Beijing is Billionaire Capital of the World
Beijing has become the billionaire capital of the world. Last year 32 new billionaires lived in Beijing, which overtook New York as the city with the most billionaires.
According to a report published by a Shanghai-based company, Beijing has 100 billionaires, compared with 95 in New York. Moscow comes in third with only 66 billionaires living in the city. Two more Chinese cities, Hong Kong and Shanghai belong to the top ten list of the world's wealthiest cities.
In a ranking of nations, China is also in the top spot as a country with the most billionaires, a total of 568 compared with the 535 in the United States. China's billionaires have a combined fortune of $1.4 trillion. However, 7 of the world's wealthiest people are still American. China's richest citizen is Wang Jianlin, a real estate tycoon, who is 21st in a global ranking.
The study shows that business in China is still expanding, despite a slower growth rate of the economy and unsteady stock markets. Much of the money billionaires make comes from technology, manufacturing and real estate.
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