Beijing overtakes New York City as ‘Billionaire Capital’

FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2015, file photo, a man walks through a shopping and office complex on a blue-sky day in Beijing. Average concentrations of air particulates in 189 Chinese cities fell by 10 percent in 2015, according to a new Greenpeace report, a sign that pollution overall is decreasing even as catastrophic levels of smog this winter in northern China effectively shut down schools and roads. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Move over, New York City: Beijing is the new “Billionaire Capital of the World.”

The Chinese capital has overtaken the Big Apple as home to the most billionaires 100 to 95 according to Hurun, a Shanghai firm that releases yearly rankings and research about the 1 per cent.

Slowdown, but elite make money

The study, which comes months after reports suggested China now has more billionaires than the United States, highlights how China’s elite are continuing to accrue vast wealth despite a wobbling stock market and tepid economy.

Beijing took the title from New York after minting 32 new billionaires last year, while New York gained four.

Moscow came in third place, with 66 billionaires, while Hong Kong and Shanghai came in fourth and fifth with 64 and 50, respectively.