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pat_k

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Mon Mar 20, 2017, 09:01 PM Mar 2017

In case you missed it: Forbes billionaires list (in context with global wealth report)

It came out earlier this month, but in case you missed it, here is Forbes' billionaires list. https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/#68742d30251c

Although it's from 2016, the Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report provides some context:
https://www.credit-suisse.com/us/en/about-us/research/research-institute/news-and-videos/articles/news-and-expertise/2016/11/en/the-global-wealth-report-2016.html

Some numbers (rounded):

7,000,000,000,000 world population
4,800,000,000,000 world adult population


________________2,000 billionaires (30% from U.S.)

___________33,000,000 millionaires (40% from U.S.)

___$ 8,000,000,000,000 total wealth billionaires (USD)

__$109,000,000,000,000 total wealth millionaires (USD)

0.00004% of world adult population billionaires
0.7% of of world adult population millionaires

3% of global wealth owned by billionaires.
43% of global wealth owned by millionaires

Pyramid. 2016 Global



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In case you missed it: Forbes billionaires list (in context with global wealth report) (Original Post) pat_k Mar 2017 OP
I swear Forbes' purpose is just to print lists of people who have more money than you. Initech Mar 2017 #1
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