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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
In the 32nd annual Forbes list of the world's billionaires, the aggregate wealth of the top 20 richest people on Earth amounted to about 13 percent of all billionaires' fortunes combined. [16] A record of 2,208 billionaires were in the ranking and the total wealth was $9.1 trillion, up 18% since 2017.
The Bloomberg Billionaires Index, launched in March 2012, is a daily ranking of the world's 500 richest people based on their net worth. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It features a profile of each billionaire, and includes a tool that allows users to compare the fortunes of multiple billionaires.
The U.S. Census Bureau estimated that there are more than 8 billion people in the world in 2024. Billionaire Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the U.S. right now, according to Forbes, has a net worth ...
Two-thirds of Forbes' annual World's Billionaires list have gotten richer over the past 12 months, the publication reported. ... And among the 10 billionaires who gained the most wealth in 2024 ...
2024 was a good year to be a billionaire. The S&P 500 gained 25% this year, while the Nasdaq grew 33%. The uberwealthy, many of whom are invested in companies on each index, benefited greatly.
UBS publishes various statistics relevant for calculating net wealth. These figures are influenced by real estate prices, equity market prices, exchange rates, liabilities, debts, adult percentage of the population, human resources, natural resources and capital and technological advancements, which may create new assets or render others worthless in the future.
It’s one thing to be a billionaire. Only 2,781 members of the world’s population, which is nearing 8 billion people, have reached that status.And even fewer people have a multibillion-dollar ...