The Anatomy of a NYC Billionaire: 12 Things You Need to Know

January 19, 2016 by Reza Chowdhury

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.