3,194 billionaires worldwide… A 3.5% drop for the first time since the financial crisis

A report by global human resources information company Altrata

[오피니언뉴스=이상석 기자] A survey found that the number of billionaires worldwide has fallen to around 3,200 in the five years since the financial crisis last year.

The global human resource information company Altrata said in its recently released report, ‘2023 Billionaire Survey’, that the number of billionaires in the world last year was 3,194, down 3.5% from the previous year. Billionaire Census 2023

This is the first time since 2018, when the global financial crisis hit, that the number of wealthy people in the global village has fallen according to Altrata’s calculations.

Altrata analyzed that the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19), the war in Ukraine, rapid inflation, and austerity policies in all countries had an impact.

The total net worth of the billionaire class also fell 5.5% last year to $11.1 trillion (about 4,500 trillion won). This is the second biggest drop in the last 10 years.

The country with the most billionaires was the United States with 955, followed by China with 357, drawing attention. The number of billionaires in China fell by 10.8% compared to the previous year. Germany (173), the UK (114) and India (113) followed.

Among the countries published in the report, only Russia (112 people) and Singapore (54 people), 13th, have increased the number of refusals.

The city with the most billionaires is New York (136), followed by Hong Kong (112), San Francisco (84), Moscow (76) and London (75).

The median age of billionaires was 67. Only 10% were under 50.

CNBC broadcast said, “While young people who have achieved great success in technology or music or sports celebrities get a lot of attention, the world’s billionaires are aged entrepreneurs like 92-year-old Warren Buffett (Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway) and 74-year-old . old Bernard Arnault (Chairman of LVMH) “, he evaluated.

“Many of these young billionaires have made their fortunes in the technology sector, which amassed wealth quickly and received a lot of media attention,” said senior director Miya Imberg-Altrata, one of the report’s lead authors, to CNBC.

Most billionaires are men, with only 12.5% ​​women.

Reporter Lee Sang-seokkant@opinionnews.co.kr
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