Cities With the Most Billionaires (Hurun)
Key Findings
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New York City leads in Number of billionaires with 146 in 2026.
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Average Number of billionaires in 2026: 95.50 · median: 91.50.
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Gap in 2026: New York City is 2.5× larger than Singapore.
About This Dataset
Cities With the Most Billionaires (Hurun)
The Hurun Research Institute publishes its own annual billionaire census, using a lower wealth threshold and a wider net in Asia than other compilers. This chart shows its 2026 count by city, which ranks the same cities differently from the Forbes list.
Analysis
New York City leads with 146 billionaires, 1.11 times Shenzhen on 132. The striking part is how much this differs from the Forbes count of the same cities: Shenzhen appears second here with 132, while the Forbes list is led by New York City on 123 - a difference of 23 for New York City alone. 5 of these 12 cities are in Greater China, which is the main reason the two lists diverge.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Hurun Research Institute, via Wikipedia
- Coverage
- 12 entities · 2026 · 12 observations
- Measure
- Number of billionaires
- Last updated
- 10 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2026.
Data Sources & References
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