There are about 50 cities across the globe in which at least one billionaire makes his or her home. The fact is, billionaires are a pretty rare breed. Having that much money is a rare thing. If it wasn't, one in every seven people – over a billion in total – would not be living in extreme poverty with less than $1.25 a day in earnings. Yet, this sad fact of world poverty aside, there are thousands of people, who through inheritance or innovation and ambition, have amassed a fortune that cannot be spent in their lifetime. These individuals are the 1% of the top 1% in the world. Billionaires make up 0.00000032% of the world's population. Together, these 1.645 people have a total net worth around $6.4 trillion. The billionaires of the world are not spread out equally. They are quite concentrated in a handful of cities around the world. These are the 25 cities with the most billionaires:
- Chicago, Illinois
Number of billionaires in the city: 18
Total net worth of billionaires in Chicago: $40 billion
- Hamburg, Germany
Number of billionaires in the city: 18
Total net worth of billionaires in Hamburg: $51 billion
- Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Number of billionaires in the city: 20
Total net worth of billionaires in Jeddah: $42 billion
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- Seoul, South Korea
Number of billionaires in the city: 20
Total net worth of billionaires in Seoul: $48 billion
- San Francisco, California
Number of billionaires in the city: 20
Total net worth of billionaires in San Francisco: $49 billion
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Number of billionaires in the city: 20
Total net worth of billionaires in Riyadh: $88 billion
- Madrid, Spain
Number of billionaires in the city: 21
Total net worth of billionaires in Madrid: $29 billion
- Taipei, Taiwan
Number of billionaires in the city: 21
Total net worth of billionaires in Taipei: $43 billion
- Shanghai, China
Number of billionaires in the city: 21
Total net worth of billionaires in Shanghai: $46 billion
- Mexico City, Mexico
Number of billionaires in the city: 21
Total net worth of billionaires in Mexico City: $151 billion
- Geneva, Switzerland
Number of billionaires in the city: 23
Total net worth of billionaires in Geneva: $50 billion
- Shenzhen, China
Number of billionaires in the city: 25
Total net worth of billionaires in Shenzhen: $58 billion
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- Los Angeles, California
Number of billionaires in the city: 25
Total net worth of billionaires in Los Angeles: $62 billion
- Tokyo, Japan
Number of billionaires in the city: 26
Total net worth of billionaires in Tokyo: $71 billion
- Mumbai, India
Number of billionaires in the city: 28
Total net worth of billionaires in Mumbai: $97 billion
- Singapore
Number of billionaires in the city: 32
Total net worth of billionaires in Singapore: $65 billion
- Paris, France
Number of billionaires in the city: 33
Total net worth of billionaires in Paris: $167 billion
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Number of billionaires in the city: 34
Total net worth of billionaires in Dubai: $79 billion
- Istanbul, Turkey
Number of billionaires in the city: 35
Total net worth of billionaires in Istanbul: $62 billion
- Sao Paulo, Brazil
Number of billionaires in the city: 36
Total net worth of billionaires in Sao Paulo: $91 billion
- Beijing, China
Number of billionaires in the city: 37
Total net worth of billionaires in Beijing: $98 billion
- London, United Kingdom
Number of billionaires in the city: 72
Total net worth of billionaires in London: $177 billion
- Hong Kong
Number of billionaires in the city: 82
Total net worth of billionaires in Hong Kong: $343 billion
- Moscow, Russia
Number of billionaires in the city: 85
Total net worth of billionaires in Moscow: $307 billion
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New York City, New York
Number of billionaires in the city: 103
Total net worth of billionaires in New York City: $354 billion
