A 37.8% Rise from 2013

Latin America Sees the Most Significant Growth in the Size of its Billionaire Population

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Latin America Sees the Most Significant Growth in the Size of its Billionaire Population

Author: Alicia Miguel

  1. The combined wealth of the world’s billionaires increased by 12% to US$7.3 trillion
  2. The Wealth-X and UBS Billionaire Census 2014 shows that Europe, with 775 billionaires, is the region with the most billionaires and billionaire wealth
  3. Asia, however, boasted the largest billionaire wealth increase, with the region’s billionaires’ fortunes growing by 18.7% over the past year
  4. Latin America and the Caribbean is the region that saw the most significant growth in terms of the size of its billionaire population (37.8%) in 2014
  5. The United States maintains its position as the world’s top billionaire country with a population of 571 billionaires in 2014, followed by China (190) and the United Kingdom (130)