According to the Hurun Global Rich List 2024, the city with the highest number of billionaires in 2024 was New York. In detail, 119 billionaires resided in the American city. Furthermore, 97 billionaires lived in London, while Mumbai had a billionaire population of 92 individuals. New York was the only city in the world with more than 100 billionaires that year. Mega-cities of the world A large number of the world’s billionaires are concentrated in a select number of the world’s mega-cities. This has as much to do with the location of their wealth, business interests, and further earning potential, as does the quality of life in those cities. A look at the most significant industries in the global billionaire production line helps to explain the prominence of the traditional capitals of global business including New York, London and Hong Kong. The place of many Chinese cities on the list can in part be explained by the strong performance of industrial conglomerates from the country in recent years. Economic growth in China While New York is the city with the highest number of billionaires, China now boasts the most billionaires of any country in the world. However, eight of the top ten wealthiest billionaires still came from the United States as of 2024.

A dataset listing New York counties by population for 2024.

A dataset listing the richest zip codes in New York per the most current US Census data, including information on rank and average income.

SoHo was the most expensive neighborhood in New York City, United States in the third quarter of 2024, with the median sales price of homes at 4.25 million U.S. dollars. Out of the top ten most expensive neighborhoods to buy a home, seven were in Manhattan. Cobble Hill, DUMBO, and Carroll Gardens were the only Brooklyn neighborhoods in the top ten ranking and had a median home sales price ranging between 1.6 million U.S. dollars and 1.8 million U.S. dollars.

In 2021, the per capita income in San Francisco city was at 80,383 U.S. dollars. San Francisco was followed in this regard by Seattle and Washington, D.C. The most populated cities in the U.S. are ranked by per capita income in this statistic. While New York, New York had the highest population, San Francisco had the highest per capita income in 2021. The median household income in San Francisco in 2020 was 119,136 dollars, the highest among the most populated cities in the United States.

The graph shows the world's most expensive cities to live, compared to New York City. Zurich is with a value of 170 the most expensive city to live.

This statistic shows the number of the super-rich, or Ultra-High-Net-Worth, persons in the United States in 2014, sorted by city. New York has the largest concentration of super-rich individuals; about 8,655 UHNW (Ultra High Net Worth) people are living in the metro area.

Cities in the United States dominate the list of cities with the highest number of ulta high net worth individuals (UHNWI) in 2023. This comes as no surprise as it is the country with the highest number of UHNWIs. New York had 16,630 individuals with a net worth exceeding 30 million U.S. dollars, followed by Hong Kong with 12,545 individuals.

In 2019, New York was the most expensive city in the United States for ridesharing, with an average of 18.73 U.S. dollars per trip. During the same year, Oklahoma was the least expensive city in the U.S. for a rideshare, with an average of 9.91 U.S. dollars per ride.

This statistic shows the most expensive cities for hotels in the United States as of June 2013. New York was the most expensive U.S. city for hotels as of June 2013 with a median hotel rate of 245 U.S. dollars.