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.
Group’s report comes as the world’s political and financial elite prepare for an annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland.
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
Within a decade, the world could witness the emergence of its first trillionaire, Oxfam International warns in its latest inequality report. Released during the World Economic Forum in Davos, the report underscores a stark reality: the wealth of the top five billionaires has more than doubled since the pandemic,
The charity reported that the wealth of the world's billionaires grew from $13 trillion to $15 trillion in 2024, a rate that is three times faster than in 2023.
At current trends the charity Oxfam predicts up to five trillionaires are expected to emerge within the next decade.
The world's richest accumulated massive wealth in 2024, which some speculate could reach even greater heights in the next few years.
Malawi’s richest 10 percent are in control of about a third of the national income, highlighting persisting inequality gaps, an Oxfam study report has shown. In contrast, the 2024 report launched yesterday also found that the poorest 10 percent hold less than two percent of wealth.
Oxfam's annual inequality report shows the rapid acceleration of wealth accumulation by the world's richest in 2024, as 44 percent of the world continues to live in poverty. FRANCE 24's Business
According to Oxfam International, the wealth of billionaires globally grew three times faster in 2024 compared to the previous year, just as many of
The wealth of the world’s billionaires skyrocketed by a staggering 2$ trillion (£1.64 trillion) in 2024, a surge three times
OxFam International’s research adds weight to a warning by outgoing President Joe Biden last week of a “dangerous concentration of power in the hands of very few ultra-wealthy people.”