Posted 4/2/2024, 10:00:00 AM
Global Billionaire Wealth Surges to $14.2 Trillion, Led by New Tech Fortunes
- Record 2,781 billionaires worldwide are worth a combined $14.2 trillion, up $2 trillion in just a year
- Bernard Arnault remains the world's richest person with $233 billion; 14 people now have 12-digit, $100B+ fortunes
- 265 new billionaires join the ranks, thanks to booming tech and AI stocks
- United States still has the most billionaires at 813, while number of Indian billionaires hits record 200
- Just 13% of world's billionaires are women; 66% overall are self-made, down from 69% last year
