Billionaire wealth surged last year, with the world's richest individuals adding $2 trillion to their pockets in 2024, according to a new report released Monday.
The charity reported that the wealth of the world's billionaires grew from $13 trillion to $15 trillion in 2024, a rate that is three times faster than in 2023.
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Oxfam report said billionaire wealth grew by $2 trillion last year, or roughly $5.7 billion a day, three-times faster than in 2023.
There is increasing disparity in the world today as an "aristocratic oligarchy" is amassing wealth at unforeseen levels, a report published by development organization Oxfam said. Published ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos,
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Australian billionaires earn $67,000 an hour, according to a new report from Oxfam, which is 1300 times more than what everyday workers make.
A latest inequality report revealed a major prediction that within the coming decade approximately five renowned personalities on this planet can eventually become trillionaires.
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Within a decade, the world could witness the emergence of its first trillionaire, Oxfam International warns in its latest inequality report. Released during the World Economic Forum in Davos, the report underscores a stark reality: the wealth of the top five billionaires has more than doubled since the pandemic,
Billionaire wealth grew three times faster in 2024 than it did in 2023, Oxfam reported, citing data from Forbes. The increase in the world’s super-rich over the past 12 months has been