 381,726 $ millionaires lived in Russia. In the future, their number will increase and by 2028 is expected to reach 461,487 people. As a result, growth during the period under consideration may be approximately 21%. Such data are contained in a study by the Swiss bank UBS, the results of which were published on July 10, 2024.

The report said the largest number of dollar millionaires were in the US, followed by mainland China and Britain, with figures of 21,951,319, 6,013,282 and 3,061,553 respectively at the end of 2023. Thus, about 38% of the total number of fatosums in the world live in the United States.

By 2028, according to the authors of the study, the number of people with a fortune of more than $1 million will increase in 52 of the 56 markets analyzed, and in Taiwan, it is estimated to grow by 50%. In the United States, growth is expected by 16% - up to 25,425,792 people. At the same time, a 17% reduction is predicted in Britain - to 2,542,464 millionaires.

It is noted that an increase in well-being is observed in all groups of thickshouses. Thus, the number of people around the world with more than $50 million has increased significantly since 2008, and this trend will continue until 2028.

Since the recession of 2022, we have seen people on a global scale grow richer - and this applies to all classes of wealth, says a study by UBS Bank.

Markets that have experienced a decline in per capita wealth due to macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions, while maintaining trends for 2023, are expected to benefit from a slow recovery. Emerging economies are expected to increase their share of global wealth.^[4]

Named the top 10 countries for the influx of millionaires

In 2024 UAE , they occupy the first place in the world in the influx of millionaires. In total, approximately 6,700 wealthy people will move to this country. Such data are contained in a review of the consulting company Henley & Partners, published on June 18, 2024.

The report, prepared jointly with New World Wealth researchers, says that 2024 will be a turning year in global wealth migration: a record number of millionaires are expected to move from one country to another - approximately 128 thousand. For comparison, the previous maximum value was registered in 2023 and amounted to approximately 120 thousand. Analysts attribute the growth of Tolstosum migration to geopolitical tensions, economic uncertainties and social shocks.

The review said that in 2024, the second place after the UAE in the number of millionaires arriving will be taken with USA an indicator of approximately 3,800 people. Singapore holds the third place - 3,500 wealthy people who have arrived. Traditionally popular destinations for millionaire migration Canada , and, Australia are in fourth and fifth positions with a net inflow of 3200 and 2500 thick axes, respectively. The top 10 countries for the influx of millionaires also include Italy (2.2 thousand people), (1.5 Switzerland thousand), Greece (1.2 thousand), (0.8 Portugal thousand) and (0.4 Japan thousand).

Migratory millionaires are an important source of income for the country, as they, as a rule, bring money with them when moving to another state. In addition, about 20% of them are entrepreneurs and founders of companies. They can create new businesses and, therefore, form additional jobs, "said Andrew Amoils, head of research at New World Wealth[5]

Growth in the number of dollar millionaires by 5.1% to 22.8 million people

In 2023, the number of dollar millionaires globally increased by 5.1% compared to the previous year, reaching 22.8 million people. The growth is taking place against the backdrop of a difficult macroeconomic situation and an unstable situation in many regions. This is stated in the report of the international consulting company Capgemini, published on June 5, 2024.

The study covers 71 countries: they contain more than 98% of global gross national income and 99% of global market capitalization of listed companies. 3,119 wealthy people were interviewed, including more than 1,300 super-rich citizens (with a fortune of $30 million or more) in North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region.

In 2023, the number of dollar millionaires on a global scale increased by 5.1%

According to estimates, the total fortune of millionaires in 2023 reached $86.8 trillion. This is 4.7% more than in 2022. At the same time, the largest growth was recorded in North America, where the number of thick hoses on an annualized basis rose by 7.1%, and their total condition - by 7.2%. Analysts attribute the positive dynamics to the gradual recovery of the global economy and stock markets, as well as to a decrease in inflationary pressure.

