Others were not so lucky, shedding significant chunks of their net worth over the past twelve months. Where the World’s Billionaires LiveThere are currently 3,356 billionaires in the world, with a disproportionate share concentrated in just a handful of countries. The UK has 60 billionaires worth a combined $278.6 billion, led by hedge fund manager Michael Platt with $20.9 billion. Egypt has six billionaires worth $23.9 billion, while Morocco has three worth $4.7 billion. This allowed us to analyse both the distribution of billionaires globally and how combined billionaire wealth changed across industries between 2025 and 2026.