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CEOWORLD Magazine

There are about 2,153 billionaires in the world, and unsurprisingly, the United States is home to a large number of them. However, there are 15 countries – including Georgia, Iceland and Liechtenstein – believed to be home to only one billionaire.
Thailand’s 31 richest entrepreneurs revealed
Here they are:
Algeria
Issad Rebrab
Net Worth: US$3.9 billion
Angola 
Isabel dos Santos
Net Worth: US$2.2 billion
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
Nathan Kirsh
Net Worth: US$5.4 billion
Georgia
Bidzina Ivanishvili
Net Worth: US$4.9 billion
Hungary
Sandor Csanyi
Net Worth: US$1.1 billion
Iceland
Thor Bjorgolfsson
Net Worth: US$2.3 billion
Kuwait
Kutayba Alghanim
Net Worth: US$1.2 billion
Liechtenstein
Christoph Zeller
Net Worth: US$3 billion
Nepal 
Binod Chaudhary
Net Worth: US$1.7 billion
Portugal
Maria Fernanda Amorim
Net Worth: US$4.9 billion
Qatar
Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani
Net Worth: US$2.2 billion
Romania
Ion Tiriac
Net Worth: US$1.1 billion
Slovakia
Ivan Chrenko
Net Worth: US$1.6 billion
Tanzania
Mohammed Dewji
Net Worth: US$1.9 billion
Zimbabwe
Strive Masiyiwa
Net Worth: US$2.5 billion
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