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Distribution of billionaires worldwide 2021, by gender

Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 21, 2022
Of the 3,311 billionaires in the world in 2021, only 12.9 percent were women, meaning that there were 430 billionaires worldwide. Whereas male billionaires tend to be self-made, 45 percent of the female billionaires in 2020 had inherited their fortune.

Distribution of billionaires around the world in 2021, by gender

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June 2022

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2021

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