These large cities, located in different parts of the world, are home to close to a quarter of the total number of billionaires in the world. The total amount of their fortunes exceeds 2.8 trillion dollars, so the impact of these people on the global economy is very large.
London
In 2022, the capital of Great Britain became poorer by three billionaires. The financial status of Charles Dunstone, the founder of the communications company Carphone Warehouse, and Denis Sverdlov, the creator and head of the startup Arrival, working on electric vehicles, fell below one billion dollars.
The only newcomer among London-based billionaires is $5 billion Alexander Gerko , who founded XTX Markets, a company focused on algorithmic trading. In 2022, it received a solid dividend payment.
Shenzhen
Shenzhen lost five billionaires last year, including real estate tycoon Huang Shikai and Ren Zhengfei, to below $850 million. The richest resident of the city continues to be Ma Huateng, executive director of the Internet colossus Tencent - his fortune exceeds $ 35 billion.
Delhi
The Indian city is home to 37 billionaires. Delhi entered this ranking for the first time. Over the past year, the number of billionaires here has increased by two: Manohar Lal Agarwal with 1 billion, managing the Indian company Haldiram Snacks, and Saroj Rani Gupta , the owner of 1.2 billion dollars, who founded the APL Apollo pipe company in 1986 with her late husband. Ashok Qajaria , whose business is the largest manufacturer of ceramic tiles in India, has returned to the ranks of Delhi's billionaires. The wealthiest citizen is Shiv Nadar , co-founder of HCL Technologies, one of India's leading software vendors. His net worth is estimated at $25.5 billion.
Shanghai
Shanghai is one of the few Chinese cities where the number of billionaires has increased this year. Among the new arrivals from Shanghai are Tang Zhui, founder of ZongMu Technology, a startup that develops unmanned control technology, Chen Ying, a member of the board of directors of home and hobby goods manufacturer Greenworks, and Liu Yixiong, CEO of cosmetics company Shanghai Chicmax Cosmetic. The capital of these entrepreneurs is equal to 1.2-1.3 billion dollars (each).
At the moment, the richest resident of Shanghai is Colin Zheng Huang, the founder of the online trading giant PPD Holdings, the third in the Forbes list in terms of capital increases. Over the past year, the company's quotes have more than doubled, and Zheng's assets have grown by 19 billion, reaching 30.3 billion.
New York
New York continues to be the billionaire capital of the world, despite the fact that the city lost six billionaires compared to last year. It is home to the largest group of the richest people, New York is the wealthiest city among billionaires. Approximately 25% of all the city's funds are in the hands of the two wealthiest residents - Michael Bloomberg and Julia Koch. Among the local billionaires who left the list are the founders of the online platform OpenSea for selling NFTs - Alex Atallah and Devin Finzer.
Singapore
This year, Singapore also ranked high in the ranking of local billionaires thanks to the emergence of four new and two returning billionaires. Guo Cheng Liang, the owner of the world's largest paint manufacturer, remains Singapore's top billionaire with a net worth of $14.5 billion. The founder of gamer electronics brand Razer, Mingliang Tang, is back on the list of billionaires with his net worth of $1.2 billion. Among the newcomers to the list are Michael Kam, owner of nine hotels in Europe and Asia, and Lu Chun Yun, owner of more than 100 medical clinics in Singapore.
Hong Kong SAR
Hong Kong ranked second in the ranking of local billionaires thanks to two new billionaires. Two tycoons who have increased their fortunes thanks to the growth of tourism and demand for hotel services are back on the list: Zhao Tongtong, co-founder of the H World Group hotel chain with a fortune of 1.3 billion, and Lawrence Ho, who controls the casino operator Melco Resorts, whose revenue is estimated at 1.2 billion US dollars.
Mumbai
Five new billionaires have appeared in the city. The richest resident of Mumbai remains Mukesh Ambani with a fortune of $ 83.5 billion, which is 30% of the total wealth of local billionaires. Two of the six newcomers are retail tycoon Atul Ruiya and Abhay Soi, chairman of Max Healthcare, India's second-largest healthcare retailer.
Beijing
Beijing continues to lose billionaires faster than other cities. In 2021, the capital of China ranked first, in 2022 it dropped to second, and this year it is in third place. Among those who have lost their billionaire status is a former board member of state-owned semiconductor manufacturer Tsinghua Unigroup, Zhao Weiguo, who has been charged with corruption by the Chinese regulator. Last year, the media reported that Zhao "disappeared" from the public field and, as a result of the bankruptcy restructuring, was left without assets in the enterprises of Tsinghua Unigroup. The richest Beijinger is still Zhang Yiming, the founder of ByteDance Corporation, which owns TikTok, although his fortune has shrunk by $5 billion in a year.