In the Asia-Pacific region, the number of dollar millionaires in 2023 rose by 4.8%, their total fortune - by 4.2%. In Europe, growth was 4% and 3.9%, respectively. In Latin America and the Middle East, the number of heatsuits increased by 2.7% and 2.1% compared to 2022, their total capital - by 2.3% and 2.9%.

At the same time, according to Capgemini, in Africa, the number of millionaires on an annualized basis decreased by 0.1%, and their overall condition decreased by 1%. This is due to falling prices for raw materials and a decrease in foreign investment.^[6]

Russia climbed to 7th place in the world in the number of billionaires

During 2023, the number of dollar billionaires in Russia increased by six people - to 76. As a result, the Russian Federation rose from eighth to seventh place in the global ranking of the richest people in the world Global Rich List, which was announced on March 26, 2024 by the Chinese research institute Hurun.

The total fortune of Russian billionaires is estimated at $341 billion. Among these richest people, 59 people live in Moscow. Most of the Russian billionaires are employed in the field of metallurgy and mining (17 people), in the power (9 people), as well as in the fields of chemical industry, investments and real estate (7 people each). The average age of Russian participants in the Hurun rating is 60 years.

Globally, the number of dollar billionaires grew by 167 in 2023 to reach 3,279. The total amount of their wealth on an annualized basis rose by 9%, reaching approximately $15 trillion. The welfare of businessmen in the financial sector is growing most actively (+ 10% on an annualized basis), in the field of consumer goods (+ 8%), in the food and beverage market (+ 7%) and in the real estate sector (+ 7%).

Most dollar billionaires live in China - 814 people, which is 155 people less compared to the result for the previous year. In second place are the United States with 800 billionaires (+ 109 people year on year), and India closes the top three with 271 billionaires (+ 84 people).

The richest man on the planet is Elon Musk with a fortune of $231 billion. Next comes Jeff Bezos, who has approximately $185 billion. Bernard Arnault is in third position with a fortune of $175 billion. Then come Mark Zuckerberg with $158 billion and Larry Ellison, who has approximately $144 billion.^[7]

The 500 richest people in the world have increased their combined wealth by $1.5 trillion

In 2023, the 500 richest people in the world increased their combined wealth by $1.5 trillion.

More millionaires left China in a year than any other country

In 2023, China became the world leader in the net outflow of dollar millionaires. Approximately 13.5 thousand people left the country, whose fortune exceeds $1 million. At the same time, at the end of 2023, about 862.4 thousand millionaires live in the PRC, including 2352 centimillionaires (with capital from $100 million) and 305 billionaires. Such data are given in a study by Henley & Partners and New World Wealth, the results of which were published on January 30, 2024.

Overall wealth growth in China has slowed in recent years, which could mean capital outflows could be more damaging than usual. The Chinese economy grew rapidly from 2000 to 2017, and the growth of wealth and the number of dollar millionaires has hardly changed since then, says Andrew Amoyles, head of research at New World Wealth.

In 2023, India took the second place in the number of millionaires who left the country with an indicator of about 6,500 people. Next come Britain (3200 millionaires left), Russia (3000 people), Brazil (1200), Hong Kong (1000), South Korea (800), Mexico (700), South Africa (500) and Japan (300).

The study says that in 2023, among the BRICS countries, India ranks second in the ranking of the richest people after China with 326.4 thousand millionaires, including more than 1000 centimillionaires and 120 billionaires. 116.5 thousand millionaires live in the UAE, including 300 centimillionaires. For ten years (by the end of 2023), there was an active increase in private wealth in Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia, where the number of millionaires increased by 35% and 30%, respectively.

Despite the general increase in the state in the BRICS countries since 2013, in a number of countries by the end of 2023 there is a decrease in the number of millionaires: in South Africa by 20% (37,400 millionaires), in Iran by 38% (11,900), in Brazil by 28% (82,400), in Russia by 24% (68,400), in Egypt by 22% (15,600).^[8]

The world's first woman with a fortune of $100 billion appeared

On December 28, 2023, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the world's first woman appeared, whose fortune exceeded $100 billion. She became Francoise Betancourt Myers - granddaughter of the founder and deputy chairman of the board of L'Oréal. Read more here.

