The Richest Billionaire In Each Country 2024 (2024)

From $1 billion fortunes to a $233 billion empire: Here’s how the world’s richest spread out across the globe.

_By Annika Grosser_{, Contributor}

Billionaires are becoming ubiquitous. The record 2,781 members of Forbes’ 2024 World’s Billionaires list hail from 78 countries or territories around the world.

France has the richest citizen on the list, Bernard Arnault, who retained his No. 1 spot as his net worth swelled to an estimated $233 billion, thanks to a record year for his conglomerate LVMH, which owns Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Sephora and scores of other luxury brands. But the United States has the most billionaires overall, with a record 813, the richest being Elon Musk (worth an estimated $195 billion). China, with 473 billionaires (including Hong Kong), has the second-most billionaires, followed by India, with a record 200. The richest is India’s Mukesh Ambani, worth an estimated $116 billion. He’s the only person from Asia to be a member of The $100 Billion Club.

Luxembourg joins the list this year, thanks to newcomer Michael Gans, who debuts with an estimated $1.1 billion fortune. Gans owns a quarter of the shares of Supreme Group, a logistics firm that made billions in annual revenues supplying the U.S. Army in Afghanistan in the 2000s, but had to pay $434 million in criminal penalties to the U.S. Department of Justice for overcharging the military. Gans received an estimated $600 million in dividends from the company between 2010 and 2014. The freshly minted billionaire also owns commercial real estate in Dublin, London, Luxembourg and Manchester. He was born in New York and has dual Luxembourg and U.S. citizenship, though he currently lives in Baar, Switzerland.

New billionaires also emerged in Croatia and Uruguay, adding the two countries back to the list this year, while two others, Peru and Macau, dropped off.

The Asia-Pacific region has the most billionaire citizens, with 1,000 on the ranks, followed by the Americas (993), Europe (690) and the Middle East & Africa (98).

Here is the richest citizen of each country on the 2024 World’s Billionaires list.

^{DATA AS OF MARCH 8, 2024.}

Algeria

Richest Person:

Age: 80 | Net Worth: $2.5 Billion | Rank: 1330 | Source of Wealth: Food

Argentina

Richest Person: Marcos Galperin

Age: 79 | Net Worth: $6.3 Billion | Rank: 453 | Source of Wealth: E-commerce

Armenia

Richest Person:

Age: 55 | Net Worth: $1.1 Billion | Rank: 2544 | Source of Wealth: Investment banking

Australia

Richest Person: Gina Rinehart

Age: 70 | Net Worth: $30.8 Billion | Rank: 56 | Source of Wealth: Mining

Austria

Richest Person: Mark Mateschitz

Age: 31 | Net Worth: $39.6 Billion | Rank: 31 | Source of Wealth: Red Bull

Bangladesh

Richest Person: Muhammed Aziz Khan

Age: 69 | Net Worth: $1.1 Billion | Rank: 2544 | Source of Wealth: Power

Barbados

Richest Person: Rihanna

Age: 36 | Net Worth: $1.4 Billion | Rank: 2152 | Source of Wealth: Music, cosmetics

Belgium

Richest Person: Eric Wittouck

Age: 77 | Net Worth: $8.5 Billion | Rank: 298 | Source of Wealth: Investments

Belize

Richest Person: Kenneth Dart

Age: 68 | Net Worth: $4.7 Billion | Rank: 660 | Source of Wealth: Investments

Brazil

Richest Person: Eduardo Saverin

Age: 42 | Net Worth: $28 Billion | Rank: 60 | Source of Wealth: Facebook

Bulgaria

Richest Person (tie): Georgi Domuschiev

Age: 54 | Net Worth: $2.1 Billion | Rank: 1545 | Source of Wealth: Animal health, investments

Richest Person (tie): Kiril Domuschiev

Age: 54 | Net Worth: $2.1 Billion | Rank: 1545 | Source of Wealth: Animal health, investments

Canada

Richest Person:

Age: 66 | Net Worth: $67.8 Billion | Rank: 22 | Source of Wealth: Media

Chile

Richest Person:

Age: 81 | Net Worth: $25.7 Billion | Rank: 75 | Source of Wealth: Mining

China

Richest Person: Zhong Shanshan

Age: 69 | Net Worth: $62.3 Billion | Rank: 24 | Source of Wealth: Beverages, pharmaceuticals

Colombia

Richest Person:

Age: 42 | Net Worth: $10.8 Billion | Rank: 199 | Source of Wealth: Fintech

Croatia

Richest Person: Vasily Anisimov

Age: 72 | Net Worth: $1.7 Billion | Rank: 1851 | Source of Wealth: Real estate

Cyprus

Richest Person: Vinod Adani

Age: 75 | Net Worth: $23 Billion | Rank: 88 | Source of Wealth: Infrastructure, commodities

Czech Republic

Richest Person:

Age: 56 | Net Worth: $18 Billion | Rank: 104 | Source of Wealth: Finance, telecommunications

