Number of millionaires in China

Came across a striking statistic:

According to the World Wealth Report from CapGemini (and Merrill Lynch)

There were 236,000 millionaires in China in mid-2004, up 12% from 2003.

Compare that with 383,000 in the United Kingdom in mid-2004.

The whole report can be downloaded at The State of the World's Wealth.