The number of billionaires in the world grew by 7% over the year

The number of billionaires globally increased by 7% in the 12-month period ending April 6, 2023, from 2,376 to 2,544. At the same time, their total condition increased on an annualized basis from $11 trillion to $12 trillion, that is, by about 9%. Such figures are provided in a report by Swiss bank UBS, released on November 30, 2023.

The document says that during the annual period under consideration, most of the fatosums that have accumulated wealth did so by inheritance, not through entrepreneurial activity. This trend, according to UBS analysts, will continue in the future. In particular, during the year, 53 billionaires inherited a total of $150.8 billion. For comparison: 84 new billionaires who earned their money on their own were able to accumulate a total of $140.7 billion over the same period.

It is noted that the condition of billionaires is recovering from the fall observed in the period after the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, significant growth is demonstrated by entrepreneurs working in the consumer business and retail in Europe. While billionaires who own innovative companies in the field of technology and health care have accumulated the largest fortune in a ten-year period (by April 2023), there are signs of an increase in the wealth (+ 15%) of the thimbles that own industrial enterprises. This, according to analysts, is explained by the transformation of the energy industry and an increase in spending in the defense sector of a number of countries against the background of the current geopolitical situation.

Among the key risks to their businesses, billionaires cite a potential recession in, USA geopolitical tensions, inflationary pressures, and the availability and cost of raw materials. At the same time, the prospects artificial intelligence^[9] building up the stature of the Fatsum are largely attributed to^[10] Ambitions^[11]

How much money you need to have to enter the 1% richest people in different countries

To enter the group of 1% of the richest in Monaco, it takes $12.4 million. Switzerland and Australia have the following highest 1% entry rates, requiring a net worth of $6.6 million and $5.5 million, respectively.

Moscow entered the top 10 cities in terms of the number of billionaires living in them

On April 8, 2023, the American financial and economic magazine Forbes published a world ranking of cities with the largest number of billionaires living in them. Reportedly, Moscow entered the top ten.

The list is headed by New York. 101 billionaires live here with a total fortune of approximately $616.8 billion. The richest of them is Michael Bloomberg, whose assets are estimated at $94.5 billion. In second place in the ranking is Hong Kong with 70 fatsums, which together own $286.8 billion. Beijing closes the top three - 68 billionaires and capital of $247.2 billion. Next comes Shanghai: 65 billionaires live here, the total fortune of which is $181.9 billion. This is followed by London - 63 rich with $294.9 billion.

The Russian capital is in sixth position. 61 billionaires live in Moscow - this is eight more than in 2022. Their total net worth in 2023 is estimated at $307.1 billion, which is $92 billion more compared to 2022. According to this indicator, the capital of the Russian Federation took third place among world megacities, losing only to New York ($616.8 billion) and Paris (approximately $409 billion).

Despite the current geopolitical situation and sanctions from the United States, as well as European states, almost two-thirds of Moscow billionaires were able to increase their fortunes. For two billionaires in Moscow, capital has not changed, and for two more - it has decreased somewhat. The richest resident of the Russian capital at the beginning of 2023 was Vladimir Potanin ($23.7 billion) - the owner and president of the Interros management company: his fortune is $23.7 billion.

The Forbes rating also includes Mumbai (56 billionaires with a total fortune of $276.4 billion), Shenzhen (54 billionaires; $246 billion), Singapore (46 billionaires; $133.3 billion) and Delhi (37 billionaires; $116.4 billion).^[12]

1% of the richest people have accumulated money most of the rest of the world's population

Since 2020, one percent of the world's richest people have accounted for 63% of all new personal savings of $26 trillion. At the same time, 99% of the rest of the world's population got only $16 trillion 37%. This is stated in the report of the international charitable and humanitarian organization Oxfam, which was published on January 16, 2023.

