Number of billionaires worldwide 2018, by wealth source

Published by Erin Duffin, Oct 30, 2019
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

Number of billionaires
Self-made1,453
Inheritance/ self-made805
Inheritance346
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May 2019

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2018

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