A survey performed Hurun magazine published by China, Thursday (28/02/2013), called Asia is the continent with the most billionaires followed by North America and Europe.

Carlos Slim (73)

A survey performed Hurun magazine published by China, Thursday (28/02/2013), called Asia is the continent with the most billionaires followed by North America and Europe.

All over the world there are 1453 people with a fortune of $ 1 billion or more per January. Of that number, 608 people millionaires in Asia, 440 people in North America and 342 people in Europe.

If that number is broken again then there is the largest number of billionaires in the United States and China, each with 408 and 317 people billionaires, followed by Russia, Germany and India.

The richest people in the world still held the king of communication Mexican Carlos Slim (73) with a personal wealth reached 66 billion U.S. dollars.

Meanwhile, the U.S. investor Warren Buffett and founder of fashion brand Zara, Amancio Ortega of Spain were ranked second and third world's richest people. The wealth of these men amounted to 58 billion and 55 billion dollars.

If the entire combined billionaire wealth all the numbers will be in the range of 5.5 trillion dollars or equal to the value of the Japanese economy last year.

Hurun magazine added real estate, telecommunications, media, technology and retail business is the source of the most common sources of wealth owned by the billionaire world.

Head of R & D Magazine Hurun Rupert Hoogewerf said the actual number of millionaires is likely to reach three times the current rate. Because, most of them tend to hide kekayaaannya.

"Some hide his wealth as illegally obtained. Others did not want to show their wealth," said Hoogewerf.
A survey performed Hurun magazine published by China, Thursday (28/02/2013), called Asia is the continent with the most billionaires followed by North America and Europe.

All over the world there are 1453 people with a fortune of $ 1 billion or more per January. Of that number, 608 people millionaires in Asia, 440 people in North America and 342 people in Europe.

If that number is broken again then there is the largest number of billionaires in the United States and China, each with 408 and 317 people billionaires, followed by Russia, Germany and India.

The richest people in the world still held the king of communication Mexican Carlos Slim (73) with a personal wealth reached 66 billion U.S. dollars.

Meanwhile, the U.S. investor Warren Buffett and founder of fashion brand Zara, Amancio Ortega of Spain were ranked second and third world's richest people. The wealth of these men amounted to 58 billion and 55 billion dollars.

If the entire combined billionaire wealth all the numbers will be in the range of 5.5 trillion dollars or equal to the value of the Japanese economy last year.

Hurun magazine added real estate, telecommunications, media, technology and retail business is the source of the most common sources of wealth owned by the billionaire world.

Head of R & D Magazine Hurun Rupert Hoogewerf said the actual number of millionaires is likely to reach three times the current rate. Because, most of them tend to hide kekayaaannya.

"Some hide his wealth as illegally obtained. Others did not want to show their wealth," said Hoogewerf.