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The second-richest person in terms of wealth compared to contemporary GDP is a subject of dispute. While most sources attribute this status to Andrew Carnegie, others argue that it could be Bill Gates, Cornelius Vanderbilt I, John Jacob Astor IV, or Henry Ford. Determining the lower ranks is an even more contentious debate.
This is a list of countries by their number of billionaire residents, based on annual assessments of the net worth in United States Dollars of wealthy individuals worldwide. Forbes Further information: The World's Billionaires
Carnegie as he appears in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.. Andrew Carnegie (English: / k ɑːr ˈ n ɛ ɡ i / kar-NEG-ee, Scots: [kɑrˈnɛːɡi]; [2] [3] [note 1] November 25, 1835 – August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist.
Current wealth: $323.3 billion. Elon Musk hasn’t yet occupied Mars, but the Tesla founder does occupy the No. 1 spot on the Forbes list of the world’s richest people. In the wake of President ...
Wealth generates its own level of fascination. There are few people in the Western World today who aren't aware of the billionaires Buffett, Gates and Musk, but back in the day, the same could be ...
While the top 10 countries added a net 1,365 ultra-wealthy individuals since 2017, the combined net worth of all on the list declined by $362 billion (1.5%). However, these changes are close to ...
List of Argentines by net worth; List of Americans by net worth. List of richest Americans in history; List of Australians by net worth. Financial Review Rich List; List of Austrians by net worth
Asia accounted for more than 100 of the new entrants. Overall, just 12 percent of the list lost wealth since 2009, and 30 people fell off the list. 13 others died. [40] Of the 89 women, 12 were newcomers in 2010. Steve Forbes said the growing number of billionaires was a clear sign that the world's economy was recovering from the Great ...