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New York City has the most ultrawealthy inhabitants, one of six US cities on the list.
  • The ultrawealthy population has reached 426,330, a 7.6% increase from last year.
  • Nearly 75% of them reside in 10 countries, with 35% in the United States.
  • These are the cities that have the most ultra-high net worth individuals.

There are more ultrarich people on Earth than ever before — 426,330 of them, to be exact, data firm Wealth-X found. That's about 0.005% of the total global population.