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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.
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
A centibillionaire is someone with a net worth of 100 billion (100,000,000,000) or more units of a given currency, generally of major world currencies such as the United States dollar, euro or pound sterling. [1] The following is a list of everyone who has ever been a centibillionaire.
2. Giorgio Armani. Net worth: $9.6 billion First job: Photographer’s assistant, 1957 Salary then: $1.38 per hour That salary today: $12 per hour Well before his signature power suits changed the ...
“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 ...
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 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 ]
Have you ever speculated what would happen if a billionaire divided all his money equally among the world's citizens? While the idea makes for interesting dinner conversation, it wouldn't solve the...