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82pc of world’s wealth distributed among top 1pc

January 23, 2018

Hot shots Wealthy individuals acquire more wealth than rest of humanity

 

By Brielle Jaekel

According to Oxfam, the number of billionaires in the world saw its largest jump in history during 2017, bringing the demographic's total number of individuals with personal wealth in the billions up to 2,043.

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