14.10.2009 Opalesque Exclusive: China now has 29 more billionaires, as worldwide number of HNWIs went down 14.9% to 8.6 million at end-2008
From Christine Gaylican, Opalesque Asia:

China now has more dollar billionaires, total of 130

The number of Chinese billionaires went up by 28.7% to 130 this year in spite the global downturn, according to the annual Hurun Report published today (Source).

The Asian country produced 130 high net worth individuals (HNWIs) with no less than $571 million worth of assets YTD, Huru

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