Top 20 billionaire countries 2026

According to the Hurun Global Rich List 2026, China housed the highest number of billionaires worldwide in 2026. In detail, there were ***** billionaires living in China as of January that year. By comparison, ***** billionaires resided in the United States. India, Germany, and the United Kingdom were also the homes of a significant number of billionaires that year.

The United States lost its first place to China

As the founder and exporter of consumer capitalism, it is no surprise that the United States is home to a large number of billionaires. However, China has recently overtaken the U.S. Still, North America leads the way in terms of the highest number of ultra high net worth individuals – those with a net worth of more than ***** million U.S. dollars. The prominence of Europe and North America is a reflection of the higher degree of economic development in those states. However, this may also change as China and other emerging economies continue to develop.

Female billionaires

Moreover, the small proportion of female billionaires does little to counter critics claiming the global economy is dominated by an elite comprised mainly of men. On the list of the richest people in the world, only *** were women. Moreover, recent political discourse has put a great amount of attention on the wealth held by the super-rich, with the wealth distribution of the global population being heavily unequal.