Ho Chi Minh City listed among world’s top 10 wealthiest cities in 2023

The southern city is emerging as Asia’s next big millionaire hotspot represented by rapidly expanding sectors such as financial services, textiles, technology, electronics, telecoms, chemicals, and tourism, according to the report.

The 10 wealthiest cities in the world are ranked in terms of their number of resident millionaires. All figures are from over the past decade starting from 2012 and ending in 2022.

‘Millionaires’ or ‘high-net-worth individuals’ refer to individuals with investable wealth of US$1 million or more.

Cities located in the United States and China dominate the top 10 wealthiest cities in the world, while only one European city, London, makes it onto the list.

Topping the list is New York City which is home to 340,000 millionaires, 724 centi-millionaires, and 58 billionaires. It is the financial centre of the US and the wealthiest city in the world.

Tokyo in Japan ranks second, which is home to 290,300 resident millionaires, 250 centi-millionaires, and 14 billionaires.

Third position goes to the Bay Area, which includes the City of San Francisco and Silicon Valley, which is home to 285,000 millionaires, as well as 629 centi-millionaires, and a high number of billionaires at 63.

In 2000, London was the top city in the world for millionaires, but it has slipped down the list over the past 20 years, it is now placed in fourth position.

Apart from Ho Chi Minh City, Singapore is the only other Southeast Asian representative to make the list as it is currently home to 240,100 millionaires, 329 centi-millionaires, and 27 billionaires, thereby ranking fifth in the top 10.