People in the world are involved in different types of businesses and activities which made them earn to spend their life happily and fulfill their needs and luxuries of life. There are different countries all around the world which have people from different professions and are earning a lot. Most of the billionaires of the world are successful and famous businessmen of the world who started their lives from scratch and were very poor in past, but they struggle to make their life successful and luxurious.
Some of the people have enough of money which is inherited to them, but some people struggle through their whole life to earn much for their kids and family. To keep and enhance the inherited money is also an art which cannot be done by everyone but the real strugglers can do that and gain much from it as well. This whole life of a person depends upon the struggle, the person does to earn better living standards and luxurious life.
The following are top 10 countries with the highest number of billionaires located in them:
10. Canada
Canada is the place which is named as the home of famous celebrities like Justin Bieber. It is estimated that almost 39 billionaires are located in Canada which is leading with the name of David Thomson as Forbes listed him at the 25th position among the richest people of the world as his net worth value is $26.7 billion. Canada is the country which is ranked on number 10th position among the countries with largest economies.
9. France
France is the country which is ranked on the number 6th position among the world largest economy countries. It earns most of its revenues from the private and government enterprises and most of the French companies there are working in best ways. It is estimated that almost 47 billionaires are located there in France. The richest person located in France, which is a woman with the net worth value of $40.1 billion who is the owner of L’Oreal company as she is also named as the 11th richest people in the world.
8. United Kingdom
The United Kingdom is the country which consists of Northern Ireland and Great Britain and consists of almost 53 billionaires in it. It is named as the country on the 5th position in the countries with largest economies with the GDP of $2,950 trillion. It has some major industries of the world like agriculture, pharmaceutical industry, automotive and space industry. Their most of the companies are located in other countries of the world to enhance their business. The richest person in the UK is the chairperson of Hinduja Group (Hinduja Brothers) with the net worth value of $25 billion.
7. Brazil
Brazil is the country which has estimated an amount of 54 billionaires in it which puts this country in the 7th position of the highest number of billionaires in the world. The people living there have a high standard, but some of them are suffering from poverty. It is the country which is ranked at the 9th position on the largest economy. It is a very rich country of natural resources and the richest person there is Jorge Paulo Lemann who is very successful investor there with the net worth value of $32.2 billion.
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6. Hong Kong
Hong Kong is the country which is named as the leading international financial center which has low taxation and free trade there. Hong Kong has almost 55 billionaires there which named it famous in the whole world. The richest person there is Li Ka-Shing, which has the net worth value of $31.5 billion as he is included in the richest people of Asia. The main industries located in it are asset trading, manufacturing, Internet, technology and retail ports. Hong Kong consists of 4 countries in it which made it rich and established one.
5. Russia
Russia is named as the 13th world largest economic country of the world. It is a very rich country regarding natural resources, especially in gas and oil. It consists of almost 88 rich billionaires in it who are doing mainly the business of natural resources. The world’s 60th richest people includes the businessmen called Leonid Mikhelson, and his net worth value is $16.1 billion.
4. Germany
Germany is the country which is ranked on the number 4th position among the world largest economic countries of the world. It is a country which is introducing a high level of technology and innovation in it. It is a very rich country which consists of 103 billionaires. Georg Schaeffler is a German billionaire businessman and the net worth value of this person is $26.9 billion.
3. India
Indian is very rich country due to different industries located in it mainly Bollywood industry. Their whole economy is divided into three major parts which are agricultural, industrial and service sector. It is the country located in the 7th position among the world largest economic countries of the world. According to the list of Forbes, it has estimated the number of 111 billionaires in India which has the number of Mukesh Ambani who is the chairman of Reliance Industries.
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2. China
China is the country has the total number of billionaires of 213 and is very large in population. The richest person there is called Wang Jianlin who is also named one the 18th richest person in the world. He owns different US film companies and entertainment shows of the world. The net worth value of Wang Jianlin is $28.7 billion. Chinese people are very good at earning money and are very rich.
1. United States of America
The USA is the country which consists of the largest number of richest people of the world which are estimated to be 536 which is not a small number. Everyone in the world knows that Americans are the richest people and the richest one in them is named Bill Gates with the net worth value of $78 billion. The USA has very stable economy due to its strong industries which made it strong and stable.
Countries with Highest Number of Billionaires – List
| Rank | Country / Region | No. of billionaires | Richest of the Country / Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 536 | Bill Gates |
| 2 | China | 213 | Wang Jianlin |
| 3 | India | 111 | Mukesh Ambani |
| 4 | Germany | 103 | Georg Schaeffler |
| 5 | Russia | 88 | Leonid Mikhelson |
| 6 | Hong Kong | 55 | Li Ka-shing |
| 7 | Brazil | 54 | Jorge Paulo Lemann |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 53 | Hinduja brothers |
| 9 | France | 47 | Liliane Bettencourt and family |
| 10 | Canada | 39 | David Thomson and family |
Top 10 Countries with Highest Number of Billionaires By 2016
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