Mumbai becomes new “capital of billionaires” of Asia

The Indian city of Mumbai with 92 billionaires became the new “rich capital” of Asia.

According to the report published by the Nikkei Asia news agency based on the data of the Hurun research institute with headquarters in Shanghai, Mumbai overtook Beijing with 92 billionaires and became a city with the largest number of billionaires on the Asian Continent.

according to this information, in New York there are 119 billionaires, and in London – 97. Mumbai takes third place in the world with 92 billionaires.

In India, there are only 271 billionaires. Mumbai economy in 2023 increased by 7.5 %.

If we evaluate the countries, then China heads a list with 814 billionaires, it is noted that their number decreased by 155 people compared to 2022.

The United States takes second place in the rating of billionaires – 800 billionaires.

– Sectors of artificial intelligence and information technology

are leaders in the US economy

The chief executive director of the American manufacturer of NVIDIA chips, Jensen Juang, entered the first thirty list with a fortune of $ 48 billion.

Significant growth was observed in the conditions of the owners of Google, Meta and Microsoft.

In addition to the growth of welfare in the technological sector, it is noteworthy that the state of the American singer Taylor Swift increased to $ 1.2 billion.