The world’s biggest billionaire art buyers Of the top ten biggest art collector billionaires, Francois Pinault, the owner of Christie’s auction house, is the wealthiest, according to the list of the top 10 Billionaire Art Collectors compiled by Wealth-X. With a fortune of US$9.9bn, US$1bn of that is tied up in art. He has amassed … Read more
The world’s largest private-owned superyacht, costing an estimated £450 million, was officially launched in Germany , announced Boat International Media. Code-named “Project Azzam”, this 590ft long superyacht is believed to have been built for a Saudi billionaire. It dwarfs Eclipse, the current holder of “the world’s biggest private yacht”, owned by Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, … Read more
Statistical Profile of the Hong Kong UHNWI Against the backdrop of a red hot premium property market, Hong Kong‘s ultra wealthy population holds US$43 billion worth of real estate assets, representing 9% of the total net worth of its UHNW population, according to the lastest study released by Wealth-X, a provider of detailed intelligence on … Read more
Asia has the world’s most billionaires Carlos Slim (73) – ranked as the “Richest Man on the Planet” On its 2013 list, Hurun Report, a monthly magazine best known for its “China Rich List“, a ranking of the wealthiest individuals in China, has ranked 1453 individuals with personal wealth of US$1 billion or more. Real … Read more
UHNW alumni rankings American private universities dominate University UHNW Alumni Rankings Special Report by Wealth-X, a study identifying global universities with the highest ultra high net worth (UHNW) alumni populations. Harvard University has the largest UHNW alumni population at 2,964. Harvard University is also alma mater to 52 billionaires, the highest count globally. Among the … Read more
Mexican Billionaires Beat Brazilians In Wealth: Wealth-X Unveils Top 10 Wealthiest Latin Americans List With a net worth of US$78.9 billion, Carlos Slim remains at the top of the list of the Wealthiest Latin Americans. Coming in second is Jorge Lemann, co-founder of 3G Capital, with a net worth of US$19.2 billion. Alberto Bailleres … Read more