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Countries with most millionaires: India ranked at 15

Last updated on: June 7, 2013 12:19 IST
Gold jewellery is on display in Kolkata.
The rich will continue to get richer, says BCG's global wealth report.

Private wealth in India will more than double to $4.5 trillion by 2017, from $2 trillion at the end of 2012, according to consultancy firm BCG.

As much as 65 per cent or $1.3 trillion of the wealth is in the form of cash and deposits, while investments in bonds account for 21 per cent and equities account for 13 per cent, said the report.

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Countries with most millionaires: India ranked at 15

Last updated on: June 7, 2013 12:19 IST
Tourists gather in Times Square in New York.
United States

Rank: 1

Number of millionaire households: 5.9 million

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Countries with most millionaires: India ranked at 15

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A Hello Kitty figurine, studded with a total of 19,636 Swarovski crystals, is displayed during a press preview of Swarovski's Hello Kitty collection at an event entitled House of Hello Kitty in Tokyo.

Japan

Rank: 2

Number of millionaire households: 1.5 million

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Countries with most millionaires: India ranked at 15

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Office buildings and apartments are pictured in Beijing's Central Business District.

China

Rank:
3

Number of millionaire households: 1.3 million

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Countries with most millionaires: India ranked at 15

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Pedestrian cross the diagonal crossing at Oxford Circus in London.

United Kingdom

Rank: 4

Number of millionaire households: 5,09,000

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Countries with most millionaires: India ranked at 15

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Zurich's main shopping street Bahnhofstrasse.

Switzerland

Rank: 5

Number of millionaire households: 3,95,000

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Countries with most millionaires: India ranked at 15

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People walk by the Apple Store in the Eaton Centre shopping mall in Toronto.

Canada

Rank: 6

Number of millionaire households: 3,73,000

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Countries with most millionaires: India ranked at 15

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Cars travel past the 'Faces of Berlin' light installation during the Festival of Lights in Berlin.

Germany

Rank: 7

Number of millionaire households: 3,62,000

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Countries with most millionaires: India ranked at 15

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Taipei 101 building in Taipei.

Taiwan

Rank: 8

Number of millionaire households: 3,12,000

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Countries with most millionaires: India ranked at 15

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Rome.

Italy

Rank: 9

Number of millionaire households: 2,74,000

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Countries with most millionaires: India ranked at 15

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Tourists walk past the Orsay Museum in Paris.

France

Rank: 10

Number of millionaire households: 2,56,000

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Luxurious residential blocks are seen behind Happy Valley horse racing track in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong

Rank: 11

Number of millionaire households: 2,31,000

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Cyclists visit a Dutch tulip field in Noordwijk, the Netherlands.

The Netherlands

Rank: 12

Number of millionaire households: 1,91,000

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Countries with most millionaires: India ranked at 15

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Ingots of 99.97 and 99.98 per cent pure platinum are placed at the Krastsvetmet non-ferrous metals plant in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.

Russia

Rank:  13

Number of millionaire households:1,80,000

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Countries with most millionaires: India ranked at 15

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A Tarantula Brooch is positioned for display at a pearl exhibition in Sydney.

Australia

Rank: 14

Number of millionaire households: 1,78,000

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Countries with most millionaires: India ranked at 15

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LuLu Mall, Kochi.

India

Rank: 15

Number of millionaire households: 1,64,000