Top 10 Countries with the Most Billionaires in the World, United States Leads in January 2024

Forbes released a list of the world's 2,562 richest people spread across 78 countries in January 2024.

The United States had the highest number of billionaires globally as of Monday, January 8, 2024, with 750 billionaires.

In total, the richest people in the United States possess US$5.225 trillion (Rp81.013 trillion) in wealth, assuming an exchange rate of Rp15,503/US$ on January 8, 2024.

China followed in second place with 395 billionaires. The total wealth of Chinese billionaires amounted to US$1.319 trillion (Rp20.462 trillion). The wealth of individual Chinese billionaires ranged from US$1.0 billion to US$64.54 billion, equivalent to Rp15.52 trillion to Rp1,000 trillion.

Following China is India, with 180 billionaires and a combined wealth of US$874.61 billion (Rp13.559 trillion).

Indonesia did not rank among the top 10 countries with the most billionaires. However, Indonesia was ranked 20th with 27 billionaires possessing a collective wealth of US$195.47 billion (Rp3.030 trillion).

Here are the top 10 countries with the most billionaires in the world as of Monday, January 8, 2024, according to Forbes:

1. United States: 750
2. China: 395
3. India: 180
4. Germany: 122
5. Russia: 100
6. Hong Kong: 67
7. Italy: 63
8. Canada: 62
9. Brazil: 59
10. United Kingdom: 54