List of cities by number of billionaires

There are a number of different lists compiled by various publications around the world attempt to determine the number of billionaires by world's major cities. The best-known estimate is by Forbes.

In 2023, Forbes listed New York City with the most billionaires at 101 people, followed by Hong Kong with 70 billionaires, and Beijing in third place with 68 billionaires.^[1]

The latest World’s Wealthiest Cities Report by Henley & Partners^[2] shows San Francisco (including the San Francisco Bay Area) overtaking New York as the city with the most billionaires, as well as overtaking Tokyo to become second to New York in millionaires. Notably, Monaco, with a population under 50,000, is home to 20 billionaires.^[2]

Rank	City	Country	Region	Billionaires
1	San Francisco (including Bay Area)	United States	North America	68
2	New York City	United States	North America	60
3	Los Angeles	United States	North America	43
4	Beijing	China	Asia	42
5	Shanghai	China	Asia	39
6	London	United Kingdom	Europe	35
7	Hong Kong	China	Asia	35
8	Singapore	Singapore	Asia	30
9	Mumbai	India	Asia	29
10	San Francisco	United States	North America	24

In 2024, Hurun Research Institute listed New York City with the most billionaires at 119 people, followed by London with 97 billionaires, and Mumbai in third place with 92 billionaires.^[3]

Rank	City	Country	Region	Billionaires
1	New York City	United States	North America	119
2	London	United Kingdom	Europe	97
3	Mumbai	India	Asia	92
4	Beijing	China	Asia	91
5	Shanghai	China	Asia	87
6	Shenzhen	China	Asia	84
7	Hong Kong	China	Asia	65
8	Moscow	Russia	Europe	59
9	New Delhi	India	Asia	57
10	San Francisco	United States	North America	52

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