On September 29, 1916, American oil magnate John D. Rockefeller became the world’s first confirmed U.S. dollar billionaire - his wealth went on to peak at an estimated $336billion.

And it appears 100 years on, the U.S. still reigns when it comes to wealth.

Data released by Forbes reveals where today’s billionaires live in the world, with almost a third of them residing in America.

In the first quarter of 2016 the world’s billionaire population stood at 1,810 in 67 countries.

　Of that number 540 billionaires were found to be based in the U.S., more than any other country.

　Coming in at second place was China with 251 billionaires, followed by Germany with 120 people.

India and Russia also made the top five, with the UK coming in at seventh, with 50 top-tier tycoons.

The Middle East and Africa was the region with the lowest concentration of billionaires, while Asia Pacific came out on top.

With one of the largest economies in southeast Asia, Indonesia made it on to the list at 20th place, with 20 billion dollar residents.

On the people front, Bill Gates topped the list of the world’s richest billionaires for the 17th time in 22 years.

Though the 60-year-old Microsoft head is $4.2 billion poorer than 2015, his net worth of $75 billion has put him in the top spot of the spot on Forbes’ World Billionaires list for the third year in a row, after overcoming Mexico’s Carlos Slim Helu in 2014.

Helu came in fourth in Forbes’ 2016 list of 1,810 billionaires, behind Gates, Amancio Ortega and Warren Buffett, respectively.

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