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Australia Now Has More Billionaires Per Capita Than the US or UK

The number of billionaires doubled over the past decades, as well as philanthropy.
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Crystal-Rose Jones
Crystal-Rose Jones
6/3/2025|Updated: 6/3/2025
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The number of Australian billionaires has doubled from 74 in 2015, to 161 in 2025, amid what appears to be a billionaire boom.

The total wealth of Australia’s richest people increased 160 percent to $667.8 billion over the past 10 years, with property being the most frequent source of wealth accumulation.

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Crystal-Rose Jones
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Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.
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