Richest cities in Asia and the Pacific 2026: the top 19, ranked

The richest cities in Asia.

Tokyo is the richest city in Asia and the Pacific, with 292,300 resident millionaires on the latest published count. 19 cities in Asia and the Pacific are ranked here, with what each takes of $1,000,000 on the Patrician.ch board.

In short, current to October 2026

Tokyo is the richest city in Asia and the Pacific by resident millionaires, 292,300, followed by Singapore (242,400), Hong Kong (154,900) and Sydney (152,900).
The most billionaires: Hong Kong (40), Beijing (38) and Shanghai (35).
Fastest growing of the cities ranked here, over the 10 years to 2024: Shenzhen (+142%), Bengaluru (+120%) and Hangzhou (+108%).
Of the 5 addresses on this page that are on the Patrician.ch board, the effective income tax on $1M runs from 15% in Hong Kong to 52% in Tokyo.
No 2026 edition of the city count had been published as of October 2026, so the 2025 edition is the latest. Its figures are as at December 2024.

Each address on this page was last checked against its official sources between 22 October 2026 and 28 October 2026. The sources for each are named on its page.

Source: the Patrician.ch board, an original ranking of 100 residence addresses across 47 countries and territories. Tax rates, thresholds and routes are sourced. Cost, safety, schools, sun and beauty are Patrician.ch editorial indices. Figures current to October 2026. Updated 11 November 2026. Cite as: Patrician.ch, Richest cities in Asia and the Pacific 2026: the top 19, ranked, patrician.ch/answers/richest-cities-in-asia/, October 2026.

19 cities

Where the millionaires of Asia and the Pacific live.

Resident millionaires, residents worth $100M or more, and billionaires, with growth in the millionaire count over 10 years. The last column is the effective income tax on $1,000,000 for a single filer, on the Patrician.ch model.

#	City	Millionaires	$100M+	Billionaires	Growth, 10 years	Tax on $1M
1	Tokyo	292,300	262	18	+4%	52%
2	Singapore	242,400	333	30	+62%	21%
3	Hong Kong	154,900	346	40	+3%	15%
4	Sydney	152,900	224	22	+28%	45%
5	Beijing	114,300	316	38	+72%	42%
6	Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe	112,200	128	12	+20%	52%
7	Shanghai	110,500	293	35	+67%	42%
8	Melbourne	94,000	108	12	+36%	45%
9	Seoul	66,000	148	16	+17%	44%
10	Mumbai	51,200	205	25	+69%	38%
11	Shenzhen	50,800	156	22	+142%	42%
12	Perth	34,600	66	9	+32%	45%
13	Hangzhou	32,200	104	12	+108%	42%
14	Taipei	31,400	85	16	+60%	37%
15	Delhi	31,200	125	16	+82%	38%
16	Brisbane	26,400	39	4	+22%	45%
17	Guangzhou	24,300	69	9	+88%	42%
18	Bengaluru	13,600	43	8	+120%	38%
19	Bangkok	10,200	45	10	+53%	33%

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Sources: Henley & Partners and New World Wealth, World’s Wealthiest Cities Report 2025 (resident millionaires with US$1M+ in liquid investable wealth, data as at December 2024, growth 2014 to 2024). City figures are the publisher's estimates, rounded to the nearest 100 for millionaires. Cities outside the board carry their own published scale on the same single filer basis: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, taxes on personal income (fetched 27 Sep 2026). Osaka pays the same income tax as Tokyo. Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane pay the same income tax as Sydney, so each carries that figure.

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Questions

The short answers.

What is the richest city in Asia and the Pacific?

Tokyo, with 292,300 resident millionaires, 262 residents worth $100M or more and 18 billionaires on the latest published count.

Singapore is second with 242,400.

Which city in Asia and the Pacific has the most billionaires?

Hong Kong, with 40, followed by Beijing (38) and Shanghai (35).

Which cities in Asia and the Pacific are gaining millionaires fastest?

Shenzhen (+142%), Bengaluru (+120%) and Hangzhou (+108%) over the 10 years to 2024, of the cities ranked here.

What are the 10 richest cities in Asia and the Pacific?

By resident millionaires on the latest published count: Tokyo (292,300), Singapore (242,400), Hong Kong (154,900), Sydney (152,900), Beijing (114,300), Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe (112,200), Shanghai (110,500), Melbourne (94,000), Seoul (66,000) and Mumbai (51,200).

19 cities in Asia and the Pacific are ranked in the table above.

Where in Asia and the Pacific do the rich pay the least income tax?

Of the addresses on the Patrician.ch board, Hong Kong takes the least of $1M, 15% effective for a single filer, and Tokyo the most, 52%.

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