Some countries are populated with hundreds of them. Take the United States, which is home to 585 —that's just under 25 percent of the world's billionaires.
After all, "billionaires like to be in areas where other billionaires are likely to be located as well," Wealth-X tells CNBC.
Here are the 11 countries with the largest populations of billionaires — and the total wealth held by the billionaire residents — courtesy of Wealth-X.
11. France
Number of billionaires: 52
Total wealth held by billionaires: $206 billion
9. Brazil
Number of billionaires: 59
Total wealth held by billionaires: $186 billion
9. Saudi Arabia
Number of billionaires: 59
Total wealth held by billionaires: $181 billion
8. Hong Kong
Number of billionaires: 79
Total wealth held by billionaires: $291 billion
7. India
Number of billionaires: 90
Total wealth held by billionaires: $206 billion
6. Switzerland
Number of billionaires: 95
Total wealth held by billionaires: $235 billion
5. United Kingdom
Number of billionaires: 106
Total wealth held by billionaires: $295 billion
4. Russia
Number of billionaires: 118
Total wealth held by billionaires: $348 billion
3. Germany
Number of billionaires: 130
Total wealth held by billionaires: $423 billion
2. China
Number of billionaires: 260
Total wealth held by billionaires: $675 billion
1. United States
Number of billionaires: 585
Total wealth held by billionaires: $2,466 billion
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