The 25 Cities With The Most Billionaires | Celebrity Net Worth

There are about 50 cities across the globe in which at least one billionaire makes his or her home. The fact is, billionaires are a pretty rare breed. Having that much money is a rare thing. If it wasn't, one in every seven people – over a billion in total – would not be living in extreme poverty with less than $1.25 a day in earnings. Yet, this sad fact of world poverty aside, there are thousands of people, who through inheritance or innovation and ambition, have amassed a fortune that cannot be spent in their lifetime. These individuals are the 1% of the top 1% in the world. Billionaires make up 0.00000032% of the world's population. Together, these 1.645 people have a total net worth around $6.4 trillion. The billionaires of the world are not spread out equally. They are quite concentrated in a handful of cities around the world. These are the 25 cities with the most billionaires:

• Chicago, Illinois

  Number of billionaires in the city: 18

  Total net worth of billionaires in Chicago: $40 billion

• Hamburg, Germany

  Number of billionaires in the city: 18

  Total net worth of billionaires in Hamburg: $51 billion

• Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

  Number of billionaires in the city: 20

  Total net worth of billionaires in Jeddah: $42 billion

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• Seoul, South Korea

  Number of billionaires in the city: 20

  Total net worth of billionaires in Seoul: $48 billion

• San Francisco, California 

  Number of billionaires in the city: 20

  Total net worth of billionaires in San Francisco: $49 billion

• Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 

  Number of billionaires in the city: 20

  Total net worth of billionaires in Riyadh: $88 billion

• Madrid, Spain

  Number of billionaires in the city: 21

  Total net worth of billionaires in Madrid: $29 billion

• Taipei, Taiwan

  Number of billionaires in the city: 21

  Total net worth of billionaires in Taipei: $43 billion

• Shanghai, China

  Number of billionaires in the city: 21

  Total net worth of billionaires in Shanghai: $46 billion

• Mexico City, Mexico

  Number of billionaires in the city: 21

  Total net worth of billionaires in Mexico City: $151 billion

• Geneva, Switzerland

  Number of billionaires in the city: 23

  Total net worth of billionaires in Geneva: $50 billion

• Shenzhen, China

  Number of billionaires in the city: 25

  Total net worth of billionaires in Shenzhen: $58 billion

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• Los Angeles, California

  Number of billionaires in the city: 25

  Total net worth of billionaires in Los Angeles: $62 billion

• Tokyo, Japan

  Number of billionaires in the city: 26

  Total net worth of billionaires in Tokyo: $71 billion

• Mumbai, India

  Number of billionaires in the city: 28

  Total net worth of billionaires in Mumbai: $97 billion

• Singapore

  Number of billionaires in the city: 32

  Total net worth of billionaires in Singapore: $65 billion

• Paris, France

  Number of billionaires in the city: 33

  Total net worth of billionaires in Paris: $167 billion

• Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  Number of billionaires in the city: 34

  Total net worth of billionaires in Dubai: $79 billion

• Istanbul, Turkey

  Number of billionaires in the city: 35

  Total net worth of billionaires in Istanbul: $62 billion

• Sao Paulo, Brazil

  Number of billionaires in the city: 36

  Total net worth of billionaires in Sao Paulo: $91 billion

• Beijing, China

  Number of billionaires in the city: 37

  Total net worth of billionaires in Beijing: $98 billion

• London, United Kingdom

  Number of billionaires in the city: 72

  Total net worth of billionaires in London: $177 billion

• Hong Kong

  Number of billionaires in the city: 82

  Total net worth of billionaires in Hong Kong: $343 billion

• Moscow, Russia

  Number of billionaires in the city: 85

  Total net worth of billionaires in Moscow: $307 billion

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New York City, New York

Number of billionaires in the city: 103

Total net worth of billionaires in New York City: $354 billion