The report showed that despite the pandemic, the world added 8 billionaires every week in 2020 and 421 in a year, taking their total number to a record 3,288.
The total wealth of all billionaires across the globe surged 32 per cent, an addition of $3.5 trillion, to take their total wealth to $14.7 trillion, during the period under review. The wealth calculations taken into account is as of January 15, 2021.
Top three billionaires:
Tesla chief Elon Musk bagged the top spot on the Hurun Global Rich List for the first time after adding a massive $151 billion during the year 2020 to take his net worth to $197 billion.
Amazon.com Inc CEO Jeff Bezos ranked second with $189 billion in net worth.
Bernard Arnault, the chief executive of LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton SE, the world’s largest luxury-goods company ranked third with a net worth of $114 billion.
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