Top 10 Countries with the Most Billionaires

By siliconindia   |   Saturday, 18 February 2012, 00:49 IST   |    7 Comments
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Bangalore: With each passing year the number of billionaires in the world keeps increasing but the world is no longer dominated by just the first world countries, and includes the third world countries as well. According to the Wealth Report, published by Knight Frank and Citi Private Bank, United States of America currently stands in first place for the country with the most billionaires. There are new billionaires as well that come from emerging economies like India and Russia.

The top ten countries with the most billionaires are:

United States of America:

At position one with 396 billionaires is the United States of America. With an approximate population of 307,006,550, the U.S. has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world. Although it is in a state of economic slump, it is still the largest importer of goods in the world. The notable high-net-worth individuals of the country are Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft, Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle Corporation, Christy Walton, inheritor of Wal-Mart and many more.



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