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CEOWORLD magazine - Latest - Stats Gate - Revealed: Countries with the Highest Number of Billionaires in the World in 2025

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Revealed: Countries with the Highest Number of Billionaires in the World in 2025

Elon Musk

Billionaire Club Achieves New Milestone: A recent study conducted by CEOWORLD magazine in collaboration with the COSMOS Analytica Institute on the World’s Billionaires List has unveiled that an extraordinary total of 3,028 individuals now hold the distinguished title of billionaire. This marks a significant milestone as it is the largest cohort ever recorded, representing the first time the list has exceeded 3,000 members. Collectively, these financial leaders oversee an impressive $16.1 trillion in wealth, reflecting a noteworthy increase of $2 trillion compared to the previous year.

To provide context, their combined wealth exceeds the GDP of all countries worldwide, with the exception of the United States and China. This indicates that the collective resources of the world’s billionaires could theoretically empower them to acquire numerous nations while still having funds available for personal leisure. Additionally, an analysis of the geographic distribution of these billionaires reveals fascinating patterns: the United States leads with an impressive 902 billionaires, followed by China with 450, and India, which proudly hosts 205 billionaires, rounding out the top three.

$200 Billion Club: Within the already exclusive circle of billionaires, there is an even rarer group: those whose net worth exceeds $200 billion. Only four individuals have reached this remarkable milestone: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and Larry Ellison.

Elon Musk leads the list with a staggering net worth of $414 billion, which rivals the entire economic output of South Africa. Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune of $237 billion surpasses Hungary’s GDP, while Jeff Bezos, with $222 billion, exceeds Qatar’s economic strength. These figures are so vast that they almost become abstract—until you recognize that these are individual fortunes amassed in just a few decades.

Countries with the most billionaires in 2025

RankCountryBillionaires (2025)Billionaires (2024)Change
1 United States90281389
2 China45040644
3 India2052005
4 Germany17113239
5 Russia14012020
6 Canada76679
7 Italy74731
8 Hong Kong6667-1
9 Brazil5669-13
10 United Kingdom55550
11 Taiwan54513
12 France5253-1
13 Singapore493910
14 Australia4748-1
15 Sweden45432
16 Switzerland42411
16 Japan42411
17 Israel41365
18 Spain34295
19 Indonesia3335-2
20 Turkey32275
21 South Korea3036-6
22 Thailand2526-1
23 Mexico22220
24 Malaysia19172
25 Norway17125
26 Greece16106
27 Philippines1516-1
27 Saudi Arabia15015
27 Pakistan15015
28 Netherlands1314-1
29 Czech Republic11110
29 Ireland11110
29 Belgium11101
30 Cyprus10100
30 Poland1082
31 Austria990
31 Denmark990
32 Finland770
32 South Africa761
32 Ukraine752
33 Chile660
33 Kazakhstan660
33 Lebanon660
33 Romania660
33 United Arab Emirates642
34 Vietnam56-1
34 Egypt550
34 Argentina550
34 New Zealand541
35 Hungary45-1
35 Colombia440
35 Nigeria440
36 Morocco321
37 Monaco23-1
37 Bulgaria220
37 Qatar220
37 Oman220
37 Slovakia220
37 Georgia220
37 Estonia211
37 Nepal211
38 Portugal110
38 Barbados110
38 Venezuela110
38 Algeria110
38 Eswatini110
38 Guernsey110
38 Iceland110
38 Liechtenstein110
38 Tanzania110
38 Zimbabwe110
38 Armenia110
38 Belize110
38 Croatia110
38 Luxembourg110
38 Albania101

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Senior News Editor at CEOWORLD Magazine. I'm a veteran correspondent for the CEOWORLD Magazine. During my career, I've been based in New York, Washington, DC, Brussels and London. Over the years I've written about everything from the debt crisis to Brexit and the rise of populism in Europe. I did a stint in London as the CEOWORLD Magazine's Europe News Editor and Deputy World News Editor. In my current post I try to capture life in a changing banking to finance landscape.