The Survival of the Rich report is published on the opening day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Representatives of whose elite have been gathering at the Swiss ski resort since 1997. Rising food and energy prices have also helped the richest. Their income, received from shares of 95 corporations in the food and energy sectors, amounted to $257 billion.

For every $1 of new global wealth earned by a person from the bottom 90%, the billionaire received approximately $1.7 million. The fortune of billionaires is increasing by $2.7 billion a day. This happens against the background of a decade of historical growth - since 2012, the number and wealth of billionaires has doubled.

Taxation of the super-rich and large corporations is a way out of today's overlapping crises. It's time to break the convenient myth that tax cuts for the richest are causing their wealth to somehow "seep out" to everyone else. Forty years of tax cuts for the super-rich have shown that the tide doesn't lift all ships - just superyachts. Taxing the super-rich is a strategic prerequisite for reducing inequality and resuscitating democracy, said Gabriela Bucher, Oxfam's chief executive.

The Walton dynasty, which owns half of Walmart, received $8.5 billion in 2022. Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, owner of large energy corporations, increased his fortune by $42 billion (46%) in 2022 alone. The super-profits of corporations led to at least half of inflation in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom.

At the same time, at least 1.7 billion workers live in countries where inflation is ahead of wage growth, and more than 820 million people - about one in ten inhabitants of the Earth - are starving. Women and girls often eat the least and last, and make up nearly 60% of the world's starving population. According to the World Bank, at the beginning of 2023, there is the largest increase in inequality and poverty in the world since the Second World War. Entire countries face bankruptcy, with the poorest countries spending four times as much on paying off debts to wealthy creditors than on health care. Three-quarters of the world's governments plan a $7.8 trillion cut in public sector spending caused by austerity, including on health and education, through 2028.

Oxfam is calling for systemic and wide-ranging tax hikes on the super-rich to reclaim crisis revenues generated from public money and profiteering. Decades of tax cuts for the richest and corporations have led to rising inequality, leaving the poorest people in many countries paying higher taxes than billionaires. Globally, only four cents in every dollar of taxes now comes from wealth taxes. Half of the world's billionaires live in countries where there is no inheritance tax for direct descendants. It follows from the report that Elon Musk, one of the richest people in the world, paid a "true tax rate" of about 3% between 2014 and 2018, and Aber Christine, a flour seller in Uganda, pays a tax of 40% of his income when earning $80 a month.^[13]

2022

The number of billionaires in the world has decreased

The number of billionaires on a global scale in 2022 decreased for the first time since 2018. Such data are given in a study by Wealth-X, the results of which were released on May 31, 2023.

It is reported that in 2022 the number of billionaires in the world decreased by 3.5% on an annualized basis - to 3194 people. At the same time, their total equity decreased by 5.5%, amounting to approximately $11.1 trillion.

The leader in terms of the number of billionaires remains: United States 955 heatsuits with a fortune of more than $1 billion lived here in 2022. Compared to 2021, a drop of 2.1% was recorded. At the same time, the total capital of the American rich fell by about 5.2% - to $4.22 trillion. In second place in the ranking is with China 357 billionaires, the total capital of which is $1.32 trillion. Compared to 2021, a decrease in indicators was recorded at 10.8% and 9.3%, respectively. Closes the top three Germany - 173 billionaires with a total fortune of about $555 billion: in this country, the number of fatosums decreased by 1.7%, and their total capital - by 7.7%.

Three-quarters of the world's total billionaires live in 15 countries, the study said. In North America, the decline in the number of billionaires is registered for the first time in four years. In general, as noted, 2022 was a year of extremes, which was associated with the current geopolitical situation, macroeconomic challenges, market uncertainties and the weakening of restrictions imposed in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Russia in 2022 was in sixth place in terms of the number of billionaires - 112 people, which is 4.7% more compared to the previous year (plus five billionaires). At the same time, their total fortune increased by 1%, reaching $479 billion.^[14]

Russia closed the top 10 countries with the largest number of state holders from $100 million

In October 2022, it became known that Russia was in the top ten countries by the largest number of super-rich people with a fortune of more than $100 million. The corresponding study was published by the consulting company Henley & Partners and the analytical New World Wealth.

