New York Named The Richest City On The Planet With 59 Billionaires And A Staggering 345,600 Millionaires (See List)

New York has been named the wealthiest city on the planet, boasting 59 billionaires and 345,600 millionaires, including 737 people with a net worth of more than $100 million. 

That’s according to a new report ranking the 20 richest cities in the world from consultancy Henley & Partners, which advises the ultra-wealthy on citizenship and residency issues. 

The United States dominated the rankings for 2022, with six cities listed in the top 20: New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and Dallas.

London ranked fourth in the world, with 272,400 millionaires and 38 billionaires, and was joined by four cities in continental Europe, including Paris, Frankfurt and two Swiss cantons.

Regionally, Asia-Pacific had eight cities in the top 20, including Tokyo in second place and Singapore in fifth. 

Mainland China’s Beijing and Shanghai were joined by Hong Kong, and also making the list were Seoul and Australia’s Sydney and Melbourne. 

Here are the Top 20 wealthiest cities, ranked by their number of millionaire residents: