Number of billionaires worldwide 2018, by wealth source
This statistic shows the number of billionaires worldwide in 2018, by wealth source. In 2018, 1,453 billionaires worldwide were fully self-made.
Number of billionaires around the world in 2018, by wealth source
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Wealth-X. (May 9, 2019). Number of billionaires around the world in 2018, by wealth source [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/621426/sources-of-wealth-of-global-billionaires/
Wealth-X. "Number of billionaires around the world in 2018, by wealth source." Chart. May 9, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 23, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/621426/sources-of-wealth-of-global-billionaires/
Wealth-X. (2019). Number of billionaires around the world in 2018, by wealth source. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 23, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/621426/sources-of-wealth-of-global-billionaires/
Wealth-X. "Number of Billionaires around The World in 2018, by Wealth Source." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/621426/sources-of-wealth-of-global-billionaires/
Wealth-X, Number of billionaires around the world in 2018, by wealth source Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/621426/sources-of-wealth-of-global-billionaires/ (last visited February 23, 2020)