Denmark

Richest Person: Anders Holch Povlsen

Age: 51 | Net Worth: $12.5 Billion | Rank: 159 | Source of Wealth: Fashion retail

Egypt

Richest Person: Nassef Sawiris

Age: 63 | Net Worth: $8.8 Billion | Rank: 287 | Source of Wealth: Construction, investments

Estonia

Richest Person: Kristo Käärmann

Age: 43 | Net Worth: $2.2 Billion | Rank: 1496 | Source of Wealth: Payments, banking

Eswatini (Swaziland)

Richest Person: Nathan Kirsh

Age: 92 | Net Worth: $7.2 Billion | Rank: 373 | Source of Wealth: Retail, real estate

Finland

Richest Person: Antti Herlin | Age: 67 | Net Worth: $4 Billion | Rank: 784 | Source of Wealth: Elevators, escalators

France

Richest Person:

Age: 75 | Net Worth: $233 Billion | Rank: 1 | Source of Wealth: LVMH

Georgia

Richest Person: Mikhail Lomtadze

Age: 48 | Net Worth: $5.2 Billion | Rank: 581 | Source of Wealth: Fintech

Germany

Richest Person: Klaus Michael Kuehne

Age: 86 | Net Worth: $39.2 Billion | Rank: 32 | Source of Wealth: Shipping

Greece

Richest Person: Maria Angelicoussis

Age: 42 | Net Worth: $6.4 Billion | Rank: 432 | Source of Wealth: Shipping

Guernsey

Richest Person: Stephen Lansdown

Age: 71 | Net Worth: $2.6 Billion | Rank: 1286 | Source of Wealth: Financial services

Hong Kong

Richest Person: Li Ka-shing

Age: 95 | Net Worth: $37.3 Billion | Rank: 38 | Source of Wealth: Diversified

Hungary

Richest Person: Lorinc Meszaros

Age: 58 | Net Worth: $1.7 Billion | Rank: 1851 | Source of Wealth: Diversified

Iceland

Richest Person: Thor Bjorgolfsson

Age: 57 | Net Worth: $2.1 Billion | Rank: 1545 | Source of Wealth: Investments

India

Richest Person: Mukesh Ambani

Age: 66 | Net Worth: $116 Billion | Rank: 9 | Source of Wealth: Diversified

Indonesia

Richest Person: Prajogo Pangestu

Age: 79 | Net Worth: $43.4 Billion | Rank: 27 | Source of Wealth: Petrochemicals, energy

Ireland

Richest Person: Shapoor Mistry

Age: 59 | Net Worth: $9.9 Billion | Rank: 228 | Source of Wealth: Diversified

Israel

Richest Person: Eyal Ofer

Age: 73 | Net Worth: $24 Billion | Rank: 84 | Source of Wealth: Real estate, shipping

Italy

Richest Person: Giovanni Ferrero

Age: 59 | Net Worth: $43.8 Billion | Rank: 26 | Source of Wealth: Nutella, chocolates

Japan

Richest Person:

Age: 75 | Net Worth: $42.8 Billion | Rank: 29 | Source of Wealth: Fashion retail

Kazakhstan

Richest Person: Vyacheslav Kim

Age: 54 | Net Worth: $5.8 Billion | Rank: 511 | Source of Wealth: Fintech

Lebanon

Richest Person (tie): Najib Mikati

Age: 68 | Net Worth: $2.8 Billion | Rank: 1187 | Source of Wealth: Telecom

Richest Person (tie): Taha Mikati

Age: 79 | Net Worth: $2.8 Billion | Rank: 1187 | Source of Wealth: Telecom

Liechtenstein

Richest Person: Christoph Zeller

Age: 66 | Net Worth: $1.5 Billion | Rank: 2046 | Source of Wealth: Dental materials

Luxembourg

Richest Person:

Age: 60 | Net Worth: $1.1 Billion | Rank: 2544 | Source of Wealth: Supply chain services

Malaysia

Richest Person: Robert Kuok

Age: 100 | Net Worth: $11.4 Billion | Rank: 176 | Source of Wealth: Palm oil, shipping, property

Mexico

Richest Person:

Age: 84 | Net Worth: $102 Billion | Rank: 14 | Source of Wealth: Telecom

Monaco

Richest Person: Stefano Pessina

Age: 82 | Net Worth: $6.9 Billion | Rank: 398 | Source of Wealth: Drugstores

Morocco

Richest Person:

Age: 63 | Net Worth: $1.7 Billion | Rank: 1851 | Source of Wealth: Petroleum, diversified

Nepal

Richest Person: Binod Chaudhary

Age: 68 | Net Worth: $1.8 Billion | Rank: 1764 | Source of Wealth: Diversified

Netherlands

Richest Person:

