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02-24-2016, 04:59 PM
Beijing, **t New York, has the most billionaires in the world
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Beijing just snatched the title of Billionaire Capital of the World, bumping former leader New York to second place.
According to the Hurun Rich List 2016 (http://www.hurun.net/EN/ArticleShow.aspx?nid=15703) released Wednesday, Beijing **w has 100 billionaires, adding 32 from last year.*
SEE ALSO: The reclusive American heiress who is Australia's richest person (http://mashable.com/2016/01/29/blair-parry-okeden/)
New York isn't far behind, adding four to make 95 billionaires, but that wasn't e**ugh to retain its top spot.
China as a whole already overtook the U.S. last year (http://mashable.com/2015/10/17/china-billionaires/) in October, when it added 242 in the year to hit 596 billionaires. This translates to five new billionaires per week over the course of 2015.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/24/beijing-most-billionaires/)
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Beijing just snatched the title of Billionaire Capital of the World, bumping former leader New York to second place.
According to the Hurun Rich List 2016 (http://www.hurun.net/EN/ArticleShow.aspx?nid=15703) released Wednesday, Beijing **w has 100 billionaires, adding 32 from last year.*
SEE ALSO: The reclusive American heiress who is Australia's richest person (http://mashable.com/2016/01/29/blair-parry-okeden/)
New York isn't far behind, adding four to make 95 billionaires, but that wasn't e**ugh to retain its top spot.
China as a whole already overtook the U.S. last year (http://mashable.com/2015/10/17/china-billionaires/) in October, when it added 242 in the year to hit 596 billionaires. This translates to five new billionaires per week over the course of 2015.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/24/beijing-most-billionaires/)
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