World map of billionaires 2018

Vivid Maps
2 min readNov 21, 2018

Billionaires accumulated more wealth in 2018 than any recorded year in history. Collectively, billionaires around the world now possess $8.9 trillion dollars.

The size of the dot on the map corresponds to the average total wealth of the billionaire s living there. The size of the country corresponds to the total wealth of billionaires.

Top 20 countries by the total wealth of the billionaires:
1. United States — 585
2. China — 373
3. Germany — 123
4. India — 119
5. Russia — 101
6. Hong Kong — 67
7. United Kingdom — 54
8. Canada — 46
9. South Korea — 44
10. Australia — 43
11. Italy — 43
12. Brazil — 42
13. France — 40
14. Turkey — 36
15. Switzerland — 36
16. Taiwan — 35
17. Japan — 35
18. Sweden — 32
19. Thailand — 30
20. Spain — 29

Top 20 countries by the total wealth of billionaires:
1. United States — 3096,7
2. China — 1120,1
3. Germany — 579
4. India — 440,1
5. Russia — 409,3
6. Hong Kong — 334,7
7. France — 320,4
8. United Kingdom — 202,9
9. Brazil — 176,7
10. Italy — 170,4
11. Canada — 148,5
12. Mexico — 141
13. Japan — 138,1
14. Spain — 136
15. South Korea — 126,8
16. Sweden — 124,6
17. Switzerland — 123,5
18. Australia — 117,9
19. Thailand — 93,3
20. Taiwan — 84,4

Data: UBS Billionaires report

The cities with the most ultra-rich residents

In the world of wealth, persons with over $30 million in net worth are referred to as Ultra High Net Worth Individuals (UHNWIs). There is a grand total of 198 342 UHNWIs globally.

Top ten cities for the ultra-rich

Fastest growing cities

Data: Knight Frank

Top 25 billionaires in the world

Three billionaires (Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett) own more than the bottom half of the U.S. Six billionaires own more than the bottom half of the world.

Originally published at https://www.vividmaps.com on November 21, 2018.

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