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- 2021 was the third successive year of billionaire population expansion. It was also the weakest growth since 2018. The global billionaire population rose by 3.3% to 3,311 individuals. Total wealth surged by 17.8% to a record $11.8trn. The Covid-19 pandemic remained the dominant influence.
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May 14, 2021 · On the 2021 Forbes list, which runs to April 6, their numbers rose nearly 700 to a record total of more than 2,700. The biggest surge came in China, which added 238 billionaires — one every 36...
The global billionaire population surged in 2020, rising by 13.4% to 3,204 individuals. This followed robust gains a year earlier and was the strongest annual growth since 2017 — a striking development amid the upheaval of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic
Dec 7, 2021 · The share of wealth owned by the world's richest people soared during the Covid pandemic, a major study on inequality has found. The World Inequality Report said that 2020 saw the steepest...
- Billionaires by Region
- Billionaires by Country
- Billionaires by City
We’ll begin by zooming out to look at how various continents and world regions rank in terms of their billionaire population. North America is home to most billionaires, worth $4.6 trillion. The U.S., unsurprisingly, accounts for the majorityof this wealth, with 975 billionaires and a collective net worth of $4.45 trillion. In regional terms, Europ...
Now, let’s look at the ranking broken down by the top 15 countries: China is an obvious second in billionaire wealth to the United States, with famous billionaires like Zhang Yiming ($44.5 billion) of TikTok and Zhong Shanshan ($67.1 billion), whose wealth primarily comes from the pharmaceutical and beverages industries. That said, Chinese billiona...
Looking at cities, New York is home to the most billionaires—with 13 added billionaire residents last year—followed by Hong Kong.
May 18, 2021 · The total wealth of billionaires worldwide rose by $US5 trillion to $US13 trillion in 12 months, the most dramatic surge ever registered on the annual billionaire list compiled by...
Dec 7, 2021 · The share of household wealth owned by billionaires has risen by a record amount during the pandemic, with millionaires also coming out of COVID-19 ahead, a study found on Tuesday.
Apr 6, 2021 · The number of billionaires on Forbes’ 35th annual list of the world’s wealthiest exploded to an unprecedented 2,755—660 more than a year ago. Altogether they are worth $13.1 trillion , up ...
