Mapping the world's billionaires, page


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Topic started on 11-3-2013 @ 03:05 AM by Dark Ghost
The world’s billionaires increasingly hail from nearly all corners of the globe. This year we pinned down a record number of 10-figure fortunes in 64 spots including the first ever in Angola, Nepal, Swaziland and Vietnam. Yet there are still some countries that have a much higher number of billionaires than others. The U.S. has led the way since we started our wealth tracking 27 years ago.

Yahoo! Finance Article
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According to this official Forbes list, there are approximately 1,426 billionaires with a combined wealth of about $5,431,810,000,000! (5 trillion, 431 billion, 810 million dollars).

Do you believe this is a relatively accurate representation of the world's richest individuals/families, or would the true picture be much more frightening?


reply posted on 11-3-2013 @ 03:18 AM by sirhumperdink
reply to post by Dark Ghost



the question hardly needs to be asked
we all know the answer and that is that this is just the tip of the iceberg
regardless of actual dollar values (which in fact are likely to be much much higher in reality) it is extremely difficult to put a value on the influence that kind of money can buy .....every penny counts.... whether you spend them or not
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