Billionaires: statistics and facts
Every Business Stats report on Billionaires in one place: 21 reports, from Wealth (8 reports), Gender (3 reports) and Region (2 reports).
The reports put numbers on it, for example 63% (Public, under 50), 25% (Fashion, women), 36% (Asia-Pacific) and 20 (Youngest (Amelie)).
Freshly updated: Billionaire Wealth by Asset and Age 2026 and Billionaire Industries by Gender 2026 (Ranked). Every report names its primary source, and its charts and tables can be downloaded and reused for free. The list grows on its own when a new report is published; it last changed on Oct 18, 2026.
Also in this topic: Billionaire Share by Region 2026: Asia Leads, Youngest Billionaires in the World 2026 and Pandemic Billionaire Wealth by Industry 2020.
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8 reports- Billionaire Wealth by Asset and Age 2026Jul 29, 202663%Public, under 50
- Pandemic Billionaire Wealth by Industry 2020Jul 29, 2026+44%Industrials
- Billionaire Wealth by Region 2026: US LeadsJul 26, 2026$9.6TNorth America
- Billionaire Wealth Source by Gender 2026Jul 26, 202675%Women inherited
- Total Billionaire Wealth Distribution 2026Jul 8, 2026$20.1TTotal Wealth
- Billionaire Wealth Gains During the Pandemic 2026Jul 7, 2026+$977BElon Musk
- $20.1T Wealth — Billionaires Around the World Statistics & Facts 2026Apr 7, 20263,428Billionaires Worldwide 2026
- 2,781 Billionaires Hold $14.2T — Wealth vs World 2026Mar 27, 20262,781Billionaires Worldwide
Gender
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8 reports- Richest Tech Billionaires 2026 (Ranked)Aug 9, 2026$839BElon Musk
- Billionaires in Europe by Country 2026 (Ranked)Jul 26, 2026211Germany
- Youngest Billionaires in the World 2026Aug 23, 202620Youngest (Amelie)
- Self-Made vs Inherited Billionaires 2026Jul 7, 202665%Self-Made
- Cities With the Most Billionaires 2026Jul 6, 2026146New York
- Countries With the Most Billionaires 2026Jul 5, 2026989United States
- How Many Billionaires Are There in the World? 2026Jul 5, 20263,428Billionaires
- Richest Social Media Entrepreneurs 2026 — Top Social Media Billionaires Net WorthMay 22, 2026$241BElon Musk - #1 Richest Social Media Entrepreneur (April 2026)
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