Direct answer: As of 2025, there are roughly between 813 and 1,135 billionaires in the United States, depending on the data source and methodology used. Context and nuance:
- Different trackers count slightly different totals. Forbes typically reports the count from their annual billionaire lists, while other organizations (and employers of wealth analytics) may include broader definitions or different thresholds, leading to a range that can span several hundred individuals.
- The United States remains the country with the highest number of billionaires in most tallies, driven by tech, finance, and diversified holdings, with California often leading the state counts.
- The top tier of wealth in the U.S. is dominated by a small group of mega-billionaires, but the overall count includes many self-made individuals across various industries.
If you’d like, I can narrow this to a single source (e.g., Forbes 400 or Altrata-based counts) and provide the exact numbers and their dates, plus a short table comparing the definitions behind each count.
