“India” A- leading investment destination for billionaires worldwide
Billionaires are seeking to put more of their funds into India due to the robust development of the economy in the region According to the report. In the various sectors, billionaires favor energy, perhaps due to the present supply limitations as well as the fast-growing change to renewables. According to the study, nearly 58 percent of billionaire respondents picked India or Southeast Asia as their chosen regions for investing. Only 42 percent of the respondents chose China.
Contrary to the majority of the world the billionaire population of India grew in the years after it beat that of the United Kingdom to become the fifth largest economy by 2022. India has a more youthful workforce also surpassed China as the fastest-growing of all the major economies of the world. In the same way India’s number of Indian billionaires increased from 140 in the year before to 166 with their overall income growing by 25.7 percent up to 749.8 billion.
“The “UBS Billionaire Ambitions Report 2022” released earlier this month noted that “North America with its massive domestic market and flourishing entrepreneurial culture, is also an extremely popular region. Although it is still ahead of the other regions of the world however, mainland China is a bit behind these regions.” There are few who seem to be attracted to the investment opportunities within Western Europe despite it being an important economic bloc.
It’s not just the field of investments the country has seen a decline. China sees a decline from the previous year. The number of billionaires has decreased as well. China’s zero-COVID policies in mainland China slows growth of the economy after years of being the largest economy in the world with the fastest growth. The number of billionaires was 540, which was down from 626 prior to. In the midst of a decade progressively growing wealth, the total value of that by five percent (19.9 percent) in the range of USD 2.0 trillion. But China is not the only one. With the falling markets, the billionaire population around the world has declined.
As of March 20, 2022 there was 2688 billionaires around the world in the amount of approximately USD 12.7 trillion, a decrease from 2,755 people with an estimated USD 13.1 trillion by 2021. Asia-Pacific was the region with the biggest billionaire population in the world at 1,084, with a total worth in the region of 4.2 trillion, which is compared to 1,143 people in 2021 and USD 4.7 trillion in the previous year. UBS report found that overall wealth as well as number of billionaires is expected to be decreasing even more since the beginning of March, due to decreases in the value of assets.Billionaires of the United States, home to approximately 1/3 of billionaires in the world It also witnessed an increase of 724 in 2021 to 735 in 2021. The total wealth increased by 6.9 percent to 4.7 trillion. Particularly, investments and finance were the most populated with billionaires (392 in all) and had one of the largest turnovers. Together, their total amount of wealth was USD 1.7 trillion. 50 billionaires have been created throughout the year, while 30 people were dropped off the list.
The new billionaires include disruptive fintech companies, private equity firms and hedge fund investors. The second-highest-populous sector, technology, saw significant changes. There 41 new tech billionaires and 57 vanished in total 348 with a value of USD 2.2 trillion. This volatility reveals the speed and dynamism of a field where the obstacles to entering are not as high and the pace of innovation is constant.
The growth of manufacturing companies was driven by the huge demand for durable products, and the rise of electric vehicles or battery owners. There were 338 billionaires in the manufacturing industry in 2022 with a combined value in USD 1.1 trillion. There were 44 billionaires who have joined the list and 37 being removed out of the rankings. The report from this previous year’s UBS billionaire report found that 95 percent of the billionaires who were surveyed believed that they should put their money or resources to tackle global issues.
A majority of respondents believe it is their responsibility to “lead the way” while nearly a third of them believe they should make use of their wealth or resources to solve these problems. More than 40 % of billionaires who were surveyed consider smart agriculture as being one of the areas in which they can have the most impact, as well as the provision of clean water and alleviation of poverty.
The billionaires who were surveyed also recognize potential in green energy, as well as recycling and waste management They believe that the government plays a larger role to play within these fields. “This year’s report highlights how many of the wealthiest in society see it as their responsibility to lead the way, using their wealth or resources to help tackle unprecedented environmental and societal challenges,” said UBS’s George Athanasopoulos, Head of Global Family and Institutional Wealth along with Alice Page, Head ..
“The combination of plentiful long-term capital and innovation has the potential to create huge change and opens up new opportunities for a different approach to investing.” “We remain realistic about the ability of private capital on its own to solve the world’s problems. While we see this convergence as a clear trend, will it be done on a sufficient scale to help meet the UN’s sustainability goals (SDGs) and the race to zero carbon? There are reasons for optimism and those who can connect billionaires to opportunities globally, such as UBS, play an important role in this trend.”
From a broader view, health and technology remain a hot topic for billionaires, even though these industries have seen an increase in valuations and interest in publicly traded equity market.
The report is the eighth of the Swiss bank, which covers billionaires, with a focus on their ambitions and wealth in an era of historical prosperity, innovation in business and the impact of the philanthropic sector.
