The United States has more billionaires than any other country in the world, according to Forbes’s real -time survey. Data consulted on the magazine’s website on Wednesday (5) point out that the nation has 819 people who have equity estimated at least $ 1 billion (about $ 5.8 billion).
In addition to having the largest number of billionaires, the US also dominates the top of the list of the richest people in the world, with representatives appearing in eight of the top ten positions – including first place, occupied by Elon Musk, with US heritage $ 410.1 billion. The richest man in the world has a fortune linked to Tesla and Spacex and leads the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) under the government of US President Donald Trump.
The list of countries with more billionaires continues with China in second place with 408 super rich-less than half of the number of US billionaires. The ranking also brings India in third place (209 billionaires), followed by Germany (127 billionaires) and Russia (123 billionaires).
Brazil appears in 9th position, with 54 billionaires. Almost a year ago, the country appeared in 7th place in the ranking, with 69 billionaires, according to the magazine’s annual list released in April 2024, based on March data of the same year.
Currently, the richest Brazilian is businessman Eduardo Saverin, a co -founder of Facebook, who appears in 40th position in the real -time ranking of Forbes, with an estimated fortune of $ 38 5 billion.
See below which countries are with the largest number of billionaires, according to Forbes’s real -time list:
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- United States: 819 billionaires
- China: 408 billionaires
- India: 209 billionaires
- Germany: 127 billionaires
- Russia: 123 billionaires
- Italy: 71 billionaires
- Canada: 67 billionaires
- United Kingdom: 57 billionaires
- Brazil: 54 billionaires
