The richest people in the world have increased their wealth this year by 20 percent ($ 1.9 trillion) despite the pandemic. The head of Tesla Elon Musk ($ 110 billion), writes Forbes .
As of December 11, the wealth of the richest people in the world was $ 11.4 trillion. The wealth of the Chinese billionaires grew faster than others (by 60 percent or $ 750 billion). The capital of China’s 400 billionaires is estimated at nearly $ 2 trillion. The fortune of 600 American billionaires reached $ 4 trillion, an increase of 13 percent in a year.
Earlier it became known that about 50 of the wealthiest Americans own almost the same state as half of the country’s population. The coronavirus pandemic has increased inequality in the US, experts say.
At the same time, the net worth of American families and US non-profit groups reached an all-time high in the second quarter of 2020. The welfare indicator jumped 6.8 percent to $ 118.96 trillion. This is $ 380 billion more than at the end of 2019.