With its seamless public transportation system and incredible dining scene – to name just a few major draws – it’s no wonder Tokyo is consistently ranked as one of the best cities in the world. While everyday city life has plenty to offer the average Tokyoite, the capital also doubles as a luxurious playground for the super-rich. Illustrating this point is wealth migration firm Henley & Partners’s just-revealed annual report, which ranks the world’s wealthiest cities based on the number of millionaire and billionaire residents – and includes Tokyo in the top three.
Trailing only New York City (No 1) and the US Bay Area (No 2), Tokyo is in third place out of 50 cities studied worldwide. The only other Asian entrants in the top ten are Singapore (No 4) and Hong Kong (No 8).
According to Henley’s data, Tokyo is home to a whopping 292,300 millionaires, 262 centi-millionaires and 18 billionaires. But compared to New York City and the Bay Area, Tokyo has not seen dramatic millionaire growth over the last decade, with the stats suggesting a modest four-percent increase over the last ten years.
Here are the top ten wealthiest cities in 2025:
- New York City
- The Bay Area
- Tokyo
- Singapore
- Los Angeles
- London
- Paris
- Hong Kong
- Sydney
- Chicago
For more information and to see the full 50 cities included in the ranking, visit the Henley & Partners website.
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