These 8 Super-rich Men Hold Half The World's Wealth

OnlineEditor@theweek.com (Jessica Hullinger), The Week
Mon, 01/16/2017 - 7:35am

If you need a startling statistic to put into perspective the growing gap between the world's rich and the world's poor, consider this: Just eight people hold half the world's wealth. That's the take-home message from a new report from anti-poverty organization Oxfam, which found that the money amassed by these super-wealthy individuals equals that of the world's 3.6 billion poorest people. The eight richest people, all men, are listed below, in order of net worth: Bill Gates, Microsoft founder, $75 billion Amancio Ortega Gaona, Spanish founder of the fashion company Inditex, $67 billion Warren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, $60.8 billion Carlos Slim Helú, Mexican telecommunications magnate, $50 billion Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder, $45.2 billion Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, $44.6 billion Lawrence Ellison, founder of Oracle, $43.6 billion Michael R.

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