Top 10 industries with the most billionaires in the world in 2024

Ideally, money isn’t the only reason for choosing a career, but a big paycheck can go a long way in making hard work seem worthwhile, especially if it results in you becoming one of the richest people in the world. Every industry in today’s world boasts of creating a billion dollar fortune for some people. But some industries offer a more general path to wealth than others. Industries that have historically contributed to the creation of billionaire wealth have undergone a number of changes in recent times, with industries that foster innovation seeing huge increases in value and growth.

Here are the top 10 that are home to the most billionaires.

 

Industry

 

Number of billionaires

 

Rank

 

 

one.

 

 

Finance and investment

 

371

 

 

 

2.

 

Technologies

 

 

365

 

3.

 

 

Production

 

331

 

 

 

4.

 

Fashion & Retail

 

 

273

 

5.

 

 

Health

 

221

 

 

 

6.

 

Food and drink

 

 

219

 

7.

 

 

The property

 

215

 

 

 

eight.

 

Diversified

 

 

188

 

9.

 

 

Energy

 

one hundred

 

 

 

10

 

Media and Entertainment

 

 

95