Wealth of world’s billionaires grew by $2tn in 2024, report finds

Guardian

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Billionaires hit banner year as markets soar and fortunes swell: Forbes
Gulf News
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In its flagship inequity report released every year on the first day of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Oxfam International contrasted the huge jump in the billionaire wealth with the number of people living in poverty barely having changed since 1990.
The Telegraph India
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The group’s report comes as some of the world’s political and financial elite prepare for an annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland.
Aljazeera
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The rapid accumulation of wealth at the top suggests the world could see the rise of five trillionaires within the next decade, surpassing a previous projection of just one.
Newsweek

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Billionaire wealth surges by $2 trillion in 2024, three times faster than the year before, while the number of people living in poverty has barely changed since 1990
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