Billions Gang: Number of Billionaires Worldwide Increases

A new report says the number of billionaires around the world has risen as much as 10% from 2015.

Swiss banking giant UBS and auditors PwC revealed today that the number of billionaires worldwide rose above 1,500 last year, a 10 percent jump from 2015, due largely to a surge in Asia.

In an annual report, UBS and PwC said last year marked the first time it recorded more billionaires in Asia (637) than in the United States (563), crediting the rise of China’s entrepreneurs.

Europe took third spot in the report’s billionaire database with 342.

The total wealth controlled by the ultra-rich group also shot up to $6 trillion (5.1 trillion euros), marking a 17 percent rise on the previous year when billionaire wealth actually shrank, the report said.

The group of 1,542 billionaires either owns or partly controls companies that employ 27.7 million people, it added.

While the chasm between the world’s rich and poor remains a burning issue across the world, UBS and PwC said that billionaire assets are increasingly likely to benefit the needy.

“Looking further forward, we estimate that $2.4 trillion (2.1 trillion euros) of billionaire wealth will be transferred in the next two decades as billionaires age, with a significant amount going to philanthropic causes,” the report said.

The findings also showed that three-quarters of those who newly became billionaires in 2016 were from China and India. Bill Gates is however still leading the pack.

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