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  1. Dec 3, 2023 · It's the first time in the survey's nine-year history that billionaires created more wealth through inheritance rather than through work. Of the $291.5 billion in wealth controlled by the class of ...

  2. Oct 5, 2021 · Melinda French Gates appears on The Forbes 400 for the first time this year at No. 158 worth an estimated $6.3 billion. See here for the biggest gainers and here for details on the top 20 richest ...

  3. Feb 7, 2022 · The report underscores the warnings from an June 2021 IPS report, “Silver Spoon Oligarchs: How America’s 50 Largest Inherited Wealth Dynasties Accelerate Inequality.” Without reforming estate and gift-tax laws, the U.S. will continue to see the concentration of wealth within several hundred ultra-high net worth families, forming oligarchic power blocks.

  4. Apr 5, 2022 · The United States still has more billionaires than any ... compared to $2.5 trillion in 2021. Forbes found 327 women billionaires around the globe. The majority of them inherited their wealth, ...

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  5. Apr 6, 2021 · The previous record for most new billionaires in a year was 290 in 2015. The average net worth of these 493 newcomers: $2 billion. Their average age: 54 (vs. 63 for the overall list of 2,755 ...

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  6. Sep 15, 2021 · According to Wealth-X's 2021 billionaire census, the total number of billionaires in 2020 jumped 13.4% year-over-year to 3,204 individuals. ... compared to 7.4% who inherited their fortune and 22. ...

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  8. Oct 5, 2021 · The Forbes 400 list is a snapshot in time of wealth using stock prices from September 3, 2021. Amazon founder, @JeffBezos tops the 40th annual @Forbes 400 list, the definitive ranking of the ...

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