Ever wondered how many billionaires are there in total around the world?
According to the Forbes list of the world’s billionaires compiled in the year 2019, there is a total of 2,153 billionaires in the world.
These 2,153 individuals have a total net wealth of US$8.7 trillion (S$12.63 trillion). The total amount of global wealth in the year 2019? US$360 trillion (S$522.54 trillion), according to the Global Wealth Report by Credit Suisse Research Institute.
To put things into perspective:
Total PopulationTotal Wealth World Population7.7 BillionS$522.54 trillion Total Number of Billionaires2,153S$12.63 trillion Percentage0.00003%2.4%Billionaires account for 2.4% of the world’s total wealth despite being only 0.00003% of the world’s total population.
What Does It Mean to Be a Billionaire?If you are wondering how much is a billion, one billion is a thousand million.
A billionaire is a person with a net worth
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