According to Hurun, a Chinese magazine that publishes reports about world's richest people, there are 2,188 billionaires in the world. Here is the list of countries that aced the top 15 on the Hurun's rich list of 2016.
15. South Korea
Number of billionaires in 2015: 33
Number of billionaires in 2016: 31
14. Singapore
Number of billionaires in 2015: 26
Number of billionaires in 2016: 32
13. Turkey
Number of billionaires in 2015: 33
Number of billionaires in 2016: 34
12. Canada
Number of billionaires in 2015: 39
Number of billionaires in 2016: 35
11. Italy
Number of billionaires in 2015: 27
Number of billionaires in 2016: 37
10. Japan
Number of billionaires in 2015: 45
Number of billionaires in 2016: 42
9. Brazil
Number of billionaires in 2015: 56
Number of billionaires in 2016: 49
8. France
Number of billionaires in 2015: 46
Number of billionaires in 2016: 51
7. Switzerland
Number of billionaires in 2015: 60
Number of billionaires in 2016: 66
6. Russia
Number of billionaires in 2015: 93
Number of billionaires in 2016: 80
4. United Kingdom (TIE)
Number of billionaires in 2015: 80
Number of billionaires in 2016: 82
4. Germany (TIE)
Number of billionaires in 2015: 72
Number of billionaires in 2016: 82
3. India
Number of billionaires in 2015: 97
Number of billionaires in 2016: 111
2. United States
Number of billionaires in 2015: 537
Number of billionaires in 2016: 535
1. Greater China
Number of billionaires in 2015: 478
Number of billionaires in 2016: 568
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