Top 10 wealthiest cities in the world (2025): Indian cities with the most millionaires revealed
The World's Wealthiest Cities by Millionaire Population in 2025: New York City, with 384,500 millionaires is the world's wealthiest city in 2025, while Mumbai, with over 51,000 millionaires, is the wealthiest city in India.
Find out the World's Wealthiest Cities by Millionaire Population in 2025: Know which are India's wealthiest cities (Source: Canva)
The World’s Wealthiest Cities by Millionaire Population in 2025: Do you know where millionaires live globally? While the world today is filled with high-net-worth individuals possessing extraordinary wealth, there is an increasing allure of cosmopolitan cities for the ultra-wealthy.
The world’s wealthiest city – New York – tops the rankings with 384,500 high-net-worth individuals, followed closely by the Bay Area, which includes the city of San Francisco and Silicon Valley, boasting 342,400 millionaire residents and over 82 billionaires.
Furthermore, Los Angeles, with 220,600 millionaires, ranks 5th this year, overtaking London, which has experienced a decline of 12% in its millionaire population, resulting in a drop to 6th position with 215,700 millionaires.
Remarkably, Dubai, which is experiencing growth of 102%, now boasts 81,200 millionaire residents, propelling it into the top 20 – standing at 18th place in 2025 abd earning the recognition for the most significant climber over the past year.
Rounding up the list, Portugal’s capital, Lisbon, has made its debut this year, ranking 50th with 22,200 millionaires, which has resulted in New Zealand’s city of Auckland dropping out in 2025.
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World’s Wealthiest Cities 2025: Top 10 Cities for Millionaires
Methodology:The 2025 World Wealthiest Cities Report by Henley & Partners and New World Wealth examines global wealth migration patterns between countries and cities.
Which are India’s ‘wealthiest’ cities in 2025?
Indian cities Mumbai and Delhi, ranked 27th and 39th globally in the Henley and Partners’ The World’s Wealthiest Cities report, are recognised as India’s wealthiest cities in 2025. (Source: Canva)
Mumbai, with over 51,000 millionaires, 205 centi-millionaires, and 25 billionaires, has demonstrated a strong growth of 69% in millionaire numbers over the past decade, while Delhi, with 31,200 millionaires and 16 billionaires, has witnessed an impressive 82% growth in millionaires over the last decade.
Notably, Bengaluru, with 43 centi-millionaires, is emerging as one of the significant wealth hubs, or centi-millionaire city hotspots, over the next decade, the report highlights.
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