
No more Beijing - Mumbai is now Asia’s Billionaire Capital
There are currently 3,279 billionaires in the world, up 5% from the year before.
China continues to top the list of nations with 814 billionaires, however the number of billionaires has decreased significantly from the previous year by 155. india comes in third place with 271 billionaires, closely followed by the united states with 800 billionaires.
Zhong Shanshan, the founder and chairman of Nongfu Spring, continues to be the richest person in China. Colin Huang, the founder of Pinduoduo, has surpassed Tencent CEO Ma Huateng to take the second spot.
Artificial intelligence was a major factor in the rise in the number of ultra-wealthy people in the United States. "Billionaires behind companies such as Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Oracle, and Meta have seen substantial wealth surges as investors bet on the value generated by AI," the research stated.