 The U.S. had the most billionaires in the world, with a record of 565.China had 319 (not including Hong Kong, Taiwan or Macau), Germany had 114, and India had the fourth most with 101; India reached over 100 billionaires for its first time.For the third year in a row, Bill Gates was named the richest man in the world by "Forbes" 2016 list of the world's billionaires.