We've talked before about how dividends have become such an important part of investing, with more than 80 percent of the stocks in the S&P 500 now offering them. But dividend investing is not confined to the U.S.; it's really a worldwide phenomenon. According to Henderson Global Investors, dividends around the world totaled more than $1 trillion in 2013.
Dividends have grown by an average of 9.4 percent worldwide over the past five years. Over that stretch, dividend payments have increased by 50 percent among North American companies - but by a whopping 107 percent among companies in emerging markets.
The leading country for those emerging-market dividends is China. Two Chinese companies - China Construction Bank and China Mobile - are now among the top six dividend payers in the world.
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