Out of a global total of 2,668 billionaires worth $12.7 trillion on Forbes’ 2022 list of the World’s Billionaires, Europe accounts for 592 billionaires, down from 628 a year ago. DenmarkNUMBER OF BILLIONAIRES: 9 vs 10 in 2021TOTAL NET WORTH: $57 billion vs. $61.3 billion in 2021Retail tycoon Anders Holch Povlsen continues as the country’s richest person. Vladimir Lisin is now the country’s richest person, with an $18.4 billion estimated net worth built from NLMK Group, a leading manufacturer of steel products. SwedenNUMBER OF BILLIONAIRES: 45 vs. 41 in 2021TOTAL NET WORTH: $165.7 billion vs. $182 billion in 2021H&M’s Stefan Persson continues as the country’s richest person. Checkout.com founder Guillaume Pousaz is not only Switzerland’s richest person, but Europe’s top tech entrepreneur, worth an estimated $23 billion.

Source: Forbes April 06, 2022 05:36 UTC