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Number of billionaires worldwide by wealth source 2021

Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 21, 2022
As of 2021, a majority of the world's billionaires had earned their wealth themselves. Over 2,000 of the total 3,311 billionaires worldwide that year had earned their fortune this way. Meanwhile, 338 billionaires had inherited their wealth.

Number of billionaires around the world in 2021, by wealth source

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Release date

June 2022

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2021

Supplementary notes

Values calculated by Statista using percentages provided by the source. Figures do not add up to the total number of billionaires that year as the shares were rounded by the source.

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