Key figures
- China had the most billionaires in 2024 with 814, just ahead of the USA with 800.
- India is third with 271, then the UK with 146 and Germany with 140.
- China and the USA together hold 1,614 of the 3,279 billionaires on the chart, about 49% (our sum).
- Twenty countries are named; the remaining 327 billionaires are grouped as Other.
- Switzerland, with 106, is the only other country above 100.
All figures are from the graphic, which cites the Hurun Global Rich List 2024.
Every country on the chart
Title: Countries With the Most Billionaires, 2024. The graphic is a circular Voronoi diagram: each cell is sized by a country’s billionaire count and shows its flag, name and number. Colours group the countries by region, although the graphic has no legend. Footer: Source: Hurun Global Rich List 2024. Banner: voronoi by Visual Capitalist, Where Data Tells the Story, with App Store and Google Play badges.
| Rank | Country | Billionaires | Cell colour |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 814 | Asia (red) |
| 2 | USA | 800 | Americas (teal) |
| 3 | India | 271 | Asia (red) |
| 4 | UK | 146 | Europe and Israel (green) |
| 5 | Germany | 140 | Europe and Israel (green) |
| 6 | Switzerland | 106 | Europe and Israel (green) |
| 7 | Russia | 76 | Europe and Israel (green) |
| 8 | Italy | 69 | Europe and Israel (green) |
| 9 | France | 68 | Europe and Israel (green) |
| 10 | Brazil | 64 | Americas (teal) |
| 11 | Canada | 53 | Americas (teal) |
| 12 | Thailand | 49 | Asia (red) |
| 13 | Indonesia | 47 | Asia (red) |
| 14 | Australia | 45 | Oceania (orange) |
| 15 | Japan | 44 | Asia (red) |
| 16 | Singapore | 42 | Asia (red) |
| 17 | S. Korea | 37 | Asia (red) |
| 18 | Israel | 29 | Europe and Israel (green) |
| 19 | Spain | 27 | Europe and Israel (green) |
| 20 | Sweden | 25 | Europe and Israel (green) |
| Other | 327 | grey, no flag |
The ranks are ours, in order of the printed counts. The 21 cells add up to 3,279, the global total Hurun reported for 2024 [1]. By colour group (our sums): Asia 1,304, Americas 917, Europe and Israel 686, Oceania 45.
Which country has the most billionaires
On Hurun’s count, China. Voronoi’s post for this graphic says China kept the top spot with 814 billionaires despite losing about 155 between 2023 and 2024, while the US gained 109, cutting the gap to 14 [1]. The same post notes that European countries make up six of the top 10 and nine of the top 20 [1].
Hurun is not the only billionaire list. Forbes publishes its own, and its 2024 figures put the US first. Indian Express, citing Forbes, lists 2,781 billionaires worldwide in 2024, with the US on 813, China on 406 and India on 200, and counts Hong Kong separately with 67 [2]. The two lists use different methods and valuation dates, so their country counts are not directly comparable.
Notes on this infographic
- Data date: the Hurun Global Rich List 2024; Voronoi posted this chart on 19 April 2024 [1]. Billionaire counts change with share prices, so later lists differ.
- The chart has no legend; the regional colour groups are our reading of the cell colours. Israel is coloured with the European countries.
- The Other cell (327) covers every country not named, so it cannot be compared with a single country.
- The rank order differs from Forbes’s 2024 list, which puts the US first; the two lists use different methods and valuation dates [2].
Questions about countries with the most billionaires
Which country has the most billionaires?
China, with 814 billionaires on the Hurun Global Rich List 2024, against 800 in the USA [1]. Forbes’s 2024 list has the US first with 813 [2].
How many billionaires are there in the world in 2024?
Hurun counted 3,279 billionaires in 2024, the total shown on this chart [1]. Forbes’s 2024 list counted 2,781 [2].
How many billionaires are there in China?
814 in 2024 according to Hurun, about a quarter of the world total (our arithmetic) [1].
Sources
- Voronoi by Visual Capitalist, China’s Billionaires Outnumber America’s in 2024, 19 April 2024. The creator’s post of this graphic, citing the Hurun Global Rich List 2024.
- Indian Express, Top 10 countries with the most billionaires in 2024, citing the Forbes 2024 list.
Last reviewed 30 October 2026
