The Americans atop Forbes’ new list of the world’s wealthiest people defied the downward trend. As a group, they’re richer than ever.
’ new list of the world’s wealthiest people defied the downward trend. As a group, they’re richer than ever.fter breaking records a year ago, the world’s billionaires have shrunk in number and overall wealth on. But the uppermost ranks of this year’s 735 American billionaires bucked that trend. The ten richest U.S. billionaires are worth a combined $1.2 trillion–up from $1.05 trillion a year ago–and account for just over 25% of American billionaire wealth. Talk about wealth concentration.
The only two members of this elite group with smaller fortunes than in March 2021: Amazon founder and chairman Jeff Bezos, whose net worth dropped $6 billion since last year, to $171 billion, amid a dip in the e-commerce giant’s share price; and Mark Zuckerberg, the cofounder and CEO of the company formerly known as Facebook, whose fortune fell by nearly $30 billion over the past year, to $67.3 billion, as shares of recently renamed Meta Platforms fell nearly 30%.
Nine of these 10 people were among the 10 wealthiest in the U.S. a year ago as well. The one change: Mike Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor and founder of financial data firm Bloomberg LP, who overtook Walmart heir Alice Walton this year.calculated net worths for the 2022 list of the World’s Billionaires using stock prices and currency exchange rates from March 11, 2022.
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