The 62 Richest People Are As Wealthy As Half The World
The shocking extent of financial inequality around the world has been laid bare by a new report from Oxfam. It found that in 2015, 62 individuals owned as much wealth as the poorest half of the world's population. It also criticised the amount of money being kept in offshore tax havens. That comes to an estimated $7.6 trillion - more than the GDP of the UK and Germany combined.
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This chart shows global wealth of the bottom 50% and 62 richest individuals from 2001 to 2015.
Share of net personal wealth held by the richest 10 percent compared to the poorest 50 percent worldwide from 1995 to 2022
Share of the global wealth held by the poorest 50 percent from 2000 to 2024
Share of the global net personal wealth held by the richest percent from 2002 to 2024
Share of pre-tax national income held by the richest 10 percent compared to the poorest 50 percent worldwide from 1980 to 2022
Share of new wealth accumulation worldwide between December 2019 and 2021, by income percentile
Distribution of the global adult population by wealth range in 2025
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