# There are now 2,325 billionaires in the world

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/09/17/now-2325-billionaires-world/
- Published: 2014-09-17T09:17:47+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

This year 155 people have moved into the billionaire bracket, meaning that the global
billionaire population has now reach 2,325, the largest number to date, and a 7%
rise in the number of billionaires since 2013.

The figures were produced by the Wealth-X and UBS Billionaire Census 2014.

The total wealth of these billionaires increased by 12% to **US$7.3 trillion**. 
Wealth-X points out that **this is greater than the combined market capitalisation
of all the companies that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average**.

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The **average billionaire‘s wealth** rose by 4.4% this year to just over $3.1 billion.

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## Billionaire growth by region

**Europe** has overtaken **North America** as the region both with the largest number
of billionaires (775) and the greatest combined wealth ($2.37 trillion).

**Asia** is where total billionaire wealth has increased the most. Overall, the 
region’s billionaires’ fortunes grew by 18.7% over the past year. There were 52 
new billionaires in Asia in 2014, of which **33 come from China**.

The largest growth in the number of billionaires took place in **Latin America and
the Caribbean**, with a 37.8% increase in 2014.

Meanwhile, the billionaire population in the **Middle East** shrank by 1.9%, even
though total billionaire wealth in the region rose by 16.7%. Similarly the number
of **Africa**’s billionaires decreased by 4.8%, but the region’s billionaire wealth
increased by 12.9%.

## Most billionaires by country

The countries with the most billionaires are:

 * USA: 571
 * China: 190
 * UK: 130
 * Germany: 123

## Billionaires by gender

There are **2,039 male billionaires** in 2014, with combined wealth of $7.3 trillion(
87.7% of the world’s total billionaire wealth), and **286 female billionaires**,
with a combined 12.3% share of global billionaire wealth.

The **average age** of the billionaires researched is 63, one year older than the
average in 2013.

## About the research

The census tracked the global billionaire population from July 2013 to June 2014.
It looked at top-tier wealth segments by geographical location, gender, sources 
of wealth and personal traits.

Simon Smiles, CIO for UHNW, UBS Wealth Management, said:

> “UBS has served some of the world’s most successful families for more than 150
> years and, today, more than half of the world’s billionaires are clients. The 
> second Wealth-X and UBS Billionaire Census is the most comprehensive study of 
> its kind and provides unparalleled insights into this sophisticated and global
> client segment. Its findings, for example, that billionaires increased their liquid
> holdings last year and that entrepreneurialism is key to their wealth, correspond
> with the feedback from discussions with our clients”.

You can download the [Wealth-X and UBS Billionaire Census 2014](http://www.billionairecensus.com)
report.

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