China tops Hurun Global Rich List with 819 billionaires
China has topped the Hurun Global Rich List 2018 with 819 billionaires, beating the United States which had 571 billionaires. The combined wealth of the Chinese billionaires is $2.5 trillion or 3.2% of the global GDP. The world added 437 billionaires last year, while China alone added 210 or about four new billionaires a week.