Forbes magazine released its annual list of the world’s richest people. The number of Chinese billionaires (including Hong Kong) doubled last year to 89. That’s second only to the United States, which had 403. India also doubled its number of billionaires on the roster.

For more on the rising number of superrich in Asia, Daljit Dhaliwal speaks to Roben Farzad, senior writer for Bloomberg BusinessWeek.