Age: 69 | Net Worth: $14.1 Billion | Rank: 132 | Source of Wealth: Heineken

New Zealand

Richest Person: Graeme Hart

Age: 68 | Net Worth: $10.4 Billion | Rank: 213 | Source of Wealth: Packaging

Nigeria

Richest Person: Aliko Dangote

Age: 66 | Net Worth: $13.4 Billion | Rank: 144 | Source of Wealth: Cement, sugar

Norway

Richest Person: Ivar Tollefsen

Age: 62 | Net Worth: $8.3 Billion | Rank: 308 | Source of Wealth: Real estate

Oman

Richest Person: P.N.C. Menon

Age: 75 | Net Worth: $2.8 Billion | Rank: 1187 | Source of Wealth: Real estate

Panama

Richest Person: Stanley Motta

Age: 78 | Net Worth: $1.1 Billion | Rank: 2544 | Source of Wealth: Finance

Philippines

Richest Person: Manuel Villar

Age: 74 | Net Worth: $11 Billion | Rank: 190 | Source of Wealth: Real estate

Poland

Richest Person: Michal Solowow

Age: 61 | Net Worth: $6.9 Billion | Rank: 398 | Source of Wealth: Investments

Portugal

Richest Person:

Age: 89 | Net Worth: $5.7 Billion | Rank: 522 | Source of Wealth: Energy, investments

Qatar

Richest Person: Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani

Age: 64 | Net Worth: $1.8 Billion | Rank: 1764 | Source of Wealth: Investments

Romania

Richest Person: Daniel Dines

Age: 52 | Net Worth: $2.7 Billion | Rank: 1238 | Source of Wealth: Software

Russia

Richest Person: Vagit Alekperov

Age: 73 | Net Worth: $28.6 Billion | Rank: 59 | Source of Wealth: Oil

Singapore

Richest Person: Li Xiting

Age: 73 | Net Worth: $15.1 Billion | Rank: 126 | Source of Wealth: Medical devices

Slovakia

Richest Person:

Age: 54 | Net Worth: $1.8 Billion | Rank: 1764 | Source of Wealth: Investments

South Africa

Richest Person: | Age: 73 | Net Worth: $12.2 Billion | Rank: 162 | Source of Wealth: Luxury goods

South Korea

Richest Person: Jay Y. Lee

Age: 55 | Net Worth: $11.5 Billion | Rank: 173 | Source of Wealth: Samsung

Spain

Richest Person: Amancio Ortega

Age: 88 | Net Worth: $103 Billion | Rank: 13 | Source of Wealth: Zara

St. Kitts and Nevis

Richest Person: Myron Wentz

Age: 83 | Net Worth: $1.3 Billion | Rank: 2287 | Source of Wealth: Health products

Sweden

Richest Person: Stefan Persson

Age: 76 | Net Worth: $16.6 Billion | Rank: 110 | Source of Wealth: H&M

Switzerland

Richest Person (tie): Gianluigi Aponte

Age: 83 | Net Worth: $33.1 Billion | Rank: 48 | Source of Wealth: Shipping

Richest Person (tie): Rafaela Aponte-Diamant

Age: 78 | Net Worth: $33.1 Billion | Rank: 48 | Source of Wealth: Shipping

Taiwan

Richest Person: Barry Lam

Age: 74 | Net Worth: $11 Billion | Rank: 190 | Source of Wealth: Electronics

Tanzania

Richest Person: Mohammed Dewji

Age: 48 | Net Worth: $1.8 Billion | Rank: 1764 | Source of Wealth: Diversified

Thailand

Richest Person: Dhanin Chearavanont

Age: 84 | Net Worth: $12.5 Billion | Rank: 159 | Source of Wealth: Diversified

Turkey

Richest Person: Murat Ulker

Age: 65 | Net Worth: $5.1 Billion | Rank: 597 | Source of Wealth: Food

Ukraine

Richest Person: Rinat Akhmetov

Age: 57 | Net Worth: $4 Billion | Rank: 784 | Source of Wealth: Steel, coal

United Arab Emirates

Richest Person: Pavel Durov

Age: 39 | Net Worth: $15.5 Billion | Rank: 122 | Source of Wealth: Messaging app

United Kingdom

Richest Person: Michael Platt

Age: 56 | Net Worth: $18 Billion | Rank: 104 | Source of Wealth: Hedge funds

United States

Richest Person: Elon Musk

Age: 52 | Net Worth: $195 Billion | Rank: 2 | Source of Wealth: Tesla, SpaceX

Uruguay

Richest Person (tie): Sergio Fogel

Age: 60 | Net Worth: $1.1 Billion | Rank: 2544 | Source of Wealth: Fintech

Richest Person (tie): Andres Bzurovski Bay

Age: 46 | Net Worth: $1.1 Billion | Rank: 2544 | Source of Wealth: Fintech

Venezuela

Richest Person: Juan Carlos Escotet

Age: 64 | Net Worth: $4.4 Billion | Rank: 711 | Source of Wealth: Banking

Vietnam

Richest Person: Pham Nhat Vuong

Age: 55 | Net Worth: $4.4 Billion | Rank: 711 | Source of Wealth: Diversified

Zimbabwe

Richest Person: Strive Masiyiwa

Age: 63 | Net Worth: $1.8 Billion | Rank: 1764 | Source of Wealth: Telecom

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