10 countries where the most billionaires appeared after the last crisis. Forbes rating

During the decade that began in 2010 immediately after the global economic crisis, we saw rapid growth, including in stock markets around the world. This contributed to the rapid increase in impressive fortunes. Over the past decade, the number of billionaires around the world has almost tripled: in the ranking of the world's richest people of 2020, according toFORBES , published April 7, included 2,095 people. The total wealth of the world's billionaires ten years ago was estimated at $3.5 trillion, now it is $8 trillion*. During this time, new billionaires appeared in 61 countries.

Asia has proven to be particularly prolific for the richest. China has produced the most billionaires this decade. In 2010, there were 64 billionaires in this country; now there are 389, not counting another 66 in Hong Kong. The number of billionaires in Thailand has grown from three in 2010 to 20 this year. In Singapore, instead of four billionaires, there were 26. In India, the number of billionaires increased by 108% over the decade - to 102 people.

Four countries from the top 10 ranking are in Europe - Germany, France, Switzerland and Italy. Eighteen countries that had no billionaires in 2010 have added at least one member to the Forbes list this decade. These include Saint Kitts and Nevis, Nepal, Qatar and Tanzania.

But the wealth was unevenly distributed. Ten countries, including Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Belgium and New Zealand, have fewer billionaires. Forbes completely excluded Saudi billionaires from its ranking in 2018 after it lost the opportunity to obtain reliable information about their assets (we explained our decision in detail in this article).

In four countries—Lebanon, Georgia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates—the number of billionaires has remained unchanged since 2010.

Here are the 10 countries and territories that have created the most billionaires this decade.