In 2020, 2,024 billionaires considered their fortunes to be entirely self-made, while only 207 credited their wealth to family inheritance. The remaining 561claimed that their wealth was a combination.
Number of billionaires around the world in 2020, by wealth source
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Wealth-X, & Calaméo. (July 15, 2021). Number of billionaires around the world in 2020, by wealth source [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/621426/sources-of-wealth-of-global-billionaires/
Wealth-X, und Calaméo. "Number of billionaires around the world in 2020, by wealth source." Chart. July 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/621426/sources-of-wealth-of-global-billionaires/
Wealth-X, Calaméo. (2021). Number of billionaires around the world in 2020, by wealth source. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/621426/sources-of-wealth-of-global-billionaires/
Wealth-X, and Calaméo. "Number of Billionaires around The World in 2020, by Wealth Source." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/621426/sources-of-wealth-of-global-billionaires/
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