This statistic shows the top ten cities with the largest share of self-made billionaires in 2015. In 2015, 100 percent of billionaires in Moscow, Beijing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Hangzhou were self-made.
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Top ten cities worldwide with the largest share of self-made billionaires in 2015
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Martin Prosperity Institute. (July 26, 2016). Top ten cities worldwide with the largest share of self-made billionaires in 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/621527/top-10-cities-with-largest-share-of-self-made-billionaires-globally/
Martin Prosperity Institute. "Top ten cities worldwide with the largest share of self-made billionaires in 2015." Chart. July 26, 2016. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/621527/top-10-cities-with-largest-share-of-self-made-billionaires-globally/
Martin Prosperity Institute. (2016). Top ten cities worldwide with the largest share of self-made billionaires in 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/621527/top-10-cities-with-largest-share-of-self-made-billionaires-globally/
Martin Prosperity Institute. "Top Ten Cities Worldwide with The Largest Share of Self-made Billionaires in 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/621527/top-10-cities-with-largest-share-of-self-made-billionaires-globally/
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