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Will the number of Chinese billionaires decrease in 2025?
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Global Billionaire Wealth Jumps 17% as US Gains Offset China Decline; $42 Trillion Added Over Decade
Dec 5, 2024, 08:15 AM
The wealth of the world's billionaires surged by approximately 17% over the past year, driven primarily by substantial gains among wealthy individuals in the United States, according to a report from Swiss bank UBS. This growth in billionaire fortunes comes despite a decline in wealth among billionaires in China. Over the past decade, the world's richest 1% have collectively increased their fortunes by $42 trillion, as highlighted by Oxfam. The trend indicates a significant concentration of wealth among the super-rich, with some billionaires reportedly seeing their wealth triple during this period.
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