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Source of billionaire's wealth worldwide in 2018, by gender
Source of wealth for billionaires worldwide in 2018, by gender
by Erin Duffin,
last edited
May 31, 2019
This statistic shows a breakdown of the sources of billionaires' wealth around the world in 2018. In 2018, about 61.1 percent of all male billionaires worldwide were self-made billionaires.
Source of wealth for billionaires worldwide in 2018, by gender
| Self-made | Inherited/self-made | Inherited | |
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| - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - |
| Self-made | Inherited/self-made | Inherited | |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - |
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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
May 31, 2019
This statistic shows a breakdown of the sources of billionaires' wealth around the world in 2018. In 2018, about 61.1 percent of all male billionaires worldwide were self-made billionaires.
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