The Wide, Wide World of Wealth

Number of hectomillionaire households in selected nations

Hectomillionaire* households have investable assets of $100 mllion+. Estimates by Boston Consulting Group, reported here by Businessweek.

U.S. 2,300

Japan 1,300

Britain 810

Germany 620

Italy 530

Spain 330

Switzerland 300

France 260

Brazil 210

Netherlands 200

China 180

Australia 150

*Hectomillionaires are also, erroneously, called centimillionaires. The mistake may be due to American unfamiliarity with the metric system, as a Canadian explains here.