We could see the world's 1st trillionaire in the next decade. Here are some of today's richest 1%

We could see the world's 1st trillionaire in the next decade. Here are some of today's richest 1%

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The world might see its first trillionaire sooner than you think. And that adds a spotlight on today’s richest 1%. In an annual assessment of global inequalities published earlier this week, Oxfam International said the first trillionaire could emerge within the next decade — as the anti-poverty organization pointed to the growing wealth gap that skyrocketed globally during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the findings, Oxfam highlighted how the fortunes of the world’s five richest people — Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Bernard Arnault and his family of luxury company LVMH, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Oracle founder Larry Ellison and investment guru Warren Buffett — have more than doubled since 2020. Here's where their wealth stands today.

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