New York leads with 123 billionaires, followed by Moscow, Hong Kong, London, and Beijing in 2025. These cities remain global hubs for wealth concentration. 

10 cities with the most billionaires

#Gravitas The latest Hurun Rich List 2025 reveals a record-breaking surge in China’s ultra-wealthy population, with over 340 new billionaires added this year. Despite slowing economic growth, more than 1,400 individuals in China now hold fortunes exceeding $702 million. The report underscores the nation’s widening wealth gap and the resilience of its private sector amid global uncertainty.

China Adds 340+ Billionaires In 2025

Billionaires shape global economies and innovation. Let's explore the top ten countries with the highest number of billionaires in 2025, why they lead, and what this means for their economies and the world.

Top 10 countries with the most billionaires in 2025

Monaco has no standing military force. Instead, it uses a treaty with France to outsource defence—and houses 18 billionaires amidst its elite, high-security microstate lifestyle.

This country has no army, 18 billionaires and one of the highest GDP in the world

With a net worth estimated at $1.3 billion, Lucy Guo’s fortune largely stems from her early stake in Scale AI, a data labelling company she co-founded back in 2016.

Who is the college dropout who dethroned Taylor Swift as the youngest self-made female billionaire?

Larry Ellison loves shooting balls in the basket in his superyacht Musashi. He has a man chasing the yacht on a speedboat to collect the balls that fall into the ocean.

Billionaire called out for trying to fix a problem created by a leisurely activity on his superyacht

Entertainment | Life & Fun: Uncover how stars like Taylor Swift, Magic Johnson, and Tyler Perry have reached billionaire status, showcasing their diverse talents and business ventures.

Top 10 billionaire celebrities in world 2025

Billionaires run the world and share a staggering wealth of $16 trillion, a new record. The total number of billionaires has crossed 3,000, another record. World Trending

Billionaires own an eye-watering $16,000,000,000,000 of world's wealth

As Donald Trump took the oath of office on January 20, 2025, the world's wealthiest were watching, seated in the Capitol Rotunda, surrounded by record-breaking fortunes. However, in the weeks that followed, these fortunes have taken a dramatic turn. Since Trump's inauguration, five billionaires have collectively lost $209 billion in wealth, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Watch in for more details!

5 billionaires at Trump's inauguration see $209 billion in losses

Republicans won big up and down the ballot in the 2024 election, and so did a key group of supporters: billionaire oligarchs who invested their immense wealth and resources in a red wave. WION decodes billionaires behind Trump's victory.

Musk, Thiel And Other Billionaires Pledge Support For Donald Trump

According to an index, there is an elite group of centibillionaires whose net worth exceed $100 billion each. The 15-member group includes names like Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos.

Richie Rich: Who's Who in the US$ 100 Billion Club?

Four big G20 nations propose to impose 2% tax on 3,000 billionaires worldwide

G20 ministers’ proposal of a wealth tax on billionaires is gaining traction. They argue the levy would help fight poverty, inequality, and climate change. Take a look at this next report for more…

Wealth tax gains traction as billionaires' fortunes soar

Taylor Swift among 141 new billionaires who joined list of world’s richest in 2024

The Sunday Times Rich List has shown that there has been a fall in number of billionaires. This is a first since 2008. Why is there a sudden decrease in UK's billionaires? Molly Gambhir brings you a report.

Gravitas: Rich list shows fall in number of UK's billionaires

Who is Kaivalya Vohra, Stanford dropout becomes India's youngest billionaire? Know his early life & net worth

According to the Hurun Global Rich List 2023, China lost 229 billionaires in 2022. This was due to CPC's crackdown on the tech, entertainment and education industries and Yuan's depreciating value against a surging dollar. Why is Xi cracking down on China's billionaires? Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas: China loses 229 billionaires | Xi's crackdown on super-rich

The big billionaire loss of fortune | In pics

From boom to bust: How billionaires experienced wealth shrink in 2022

Some people made a fortune during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pharmaceutical, e-commerce & gaming industries among others say record growth. But now the COVID Billionaires are losing their fortunes at an astonishing pace. Priyanka Sharma brings you the details.

WION Fineprint | The Rise & Fall of COVID Billionaires

19-year-old entrepreneur becomes latest entrant on India’s rich list

The world's richest men are on a treasure hunt in the West Coast of Greenland. Molly Gambhir tells you what these billionaires are looking for.

WION Fineprint: What are the world's richest men looking for?

World's 500 richest people lost $1.4 trillion in first six months of 2022. As per the reports, this is the steepest six-month drop in wealth for billionaires.

WION Fineprint | Crash in stock markets: Worst half year for billionaires

Warren Buffet paid an 18% tax rate in 2007, while his secretary paid a 33% rate. In 2007, 2011, and 2018, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk paid a total of $0 in income taxes. Every year, billionaires in the United States save $160 billion in taxes. How is it possible to be a billionaire while paying so little in taxes?

How do American billionaires avoid paying taxes?

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