12-29-2017, 10:18 AM
The richest billionaires in the world added a cool $1 trillion to their collective wealth in 2017 with Amazon's Jeff Bezos raking in the most.
New figures from Bloomberg show that the world's 500 richest people saw their wealth expand this year from $4.4 trillion to more than $5.3 trillion.
Booming stock markets saw their wealth soar four times more than they did in 2016.
Other key factors from Bloomberg's report indicate that the US had the largest presence on the Billionaire's Index, with 159 billionaires adding a collective $315 billion.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5215353/Worlds-richest-1-trillion-richer-2017.html
Lalasticlala, Mynd44
Jeff Bezos
Wealth: $99.6Billion
Gains in 2017: $34.2 billion
The CEO and founder of Amazon.com is listed as the world's richest person with a net worth of $99.6 billion.
Thanks to a surge in Amazon's share price, the 53-year-old added $34.2 billion to his wealth to round out a standout year for the tech and retail
Bill Gates
Wealth: $91.3
Billion Gains in 2017: $8.89 billion
The 61-year-old Microsoft founder had held the top spot on Bloomberg's rich list for four years until being overtaken.
He remains a board member of Microsoft, the software firm he founded with Paul Allen in 1975.
New figures from Bloomberg show that the world's 500 richest people saw their wealth expand this year from $4.4 trillion to more than $5.3 trillion.
Booming stock markets saw their wealth soar four times more than they did in 2016.
Other key factors from Bloomberg's report indicate that the US had the largest presence on the Billionaire's Index, with 159 billionaires adding a collective $315 billion.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5215353/Worlds-richest-1-trillion-richer-2017.html
Lalasticlala, Mynd44
Jeff Bezos
Wealth: $99.6Billion
Gains in 2017: $34.2 billion
The CEO and founder of Amazon.com is listed as the world's richest person with a net worth of $99.6 billion.
Thanks to a surge in Amazon's share price, the 53-year-old added $34.2 billion to his wealth to round out a standout year for the tech and retail
Bill Gates
Wealth: $91.3
Billion Gains in 2017: $8.89 billion
The 61-year-old Microsoft founder had held the top spot on Bloomberg's rich list for four years until being overtaken.
He remains a board member of Microsoft, the software firm he founded with Paul Allen in 1975.