If New York is the city with the most individuals with at least 1 million dollars, Shanghai, in China, is the one where their number has increased the most for 10 years. Paris ranks 18th.
The American dream is still a reality. According to the classification compiled by Henley & Partnersit is New York in the United States which still concentrates the most millionaires and billionaires in 2022.
There are 340,000 people with wealth equal to or greater than $1 million in the Big Apple and 58 over $1 billion. In ten years, the number of people with more than a million dollars has increased by 40% in New York.
The silver medal is gleaned by Tokyo, Japan, with 290,000 millionaires and 14 billionaires. The capital nevertheless sees these individuals being less and less numerous since their number has fallen by 5% between 2012 and 2022.
London, the only European city in the top 10
On the third place of the podium, we find the Bay Area of San Francisco, in the United States, with 285,000 millionaires and 63 billionaires. In 10 years, individuals with assets over $1 million have jumped by 68%.
Then there is the only European city in this top 10, namely London, in the United Kingdom. There, 258,000 people have more than a million dollars, 36 more than a billion. A population down 15% in 10 years.
Singapore takes 5th place with 240,000 millionaires and 27 billionaires and a population with more than one million dollars, up 40% over 10 years.
Paris ranks 18th
The rest of the ranking is occupied by Los Angeles (205,000 millionaires, 42 billionaires), Hong Kong (129,000 millionaires, 32 billionaires) then two Chinese cities: Beijing (128,000 millionaires, 43 billionaires) and Shanghai which shows the highest rate of increase. high with +72% of people possessing more than a million dollars in 10 years. It has 127,000 millionaires and 40 billionaires.
Sydney, Australia, closes this top 10 with 127,000 millionaires and 15 billionaires. And Paris in all this? The French capital ranks 18th in this ranking, with 96,000 millionaires (down 3%) and 16 billionaires.