Global Billionaire Population Experienced a Surge of 13.4% in 2020

By David Lemon.
Updated Sep 15, 2021

NEW YORK (PRWEB) September 15, 2021 - Wealth-X, the worlds leading provider of data and insight on the wealthy, today released the Billionaire Census 2021. The eighth edition of this report reveals that the global billionaire population grew by 13.4% in 2020 to 3,204. The 2021 edition of the Census marks the first time that the billionaire population has surpassed 3,000 individuals.

In a year of dramatic upheaval and polarizing trends in wealth generation, the Billionaire Census 2021 explores the global billionaire population and its wealth in 2020, presenting global wealth drivers, regional trends and a ranking of the leading billionaire countries and cities. While less dramatic than population growth, the year over year increase in collective billionaire wealth increased 5.7% to US$10 trillion; a striking development given the upheaval of the pandemic and the deepest contraction in world economic output for a generation.

This years report also explores the 670 individuals that became billionaires in 2020 and the top 15 wealthiest billionaires across the globe.

Among the numerous key findings, the Billionaire Census 2021 reveals:

Download the full report at https://bit.ly/3yXSevc to view the complete findings.

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