2018亿万富豪人口普查报告（英文）

BILLIONAIRE CENSUS 2018APPLIED WEALTH INTELLIGENCE© WEALTH-X 2018THIS PUBLICATION IS FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN OFFER, OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER, TO BUY OR SELL ANY PRODUCT OR OTHER SPECIFIC SERVICE. ALL INFORMATION AND OPINIONS INDICATED ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.NEW YORK142 W. 36TH STREET, 12TH FLOORNEW YORK, NY 10018UNITED STATES+1 877 887 8454LONDON3RD FLOOR, NUFFIELD HOUSE, 41-46 PICCADILLY LONDON W1J 0DSUNITED KINGDOM +44 (0)20 3745 3000DUBAI5TH FLOOR, SHEIKH RASHID TOWER DUBAI WORLD TRADE CENTRE PO BOX 487177 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES+971 4 889 5042BILLIONAIRE CENSUS 2018WEALTH-X BILLIONAIRE CENSUS 2018TABLE OF CONTENTSEXECUTIVE SUMMARY __________________________________________1 INTRODUCTION _______________________________________________ 2 GLOBAL BILLIONAIRE MAP _____________________________________ 3 BILLIONAIRE PERFORMANCE IN 2017 _____________________________ 5 THE VOLATILITY EFFECT _______________________________________ 7BILLIONAIRE WEALTH TIERS ____________________________________ 11 TOP 10 BILLIONAIRE COUNTRIES _______________________________ 15 TOP 10 BILLIONAIRE CITIES ____________________________________ 17TODAY’S BILLIONAIRES - ASSET HOLDINGS, INDUSTRY, GENDER AND WEALTH SOURCE ________________________________ 19BILLIONAIRE INTERESTS, PASSIONS, AND HOBBIES ________________25 BILLIONAIRE ALMA MATERS ___________________________________29 BILLIONAIRE PHILANTHROPY __________________________________ 31 METHODOLOGY ______________________________________________35ABOUT WEALTH-X ___________________________________________35 1WEALTH-X BILLIONAIRE CENSUS 2018EXECUTIVE SUMMARYTHE BILLIONAIRE POPULATION AND ITS WEALTH SOARED TO RECORD LEVELS IN 2017. Buoyed by a synchronized upturn in the world economy and climbing equity markets, billionaire wealth surged by 24% to a record level of $9.2trn and the billionaire population rebounded by 15% to 2,754 individuals, surpassing the previous peak of 2,473 in 2015.ALL REGIONS EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN THEIR BILLIONAIRE POPULATIONS. The billionaire population expanded at a healthy pace across all regions, with Asia-Pacific (+29%) the front-runner, ahead of the Americas (+11%) and EMEA (+9%). The total billionaire population in Asia now stands at 784 individuals, overtaking North America (727) for the first time.BILLIONAIRE WEALTH GREW AT A MUCH FASTER PACE THAN POPULATION SIZE IN ALL REGIONS. The wealth of Asia-Pacific’s billionaires increased by almost 50%, a huge turnaround following modest falls in 2016. Asia-Pacific wealth outperformed that of the Americas (+22%) and EMEA (+12%). The significant growth in billionaire wealth globally was driven by strong equity market performance and relatively stable exchange rates against the US dollar.BILLIONAIRE PERFORMANCE DIFFERED SIGNIFICANTLY ON A COUNTRY LEVEL, WITH CHINA AND INDIA ACHIEVING THE FASTEST GROWTH RATES IN 2017. While the US remained the dominant force, six of the top ten countries recor