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The population of Lebanon is, at upper estimates, around 4 million – not counting the million-plus refugees.
But Lebanese living in Lebanon is just a drop in the bucket: Multiply that by two or three and you’ve got the number of Lebanese expatriates; we like to spread around quite extensively!
Here are the top 10 Lebanese expat communities around the world by population size, based on estimates, along with some of the most famous people form each country who are of Lebanese descent.
1. Brazil (6.4 million)
2. United States (2 million)
3. Argentina (1.35 million)
4. Venezuela (420,000)
Tarek Al Aissami, Lebanese Venezuelan politician AND footballer!
5. Colombia (400,000)
6. Mexico (340,000)
7. Australia (310,000)
Faydee, the upcoming Lebanese Australian singer
8. (tie) Canada and France (225,000)
9. Saudi Arabia (210,000)
You may have not known, but Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal’s mother is Princess Mona Al Solh, daughter of Lebanon’s first prime minister, Riyad Al Solh.