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There are two types of billionaires: those who inherited their wealth, and those who built it from nothing. Our friends at Wealth-X, a firm that does research and net worth valuations on ultra ...
The number of billionaires that, with assets combined, would own as much money as half the world population, and what transport they would fit on, from years 2010 to 2016 [18] According to a 2016 Oxfam report, the wealth of the poorest 95% dropped by 38% between 2010 and 2015, due to an increase in the global population by 400 million. [ 18 ]
A record 1,210 billionaires made the 2011 list, representing a combined wealth of $4.5 trillion, up from $3.6 trillion the previous year. [39] One third of the world's billionaires, 413, came from the United States. China had the second most billionaires with 115, while Russia was third with 101.
Elon Musk is the wealthiest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$402 billion as of February 8, 2025, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, [415] and $397 billion according to Forbes, [416] primarily from his ownership stakes in Tesla, Inc. and SpaceX. [417]
What the world needs is more billionaires — said no one ever. And yet, here we are. Oxfam reports that 204 new billionaires emerged in 2024; the combined wealth of billionaires worldwide grew ...
In fact, most of these billionaires have held their stock positions for a minimum of 20 years. Billionaires such as Bezos, Zuckerberg, Page and Brin have benefited massively from the rise of the ...
Per Forbes (April 2024) [1]; Rank Rank per capita Country/Territory Billionaires Rate - World 2,781: 0.343 1 11 United States 813: 2.420 2 53 China 406: 0.288 3 58 India 200: 0.144
“Even though Oxford University has more billionaires among its alumni, Cambridge University, with two fewer magnates, comes out ahead and ranks first in terms of wealth, totaling an outstanding ...