The Richest People In Europe 2022Out 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. The combined wealth of European billionaires has fallen from last year’s $3 trillion highpoint to
$2.8 trillion, driven down by a single global hotspot.
The European country with the most billionaires this year:
Germany, with 134 worth a collective $608 billion.
France remains a billionaire hotspot as well – especially for its luxury and fashion super maisons; the total wealth of the nation’s 43 billionaires has risen 7% since last year to $550 billion.
Sweden, meanwhile, is the darkhorse: from a country of just 10 million people, there are 45 billionaires.