According to the report, the total number of centimillionaires in the world is 25,490. Most often these are owners of technology and multinational companies, financiers and heirs of fortunes. Over the past 20 years, their number has doubled, according to a report published in October 2022.

Of these, 38% (9,730) are based in the United States, China ranks second (2021), and India is third (1,132). Great Britain is on the fourth line (968), followed by Germany (966).

Russia closes the top 10 countries with the largest number of centimillionaires - 435. At the same time, other large economies, France (380) and Italy (298), were not among the leaders in terms of the number of centimillionaires.

Henley & Partners CEO Jürg Steffen notes that the $100 million fortune level means that its owner "is unlikely to ever worry about money again." He recalled that in the late 1990s, owners of assets worth from $30 million were considered ultra-rich people.

Шаблон:Quote 'However, since then, asset prices have risen significantly, making $100 million a new benchmark, the economist explained. According to researchers, the number of ultra-rich people will grow rapidly in Asia and Africa in the coming years. In the next decade, Asia will have 57% more centimillionaires than Europe and the United States. Indian and Chinese centimillionaires will soon eclipse their American and European "sogruppniks," said the co-author of the study, British financial journalist Misha Glenny.^[15]

Musk and Bezos remain the richest people on the planet

Number of ultra-rich in Europe

Ultra high-net-worth individuals, UHNWI are individuals with a net worth of at least USD 30 million in 2018 dollars.

Elon Musk is the richest man in the world. Net worth $219 billion

In April 2022, Elon Musk first topped the Forbes world list, overtaking Jeff Bezos, who was recognized as the richest man in the world for 4 years.

Over the year, Musk's fortune increased by $68 billion, to $219 billion, Bezos's fortune decreased by $6 billion, to $171 billion.

2021

The richest 1% of citizens worldwide account for 45.6% of the population's assets

The number of people with a fortune of more than $30 million has grown in all regions of the world except Africa

Bernard Arnault is the richest man in the world

On May 24, 2021, Bernard Arnault became the richest man on the planet. This is evidenced by the rating of Forbes magazine, which is updated in real time. Read more here.

2020

Top 10 countries in the world in terms of the number of billionaires

The financial sector is the leader in the number of billionaires

For the first time, more than 1% of the world's adults are millionaires

According to Credit Issue, 5.2 million new millionaires appeared in 2020. The total number of people with a six-zero condition rose to 56.1 million. In 2020, for the first time, more than 1% of the world's adult population became millionaires.

Rising housing prices and the recovery of stock markets contributed to the well-being of investors and individual households. According to experts, the increase in the income of the rich does not depend on the crisis that is provoked by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The number of super-rich people (ultrahainets with a fortune of over USD 50 million) in 2020 increased by almost a quarter: plus 24%. This is the grandest rise in the indicator since 2003.

Countries in Europe and North America have been hit hardest by the coronavirus, but the overall well-being of citizens on the continents has grown by about 10%. Not least thanks to government subsidies.

In Russia, India and Indonesia - one millionaire per thousand people. China has one rich resident of two hundred. In the United States, more than a million dollars accumulated 8% of the population, and in Switzerland - 15%.  

The increase in the number of super-rich people by 2.4% (to 521,653 people), in the Russian Federation their number decreased by 11.1% - Knight Frank

By the end of 2020, there were 8,015 super-rich people in Russia - with a fortune of $30 million or more. This is 11.1% less than a year earlier, according to data from the consulting company Knight Frank.

As Forbes writes with reference to the managing partner of Knight Frank Russia Alexei Novikov, the number of super-rich Russians in 2020 decreased due to "a significant weakening of the exchange rate of local currencies and a significant impact of the pandemic on the local economy."

