Manufacturing Created The Most Billionaires in the Last 10 Years 💰

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The industries that produced the most billionaires globally from 2014 to 2024.

Figures come from Knight Frank.

Manufacturing: The Billionaire Factory

Manufacturing leads as the top industry for billionaire creation over the past decade, with 509 billionaires.

Just in 2024, 46 new billionaires emerged from the sector, including Anil Gupta, chairman of Indian electrical company KEI Industries.

Countries like India and China have seen rapid industrialization and an increase in manufacturing exports in recent years.

Manufacturing entrepreneurs in these countries have benefited from government incentives, growing consumer bases, and global market penetration, leading to wealth creation.