Mapped: The Top 10 Billionaire Cities

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In 2020, the world gained 493 new billionaires—that’s one every 17 hours.

For the last seven years, New York City has been home to the most billionaires compared to any other city in the world. However, a monumental shift has occurred.

Beijing has unseated the Big Apple, and is now home to 100 billionaires compared to New York’s 99.

This map relies on data from Forbes to display the top ten cities that house the most billionaires.

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Mapped: The Top 10 Billionaire Cities

In 2020, the world gained 493 new billionaires—that’s one every 17 hours.

For the last seven years, New York City has been home to the most billionaires compared to any other city in the world. However, a monumental shift has occurred.

Beijing has unseated the Big Apple, and is now home to 100 billionaires compared to New York’s 99.

This map relies on data from Forbes to display the top ten cities that house the most billionaires.


First published: April 14, 2021 (link)

Source files included: .ai, .eps, .pdf

Data source: Forbes

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