Where do the 'ultra-rich' live? Discover the top 10 cities in the world!

On our vast planet Earth, inhabited by a population of 8 billion people, there is an extremely restricted portion known as the “ultra-rich“.

This category is home to a mere 395 thousand people, a tiny proportion of just 0.005% of the global population. The criteria for belonging to this selective elite are defined by a net worth that exceeds the US$30 million mark.

These revelations come from the Wealth-X 2023 World Ultra Wealth Report, prepared by the British consultancy Altrata, dedicated to analyzing the wealthiest part of society.

The study points to a 5% drop in the number of individuals belonging to this stratum in 2022, compared to the previous year.

The decrease can be attributed to several factors, including the impacts of the global pandemic and events related to a new war in Europe.

In the year 2022, as pointed out by the study, this select group boasted an impressive amount of wealth that reached the US$45 billion mark.

Of this substantial amount, approximately 24% is held by individuals classified as billionaires, a segment that constitutes just 1% of the global share of the wealthiest.

Cities of the ultra-rich

According to the data revealed by this research, which was highlighted on the Exame magazine website, approximately 15% of this exclusive segment of the population is distributed in just ten cities around of the world. See what they are:

1. Hong Kong (China)

   • Ultra-rich population: 12,615.

2. New York (USA)

   • Ultra-rich population: 11,845.

3. London, United Kingdom)

   • Ultra-rich population: 6,370.

4. Los Angeles (USA)

   • Ultra-rich population: 6,205.

5. San Francisco (USA)

   • Ultra-rich population: 4,385.

6. Chicago (USA)

   • Ultra-rich population: 4,235.

7. Singapore (Asia)

   • Ultra-rich population: 4,160.

8. Paris, France)

   • Ultra-rich population: 3,995.

9. Tokyo, Japan)

   • Ultra-rich population: 3,710.

10. Washington (USA)

    • Ultra-rich population: 3,465.

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