Billionaire wealth surged in 2024, says Oxfam

Billionaire wealth surged in 2024, says Oxfam as world leaders meet for Davos
Billionaire wealth surged last year, with the world's richest individuals adding $2 trillion to their pockets in 2024, according to a new report released Monday.
Billionaires' wealth soared in 2024, anti-poverty group says as the elites head to Davos
Billionaires' wealth grew three times faster in 2024 than the year before, a top anti-poverty group reported Jan. 20 as some of the world's political and financial
Oxfam says world ruled by “aristocratic oligarchy,” as billionaire wealth surges by $2 trillion
The charity reported that the wealth of the world's billionaires grew from $13 trillion to $15 trillion in 2024, a rate that is three times faster than in 2023.
Billionaire wealth surges to ‘unimaginable' levels in 2024 as Oxfam predicts emergence of five trillionaires within a decade
Last year marked the second-largest annual increase in billionaire wealth since records started, according to Oxfam.
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Billionaire wealth surges three times faster by $2 trillion in 2024: Oxfam
In 2024, the number of billionaires rose to 2,769 while their combined wealth surged from $13 trillion to $15 trillion
Billionaires' wealth skyrocketing, anti-poverty group says ahead of Davos
Billionaires' wealth soared in 2024, a top anti-poverty group said ahead of an annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland of some of the world's political and financial elite.
World could soon see its first trillionaires, Oxfam says, as billionaire wealth surges
Billionaire wealth surged in 2024, as the world’s richest people increasingly benefited from inheritance and powerful connections, Oxfam said in its annual inequality report.
Billionaire wealth surges as Oxfam predicts five trillionaires in decade
Billionaire wealth grew by $2tn in 2024, three times faster than the previous year, according to Oxfam's latest report on wealth. View on euronews
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