THERE ARE 33 MORE BILLIONAIRES IN BEIJING

493 newcomers, a record,

joined the global billionaires club in 2020 – roughly one every 17 hours

210 of the newbies

are from China – more than any other country

724

is the total number of US billionaires

698

is the number of Chinese billionaires

140 billionaires are from India,

the third highest

$4.4-trillion

is the combined worth of the US billionaires

$4.7-trillion

is the total worth of Asia Pacific’s 1,149 billionaires

2,755

is the number of billionaires worldwide 100 billionaires live in Beijing – more than any other city in the world – since last year

99 is New York’s tally of billionaires.

The Big Apple held top spot for the past 7 years

$80bn more is the combined wealth

New York’s billionaires over Beijing’s of $35.6bn is the net worth of Beijing’s richest resident, Zhang Yiming, the founder of TikTok, whose wealth doubled last year

$59bn is the fortune of New York City’s richest resident,

former mayor Michael Bloomberg

$68.9bn is the net worth of China’s richest man, Zhong Shanshan (beverages) – 13th on the Forbes list

$177bn is the net worth of the world’s richest person,

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, whose wealth grew by $64bn last year

$8bn is Nicky Oppenheimer’s wealth,

the richest South African on the list, in 308th spot. He is followed by Johann Rupert ($7.1bn) in 358th place, Patrice Motsepe ($2.9bn) in 1,064th place and Michiel le Roux ($1.1bn) in 2,524th spot

$11.4bn is the net worth of Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, of Nigeria, ranked 94th