In terms of the number of citizens with a fortune exceeding $30 million, Russia it took ninth place in the world. Most of all super-rich people are in (USA 180,060), in 2020 their number increased by 3.5%. They are followed by (China 70,426), (28,396 Germany), (16,370 Great Britain), (15,503 France), (14,755 Japan), (10,441 Italy) and (10,025 Canada). In tenth place is (7,553). Switzerland

The largest increase in the number of ultra-high capital persons in 2020 was observed in China (+ 9594 people), the USA (+ 6080) and Japan (+ 1198). In general, in the world, the annual increase was 2.4% (+ 12,400).

The number of the super-rich decreased the most during the pandemic year in Greece - by 33%, to 678 people. The top 5 anti-rating also includes Portugal (-24%, up to 841 people), the United Arab Emirates (-22%, up to 1305 people), Turkey (-20%, up to 1429 people) and Zambia (-17%, up to 10 people).

In 2020, the number of ultra-rich people in the world increased by 2.4% - to 521,653 people. This happened against the background of rising asset prices due to low interest rates and fiscal stimulus of the economy, analysts noted.

This process was noted in North America and Europe, but it was in Asia, where the growth was 12%, that there was a real rise. Wealth growth was not universal, there was a drop in the number of UHNWIs in Latin America, Russia and the Middle East, as currency volatility and the pandemic undermined the local economy, Knight Frank said in a study.[16]

How the structure of the assets of billionaires differs from the assets of other people

Net equity - the measure we use to estimate wealth is actually the sum of all an individual's assets after deducting their liabilities (such as loans). Thus, net equity can consist of liquid savings, stocks, mutual funds, bonds, real estate, funds, transport pension accounts and many other types of assets.

The state of billionaires updated the record, exceeding $10 trillion

The financial condition of billionaires in the world at the end of July 2020 reached $10.2 trillion, which is a new historical record, follows from the report of Switzerland's largest bank UBS and international consulting company PwC.

"This level exceeds the previous peak of $8.9 trillion reached at the end of 2017," the report said.

In addition, the report notes that since the beginning of April 2020, the figure has grown by 27.5% - then the total fortune of world billionaires was $8 trillion. Organizations indicate that at this time there are 2,189 billionaires in the world, compared with 2,158 in 2017. At the same time, in early April there were 2058 of them.

Bezos, Gates, Arnault

2019

Countries with the largest number of accounts of foreign individuals

The fortune of all dollar millionaires in the world in 2019 increased by 8.8%

The total fortune of all dollar millionaires in the world in 2019 increased by 8.8% and amounted to $74 trillion. Such data are contained in the report of the consulting company Capgemini World Wealth Report 2020.

According to experts, the number of dollar millionaires on a global scale reached 19.6 million people at the end of 2019. This is 8.6% higher than a year ago. The number of people with a fortune of $30 million increased even more - by 9.1%, to 183.4 thousand people.

Among the countries, the United States remains the leader in the number of millionaires - there are 5.9 million, followed by Japan (3.4 million), Germany (1.5 million), China (1.3 million) and France (700 thousand). In Russia, the number of millionaires in 2019 increased by 7.5%, to 215 thousand people, their fortune - by 8%, to $1.2 trillion.

North America (+ 10.9%) became the leader in terms of growth in the number of wealthy people (with assets of more than $1 million) in 2019. In the Middle East, their number increased by 9.3%, in Europe - by 8.7%, in the Asia-Pacific region (APR) - by 7.6%, in Africa - by 6.1%, in Latin America - by 2.7%.

Shares in 2019 contained 25.7% of the fortune of millionaires (30.9% a year earlier), in cash and equivalents - 27.9% (27.2%), in fixed income assets - 17.6% (15.8%), in real estate - 15.8% (16.8%), in alternative instruments - 13% (9.4%).

The report notes that uncertainty related to the consequences of the coronavirus infection COVID-19, as well as other factors, including the constant improvement in access to information appearing in real time, can lead to a change in the behavior of individual investors, as well as unexpected trends.

World Wealth Report uses data from 71 countries, accounting for more than 98% of global gross national income and 99% of global stock market capitalization.^[17]

2018: Number of dollar billionaires per 10 million people in Europe

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