Where is the world’s gold stored? The United States' gold reserves are mainly stored in the treasury at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and West Point, New York, which used to be Army fortresses and are now heavily guarded. Most gold from other countries is stored in the underground vault of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Manhattan Island, and it is said that there are tens of thousands of tons. These gold bricks are placed in stacks separately. For example, this stack is from Russia, that stack is from Britain, and there are also bricks from France, Germany, Japan, and Italy. A country has a pile of gold. Whichever pile is taller means that the country has more gold reserves. As long as you go in and take a look, you can know which gold pile belongs to which country. Why do most countries keep their gold reserves in the United States? The first is for safety, gold reserves must be safe because too many people are eager to own gold. The cost of ensuring the safety of gold is very high, so some small countries simply store all their gold in the United States. The second is to facilitate international settlement. If China does trade with the United States and uses gold to settle the trade, they will move this pile of gold to another pile. This method still maintains the original trade practice, just like moving bricks. Whichever pile is bigger will know which country has more gold reserves. But China only puts some of its gold there. We keep a large amount of gold in our own treasury because we have our own security measures.