So you’re looking to build a unicorn and become the next NYC billionaire?
Today, we decided to take a look today at some of the key statistics surrounding billionaires in New York City. We we tapped our friends at Wealth-X who provided us with some interesting information about the wealth composition in New York City. New York is home to largest ultra high net worth (defined as those with at least $30M in net assets) population. Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg is the wealthiest person in the state with a networth of $42.1 billion as of last November.
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NYC is home to 103 billionaires with a combined net worth of $354B CLICK TO TWEET
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The average net worth of a billionaire in NYC is $3.4B CLICK TO TWEET
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The average billionaire in NYC is 65 years old CLICK TO TWEET
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The top industry for billionaires in NYC is finance, banking, and investment (55%) CLICK TO TWEET
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81% of billionaires in NYC have at least partially made their own fortunes CLICK TO TWEET
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18% of billionaires in NYC were born outside of the US CLICK TO TWEET
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87% of billionaires in NYC have a bachelor’s degree CLICK TO TWEET
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70% of billionaires in NYC have a primary business that is privately owned CLICK TO TWEET
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9% of billionaires in NYC are women CLICK TO TWEET
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81% of billionaires in NYC are married CLICK TO TWEET
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96% of billionaires in NYC are active philanthropists CLICK TO TWEET
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52% of billionaires are passionate about art CLICK TO TWEET
