In 2022, 15 of the 3,194 billionaires worldwide had assets amounting to more than 50 billion U.S. dollars. On the other hand, 1,700 had a fortune between one and two billion dollars. As of July 2023, Elon Musk was the richest person in the world.
Wealth distribution of billionaires around the world in 2022
Net wealth in U.S. dollars
Number of billionaires
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Wealth-X, & Altrata. (May 31, 2023). Wealth distribution of billionaires around the world in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299061/billionaires-wealth-worldwide/
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