Do you know where all the world's ultra wealthy people live?

50% call just two countries home
The Knight Frank Wealth Report 2024
$30 million dollars or more in your bank
30. Vietnam
29. Malaysia
28. Portugal
27. Thailand
26. South Africa
25. Finland
24. Indonesia
23. Ireland
22. Turkiye
21. Austria
20. Norway
19. New Zealand
18. Sweden
17. Singapore
16. Hong Kong
15. South Korea
14. Taiwan
13. The Netherlands
12. Spain
11. India
10. Switzerland
09. Australia
08. Italy
07. Japan
06. United Kingdom
05. France
04. Canada
03. Germany
02. China
01. United States
Everyone else!
What wasn’t included in the data
50% call just two countries home

The world is home to about six hundred thousand ultra high net worth individuals and you've probably wondered where these multi-millionaires and billionaires live. Most live in just thirty different countries.

The Knight Frank Wealth Report 2024

According to a new report from Knight Frank revealed where most of the wealthiest people in the world live. But who is considered to be an Ultra High Net Worth individual today? The answer to that question might surprise you. 

 

$30 million dollars or more in your bank

It turns out that anyone with a personal net worth of more than $30 million dollars is in the Ultra High Net Worth Individual (UHNWI) category, and just two of the world’s big economies are home to more than 50% of these people. Let’s take a look at the data. 

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30. Vietnam

UHNWI population: 752

% of world UHNWI: 0.1%

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29. Malaysia

UHNWI population: 754

% of world UHNWI: 0.1%

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28. Portugal

UHNWI population: 800

% of world UHNWI: 0.1%

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27. Thailand

UHNWI population: 889

% of world UHNWI: 0.1%

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26. South Africa

UHNWI population: 835

% of world UHNWI: 0.1%

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25. Finland

UHNWI population: 1,269

% of world UHNWI: 0.2%

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24. Indonesia

UHNWI population: 1,479

% of world UHNWI: 0.2%

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23. Ireland

UHNWI population: 1,890

% of world UHNWI: 0.3%

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22. Turkiye

UHNWI population: 1.932

% of world UHNWI: 0.3%

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21. Austria

UHNWI population: 2,167

% of world UHNWI: 0.3%

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20. Norway

UHNWI population: 2,276

% of world UHNWI: 0.4%

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19. New Zealand

UHNWI population: 2,587

% of world UHNWI: 0.4%

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18. Sweden

UHNWI population: 4,125

% of world UHNWI: 0.7%

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17. Singapore

UHNWI population: 4,783

% of world UHNWI: 0.8%

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16. Hong Kong

UHNWI population: 5,957

% of world UHNWI: 1.0%

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15. South Korea

UHNWI population: 7,310

% of world UHNWI: 1.2%

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14. Taiwan

UHNWI population: 7,640

% of world UHNWI: 1.2%

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13. The Netherlands

UHNWI population: 8.390

% of world UHNWI: 1.3%

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12. Spain

UHNWI population: 10,149

% of world UHNWI: 1.6%

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11. India

UHNWI population: 13,263

% of world UHNWI: 1.6%

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10. Switzerland

UHNWI population: 14,734

% of world UHNWI: 2.4%

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09. Australia

UHNWI population: 15,347

% of world UHNWI: 2.4%

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08. Italy

UHNWI population: 15,952

% of world UHNWI: 2.5%

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07. Japan

UHNWI population: 21,710

% of world UHNWI: 3.5%

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06. United Kingdom

UHNWI population: 23,072

% of world UHNWI: 3.7%

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05. France

UHNWI population: 24,941

% of world UHNWI: 4.0%

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04. Canada

UHNWI population: 27,928

% of world UHNWI: 4.5%

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03. Germany

UHNWI population: 29,021

% of world UHNWI: 4.6%

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02. China

UHNWI population: 98,551

% of world UHNWI: 15.7%

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01. United States

UHNWI population: 225,077

% of world UHNWI: 35.9%

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Everyone else!

UHNWI population: 51,039

% of world UHNWI: 8.1%

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What wasn’t included in the data

It’s important to note that the Knight Frank Wealth Report 2024 was not able to get proper data on several wealth hotspots and were not included in the ranking. These included Belgium, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Russia.

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