truly up. japanese tycoon usaca mizar will become the first private passenger on a trip around the moon. set to take off in twenty twenty three on board a space x. a rocket developed by ilan musk while the price of the ticket has yet to be revealed it is assumed to be astronomical meanwhile the number of billionaires with the spare cash to follow my sa into space continues to grow according to u.b.s. is a new report on the super rich they hold an average of four point one billion dollars in wealth north america remains the global leader in the number of billionaires six hundred thirty one but western europe slipped to third place. second spot now belongs to the great to china region which includes hong kong and taiwan china proper is home to more than three hundred billion as most of them self-made. at the turn of the millennium china had only one billionaire but u.b.s. now expects the country to overtake the u.s.