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
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UBS, & Wealth-X. (May 9, 2019). Source of wealth for billionaires worldwide in 2018, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/867444/billionaires-wealth-source-by-gender/
UBS, und Wealth-X. "Source of wealth for billionaires worldwide in 2018, by gender." Chart. May 9, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867444/billionaires-wealth-source-by-gender/
UBS, Wealth-X. (2019). Source of wealth for billionaires worldwide in 2018, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867444/billionaires-wealth-source-by-gender/
UBS, and Wealth-X. "Source of Wealth for Billionaires Worldwide in 2018, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/867444/billionaires-wealth-source-by-gender/
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