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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
The World's Billionaires is an annual ranking of people who are billionaires, i.e., they are considered to have a net worth of US$1 billion or more, by the American business magazine Forbes. The list was first published in March 1987. [ 1 ]
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 ...
The first trillionaires are on their way. Five people are expected to amass at least $1 trillion in wealth within the next decade, if current trends continue, according to Oxfam’s annual ...
Indeed, according to World Bank's Poverty and Inequality platform (PIP) the number of people living below the $7-a-day poverty line in 2024 was 3.6 billion—a figure relatively unchanged from 1990.
The American oil magnate John D. Rockefeller became the world's first confirmed U.S. dollar billionaire in 1916. [ 2 ] As of April 2024, [update] there are 2,781 billionaires worldwide, with a combined wealth of over US$14.2 trillion, up from US$12.2 trillion in 2023.
The World Economic Forum expects to host some 3,000 attendees, including business executives, academics, government officials, and civic group leaders at its annual meeting in the Alpine village of Davos. The first big day of meetings starts Tuesday, after a largely ceremonial start on Monday. How will Davos-goers respond to Trump's inauguration?
The combined wealth of the world’s most wealthy rose from $13 trillion to $15 trillion in just 12 months, the global charity said Sunday. It marks the second-largest annual increase in ...